Akitaro Daichi

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Akitaro Daichi
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Gender:	Male
Date of birth:	January 13, 1956
Place of birth:	Takasaki, Gunma Prefecture, Japan
Position:	Director Storyboard
Years active:	1978-present
Aliases:	小池彰
Website:	Twitter Account Personal Diary

Akitaro Daichi (大地 丙太郎 ,Daichi Akitarō), born 13 January 1957, is a technical director and film director. He is the director of the Detective Conan spin-off story The Culprit Hanzawa, whilst serving as storyboard in some episodes as well.

Biography

Akitaro Daichi was born in Gunma Prefecture, and graduated from Salesian Polytechnic (サレジオ工業高等専門学校) in 1976; then Tokyo Polytechnic University, Junior College Department (東京工芸大学短期大学部) in 1978. He wanted to become a stage photographer, but he joined the animation filming company Tokyo Animation Film (アニメフィルム) (established by Tatsumasa Shimizu) in the same year. After that, he got his first job to film the animation Future Boy Conan (未来少年コナン), thereupon he continued to work as an anime photographer for about five years, despite the fact that there was also a period when he changed jobs and decided to film live-action videos (for karaoke) at certain video production company.

In 1991, for some reason, he quit his former job and started working at a game production company, but returned to his original company after six months. After his return to the anime industry, he studied under fellow animator Tetsuo Yasumi (やすみ 哲夫); he then switched into directing. In 1995, He made his directorial debut in the anime Nurse Angel Ririka SOS (ナースエンジェルりりかＳＯＳ). Initially he thought directing was not his forte, but later he found it rather amusing. Moreover, he directed Ojarumaru (おじゃる丸) in 1998, which became his most renowned work of direction.

Other notable works

Anime

• Detective Conan: The Culprit Hanzawa: Director, Storyboard
• Bokura ga Ita: Director, Storyboard, Unit Director, Opening Storyboard, Theme Song Lyrics
• Carried by the Wind: Tsukikage Ran: Director, Script, Screenplay, Storyboard
• DD Fist of the North Star S1-S2: Director, Sound Director, Original Idea
• The Demon Girl Next Door S1-S2: Storyboard, Key Animation
• Fruits Basket (2001) : Director, Storyboard, Sound Director
• Jubei-Chan 2: The Counterattack of Siberia Yagyu: Director, Screenplay, Storyboard, Original Work
• Jubei-Chan The Ninja Girl - Secret of the Lovely Eyepatch: Director, Screenplay, Storyboard, Original story
• Kamisama Kiss S1-S2: Director, Script, Storyboard, Unit Director
• Kodocha: Director, Script, Storyboard, Episode Director
• Lil' Red Riding Hood Cha-Cha: Storyboard, Episode Director
• Mayoi Neko Overrun!: Series Director, Storyboard, Sound Director
• Miracle Girls: Storyboard, Episode Director
• Naruto Shippūden: Storyboard, Unit Director
• Now and Then, Here and There: Director, Storyboard, Original Creator
• Nurse Angel Ririka SOS: Director, Script, Storyboard, Episode Director
• Those Snow White Notes: Storyboard, Unit Director
• Urayasu Tekkin Kazoku: Chief Director, Storyboard, Organizer
• Yume o Kanaeru Zō: Director, Series Organizer

References

1. 大地丙太郎 - Wikipedia (Japanese)
2. Anime News Network
3. Bangumi (Chinese)