
Person
Kenji Iwaisawa
Directing · Born 1981-01-01 · Tokyo, Japan
Biography
Kenji Iwaisawa is an independent filmmaker and animator who was born in Tokyo Prefecture in 1981. After graduating from high school, Iwaisawa became an apprentice to the director Teruo Ishii. He began creating his own animation works by drawing on influences from live-action movies. In 2008 he finished his first animation piece, Fukuraicho, The Man in the Tunnel Alley. Henceforth, he focused on short film animations and began production on his independent feature-length animation On-Gaku: Our Sound.
Known for

100 METERS
Director

Hina Is Beautiful
Director

Taro Wanted to Become Water
Animation Director

On-Gaku: Our Sound
Editor

Jinsei
Producer

Mountain
Director

Kotatsu Man
Director

Nicky
Director

Mourning Ice Pop
Director

Fussa Dancing Animation
Director of Photography
Filmography
- 2025100 METERSDirector
- 2025JinseiProducer
- 2021Taro Wanted to Become WaterAnimation Director
- 2020On-Gaku: Our SoundEditor
- 2015Fussa Dancing AnimationDirector of Photography
- 2012Kotatsu ManDirector
- 2010MountainDirector
- 2009Man in the Tunnel AlleyEditor
- 2009Mourning Ice PopDirector
- 2008NickyDirector
- —Hina Is BeautifulDirector
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