Hajime Kamegaki

Hajime Kamegaki
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Gender:	Male
Date of birth:	August 21, 1957
Place of birth:	Japan
Location:	Japan

Hajime Kamegaki (亀垣 一 ,Kamegaki Hajime), born 21 august 1957, is a Japanese screenplay writer, film director, storyboard artist and producer famous for his movies. He was nominated at 2013 edition of the Japan Academy Film Prize for Animation of the Year for Lupin III vs. Detective Conan: The Movie.

Biography

Kamegaki graduated from the animation department of Tokyo Designer Gakuin Vocational School (専門学校東京デザイナー学院), presently known as Tokyo Cool Japan Vocational School. After he debuted as an animator via the anime Invincible Super Man Zambot 3 (無敵超人ザンボット3), he has worked at Studio Z and Studio Z5, and has directed countless works. Surprisingly, still active on the front lines for over 20 years. He often works with fellow anime director Osamu Nabeshima (鍋島 修), and is often in charge of direction and storyboarding. Furthermore, whenever he works with Hideyuki Motohashi, they share the penname Shuichi Kamemoto (亀本 秀一 ,Kamemoto Shūichi).

He first involved in the Detective Conan anime in 2000, starting with the two hour special episode of the new millennium, The Twenty Year Old Murderous Intent: The Symphony Serial Murder Case, and was in charge of its organizer, storyboard, and episode director work, meanwhile manifesting his capability and receiving numerous praises due to the high quality. In 2016, he served as the storyboard for the TV special Conan and Ebizo's Kabuki Jūhachiban Mystery, which was made for the 20th anniversary of Detective Conan anime. Kamegaki was also responsible for the processing of some mechanical shots in the anime: he served as the mechanical supervisor for The Scarlet Return series; mechanical animation director for The Secret of the Insect Man.

It is worth mentioning that Kamegaki was the director for the crossover special Lupin III vs. Detective Conan.

Scenarios written

Number of case scenarios written: 1 (1 episode)

• The J League Bodyguard (Episode 907)

Other works in Detective Conan

Participation in: 8 cases (14 episodes)

• The Twenty Year Old Murderous Intent: The Symphony Serial Murder Case 2 Hour Special (Episode 174): Organizer, Storyboard, Episode director
• Momotarou Mystery Solving Tour (Episodes 377-378): Storyboard
• Meiji Restoration Mystery Tour (Episodes 518-519): Storyboard
• The Scarlet Return (Episodes 779-783): Mechanical supervisor
• Conan and Ebizo's Kabuki Jūhachiban Mystery (Episodes 804-805): Storyboard, Episode director
• The J League Bodyguard (Episode 907): Storyboard, Episode director
• The Secret of the Insect Man (Episode 955): Mecahnical animation director
• The Shopping Center in Love (Episode 1067): Storyboard

Participation in: 17 movies

• Countdown to Heaven (Movie 5): Key animation
• Magician of the Silver Sky (Movie 8): Key animation
• Strategy Above the Depths (Movie 9): Storyboard assistant
• The Private Eyes' Requiem (Movie 10): Storyboard assistant
• Jolly Roger in the Deep Azure (Movie 11): Storyboard assistant
• Full Score of Fear (Movie 12): Storyboard assistant
• The Raven Chaser (Movie 13): Key animation
• The Lost Ship in the Sky (Movie 14): Storyboard assistant
• Quarter of Silence (Movie 15): Storyboard assistant
• The Eleventh Striker (Movie 16): Storyboard assistant, Key animation
• Private Eye in the Distant Sea (Movie 17): Key animation
• Lupin III vs. Detective Conan: The Movie (Crossover movie): Director, Storyboard, Chief mechanical animation director, Key animation
• Sunflowers of Inferno (Movie 19): Key animation
• The Darkest Nightmare (Movie 20): Key animation
• The Crimson Love Letter (Movie 21): Key animation
• Zero the Enforcer (Movie 22): Key animation
• The Fist of Blue Sapphire (Movie 23): Key animation

Participation in: 2 specials

• Lupin III vs. Detective Conan (Crossover): Director, Storyboard, Technical director, Mechanical design, Mechanical animation director
• Episode One: The Great Detective Turned Small (Special 6): Storyboard, Key animation

Other notable works

Anime

• Digimon (1 episode): Key animation
• Naruto (3 movies): Key animation
• Lupin III (7 specials + 6 episodes): Mechanical animation director (1 special), key animation (4 specials), mechanical design (1 special), storyboard (3 episodes + 1 special), unit director (1 special), director (2 specials), episode director (2 episodes) and animation director (1 episode)
• One Piece (1 movie): Storyboard assistant
• Many more including Mobile Suit Gundam, Sailor Moon, Sonic and Urusei Yatsura.

References

1. 亀垣一 - Wikipedia (Japanese)
2. IMDb
3. Anime News Network