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Mitsuki Nakamura

Art · 1944–2011 · Tokyo, Japan

Biography

Mitsuki Nakamura (中村光毅, Nakamura Mitsuki, April 7, 1944 – May 16, 2011) was an animation art director, mechanical designer and illustrator from Tokyo. He is the art director of works such as Mobile Suit Gundam and Nausicaä of the Valley of the Wind. His representative works as a mechanical designer include Science Ninja Team Gatchaman and Mach GoGoGo. He died at his home in Tokyo on May 16, 2011 due to oral cancer; he was 67 years old.

Known for

Filmography

2010Metal Fight Beyblade vs the Sun: Sol Blaze, the Scorching Hot InvaderArt Designer
2010Mobile Suit Gundam - 30th Anniversary DocumentarySelf
2009Fresh Precure! Movie: The Kingdom of Toys has Lots of Secrets!?Art Direction
2008Pattenrai!! - Minami no Shima no Mizu MonogatariArt Direction
2007Les Misérables: Little Girl CosetteArt Direction
2005Gaiking: Legend of Daiku-MaryuArt Designer
2002Jing: King of BanditsArt Direction
2002The War of the GirlArt Direction
1998Shadow SkillArt Direction
1998TEKKEN: The Motion PictureArt Direction
1994Song of RaiyantsuuriBackground Designer
1994Galaxy Warring State Chronicle RaiArt Direction
1993Alien Defender Geo-Armor: Kishin CorpsArt Direction
1992Crying Freeman 5: Abduction in ChinatownArt Direction
1991Crying Freeman 4: A Taste of RevengeArt Direction
1991Slow StepArt Direction
1990Karura Mau OVAArt Direction
1990Crying Freeman 3: Shades of Death, Part 2Art Direction
1990Hana no Asuka-gumi! 2: Lonely Cats Battle RoyaleArt Direction
1989Crying Freeman 2: Shades of Death, Part 1Art Direction
1989Lupin the Third: Bye Bye, Lady LibertyArt Direction
1988Space Family CarlvinsonArt Direction
1988Crying Freeman 1: Portrait of a KillerArt Direction
1988The Tokyo ProjectArt Designer
1987The SamuraiArt Direction
1987Lullaby for Wednesday's CinderellaArt Direction
1987Kimagure Orange RoadArt Direction
1987Bats & TerryArt Direction
1986Twinkle Heart: Gingakei made TodokanaiArt Direction
1985Kimagure Orange Road: Shonen Jump SpecialArt Direction
1985Dirty PairArt Direction
1985Megazone 23Art Direction
1985Area 88 Act I: The Blue Skies of BetrayalArt Direction
1985Area 88Art Direction
1984Tale of the EarthArt Direction
1984Vanessa Et La Magie Des RêvesArt Direction
1984Warriors of the WindArt Direction
1983DallosArt Direction
1983Document: Fang of the Sun DougramArt Direction
1983Crusher JoeArt Direction
1982Techno Police 21CArt Designer
1982Space Runaway Ideon: ContactArt Direction
1982Space Runaway Ideon: Be InvokedArt Direction
1982The Mysterious Cities of GoldAnimation
1982The Wonderful Adventures of NilsArt Direction
1981Fang of the Sun DougramArt Direction
1981Urusei YatsuraArt Direction
1981Miss MachikoArt Direction
1981Bremen 4: Angels in HellArt Direction
1981Mobile Suit Gundam II: Soldiers of SorrowArt Direction
1981Mobile Suit Gundam IArt Direction
1981The Fullmoon Tradition: IndraArt Direction
1980Space Runaway IdeonArt Direction
1979Mobile Suit GundamArt Direction
1978Daikengo the Guardian of SpaceArt Direction
1977Super Supercar GattigerArt Direction
1974Hurricane PolymarArt Direction
1974The New Adventures of Hutch the HoneybeeArt Direction
1973CasshanArt Direction
1971ふしぎなメルモArt Direction
1971DecisionArt Direction
1967Speed RacerArt Direction

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