KAZUTO NAKAZAWA

Kazuto Nakazawa
Kazuto Nakazawa
Gender: Male
Known for: Directing
Birthday: March 4, 1968
Place of Birth: Niigata, Japan

Biography

Kazuto Nakazawa (中澤 一登, Nakazawa Kazuto, born March 4, 1968) is a Japanese character designer and director of numerous anime series and video games who also goes by the pseudonym Takeshi Tsuji (辻 武司, Tsuji Takeshi). His directorial work includes Parasite Dolls, the anime sequence in Kill Bill: Volume 1, and the Moondrive segment of Genius Party Beyond. He has designed characters for many anime, such as Ashita no Nadja and Samurai Champloo, for which he also served as animation director. In addition to his work with anime, he designed the characters of Tales of Legendia and was the animation director of Devil Kings. Throughout his career, he has worked also as an animator, providing key animations to anime such as The Animatrix's "Kid's Story" and "A Detective Story". He has made two appearances at anime conventions in the United States: at Otakon in 1999 and 2006. He also animated the Joe Hahn-directed music video for the Linkin Park song "Breaking the Habit".

Filmography

Production

2022·
Aoashi
Storyboard Artist
2021·
Fena: Pirate Princess
Storyboard Artist, Key Animation, Animation Director, Sound Director, Character Designer, Supervising Animation Director, Director, Series Director, Original Story
2019·
Case File N° 221: Kabukicho
Key Animation
2018·
B: The Beginning
Director, Key Animation, Animation Director, Storyboard Artist, Other, Series Director
2016·
Days
Character Designer
2015·
Comedy Skit 1989
Screenplay, Director
2014·
Terror in Resonance
Key Animation, Supervising Animation Director, Animation Director, Character Designer
2014·
Japan Animator Expo
Key Animation, Character Designer, Writer, Director
2014·
Haikyu!!
Key Animation
2014·
Giovanni's Island
Key Animation
2013·
Oreshura
Key Animation
2013·
Attack on Titan
Opening/Ending Animation, Key Animation
2013·
Vassalord.
Key Animation, Director
2012·
Kids on the Slope
Key Animation
2012·
Kuroko's Basketball
Key Animation
2012·
Medusa's Revenge
Director
2011·
Hunter x Hunter
Key Animation
2011·
Usagi Drop
Key Animation
2010·
House of Five Leaves
Character Designer
2009·
Tales of Vesperia: The First Strike
Key Animation
2008·
Genius Party Beyond
Key Animation, Writer, Director, Screenplay, Character Designer, Animation Director, Director
2008·
Moondrive
Director, Screenplay
2008·
Ani*Kuri15
Director
2008·
Hells
Character Designer, Animation Director
2007·
Tokyo Marble Chocolate
Key Animation
2007·
Ani*Kuri15
Director
2006·
Deep Imagination
Director
2005·
FLUXIMATION
Director
2004·
Samurai Champloo
Key Animation, Writer, Director, Animation Director, Supervising Animation Director, Character Designer
2004·
Steamboy
Key Animation
2003·
Parasite Dolls
Creator, Screenplay, Director, Key Animation, Writer, Director
2003·
A Detective Story
Key Animation
2003·
Kid's Story
Key Animation
2003·
The Second Renaissance Part I
Key Animation
2003·
Kill Bill: Vol. 1
First Assistant Director
2002·
RahXephon
Key Animation
2002·
Comedy
Director
2001·
Digimon Adventure 02: Revenge of Diaboromon
Animation Director
2000·
Mezzo Forte
Key Animation
1999·
Sol Bianca: The Legacy
Key Animation
1999·
Legend of Black Heaven
Character Designer
1998·
Seishoujo Kantai Virgin Fleet
Key Animation
1998·
Blue Submarine No. 6
Key Animation
1998·
Bubblegum Crisis Tokyo 2040
Key Animation
1997·
Tenchi in Tokyo
Key Animation
1997·
Photon: The Idiot Adventures
Key Animation
1997·
Detatoko Princess
Key Animation
1997·
Virus Buster Serge
Storyboard Artist, Key Animation
1996·
Landlock
Character Designer
1996·
Midori no Makibaō
Key Animation
1996·
Voltage Fighter Gowcaizer
Key Animation
1996·
Shamanic Princess
Key Animation
1996·
Battle Arena Toshinden
Key Animation, Animation Director, Character Designer
1996·
Spring and Chaos
Key Animation
1995·
The Brave of Gold Goldran
Key Animation
1995·
El-Hazard: The Wanderers
Key Animation
1995·
El-Hazard: The Magnificent World
Key Animation, Storyboard Artist, Animation Director, Character Designer
1995·
Ninku
Key Animation
1994·
Lupin the Third: Dragon of Doom
Animation Director
1994·
Fatal Fury: The Motion Picture
Animation Director
1993·
JoJo's Bizarre Adventure
Key Animation
1993·
Fatal Fury 2: The New Battle
Animation Director
1992·
Tenchi Muyo!
Animation Director
1992·
All Purpose Cultural Cat Girl Nuku Nuku
Key Animation
1991·
Nyūin Bokki Monogatari Ojiji ni!
Key Animation
1991·
Akai Hayate
Key Animation
1991·
Nadia: The Secret of Blue Water - Nautilus Story III
Animation Director
1991·
Roujin Z
Key Animation
1990·
Guardian of Darkness
Key Animation
1990·
Record of Lodoss War
Key Animation
1990·
Nadia: The Secret of Blue Water
Animation Director
1990·
Violence Jack: Hell's Wind
Key Animation
1990·
A Wind Named Amnesia
Key Animation
1990·
Gude Crest: The Emblem of Gude
Key Animation
1989·
Angel Cop
Key Animation
1989·
Hi-Speed Jecy
Key Animation
1989·
The Guyver: Bio-Booster Armor
Key Animation, Key Animation
1988·
Mahjong Hishouden: Naki no Ryuu
Key Animation
1988·
Armor Hunter Merowlink
Key Animation
1986·
Violence Jack
Key Animation