Yoshiji Kigami

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Yoshiji Kigami
木上 益治
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Born(1957-12-28)28 December 1957
Osaka Prefecture, Japan
Died18 July 2019(2019-07-18) (aged 61)
Fushimi, Kyoto, Japan
NationalityJapanese
Other namesIchirou Miyoshi, Fumio Tada
OccupationAnimator, television director and storyboarder
Years active1979–2019
Known forKyoto Animation employee

Yoshiji Kigami (Japanese: 木上 益治, Hepburn: Kigami Yoshiji, 28 December 1957 – 18 July 2019) was a Japanese animator, director and storyboarder. He started working at Shin-Ei Animation, later became part of Animaruya and then he became affiliated with Kyoto Animation.

Career[]

When he was young, Kigami was a big fan of Disney movies and anime shows based on the manga series of Osamu Tezuka, and this lead him to becoming an animator. He started working at Shin-Ei Animation before joining Kyoto Animation. Kigami became well known in the industry for his work on Grave of the Fireflies and Akira as a key animator.[1] In 2003, Kigami directed his first work, Munto, and later became an instructor at Kyoto Animation's teaching program.[2] In Kyoto Animation productions, he used the pen name Ichirou Miyoshi (三好一郎) when storyboarding, and Fumio Tada (多田文男) when doing key animation.[3]

Death[]

On 18 July 2019, during the Kyoto Animation arson attack, Kigami was killed alongside 35 of his colleagues, with 33 others wounded; Kigami was initially declared missing after the attack[4][5] due to his mother declaring that he could not be contacted immediately following the fire.[5] His death was confirmed on 2 August 2019.[6]

Filmography[]

  • Grave of the Fireflies: Key Animation
  • Cat's Eye: Key Animation (4 episodes)
  • Akira: Key Animation
  • Doraemon (7 movies): Key Animation
  • Robotan: Episode director (ep 5)
  • Lucky Star: Animation Director (ep 18)
  • Clannad: Animation Director (ep 3); Key Animation (ep 12, ep 23, ep 24)
  • Love, Chunibyo & Other Delusions: Episode Director (ep 6); Storyboard ep (ep 6)
  • Crayon Shin Chan Movies (1; 3;7;9) : Key Animation
  • Hyouka: Key Animation; Storyboard (ep 5); Episode Director (ep 5)
  • K-On!: Key Animation (ep 10, ep 12)
  • K-On! Movie: Key Animation
  • Munto: Director
  • Tamako Market: Episode Director (ep 2, ep 9), Storyboard (ep 9), Key Animation (ep 1)
  • Violet Evergarden: Episode Director (ep 6), Storyboard (ep 6)
  • Nichijou: Episode Director (ep 6, ep 14, ep 20), Storyboard (ep 6, ep 14, ep 20)
  • Air: Storyboard (ep 11), Episode Director (ep 11)
  • Free!: Key Animation
  • Full Metal Panic? Fumoffu: Storyboard (ep 3, ep 7), Episode Director (ep 3, ep 7)
  • Full Metal Panic! The Second Raid: Storyboard (ep 4, ep 8, ep 12), Episode Director (ep 4, ep 12)
  • Sound! Euphonium: Episode Director (ep 5, ep 12)
  • Baja no Studio: Director
  • A Silent Voice: Key Animation

References[]

  1. ^ "WEBアニメスタイル_もっとアニメを観よう". www.style.fm. Retrieved Jul 25, 2019.
  2. ^ "京都アニメーション プロ養成塾". Kyoto Animation (in Japanese). Retrieved 2019-07-24.
  3. ^ Cirugeda, Kevin (November 3, 2016). "Sound! Euphonium 2: Episode 5". Sakuga Blog. Archived from the original on July 22, 2019. Retrieved 2019-08-17.
  4. ^ "京アニ「社員の師匠」木上さん、なお不明 「キャラに生命」「あの優しい人が…」". 毎日新聞. Retrieved Jul 25, 2019.
  5. ^ Jump up to: a b "Kyoto Animation Arson Attack: Veteran Animator of 'Akira' and Ghibli Feared Dead". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved Jul 25, 2019.
  6. ^ "犠牲者1０人氏名公表、京アニ事件で府警　「涼宮ハルヒ」監督も". Kyoto Shimbun. 2 August 2019.

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