Kazuto Nakazawa

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."

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  Hunter x Hunter

  Key Animation

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  Love Through a Prism

  Supervising Animation Director

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  B: The Beginning

  Series Director

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  Attack on Titan

  Key Animation

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  Haikyu!!

  Key Animation

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  Aoashi

  Storyboard Artist

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  Kuroko's Basketball

  Key Animation

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  Kill Bill: Vol. 1

  First Assistant Director

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  Nadia: The Secret of Blue Water

  Animation Director

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  Samurai Champloo

  Character Designer

• 202620001 An Earth OdysseyCharacter Designer
• 2026Love Through a PrismSupervising Animation Director
• 2022AoashiStoryboard Artist
• 2021Fena: Pirate PrincessSeries Director
• 2019Case File N° 221: KabukichoKey Animation
• 2018B: The BeginningSeries Director
• 2016DaysCharacter Designer
• 2015Comedy Skit 1989Director
• 2014Japan Animator ExpoDirector
• 2014Terror in ResonanceCharacter Designer
• 2014Haikyu!!Key Animation
• 2014Giovanni's IslandKey Animation
• 2013Attack on TitanKey Animation
• 2013Vassalord.Director
• 2013OreshuraKey Animation
• 2012Kids on the SlopeKey Animation
• 2012Kuroko's BasketballKey Animation
• 2012Medusa's RevengeDirector
• 2012Kid IcarusDirector
• 2011Hunter x HunterKey Animation
• 2011Usagi DropKey Animation
• 2010House of Five LeavesCharacter Designer
• 2009Tales of Vesperia: The First StrikeKey Animation
• 2008HellsAnimation Director
• 2008Genius Party BeyondDirector
• 2008Genius Party BeyondDirector
• 2008Ani*Kuri15Director
• 2007Tokyo Marble ChocolateKey Animation
• 2007Ani*Kuri15Director
• 2006Deep ImaginationDirector
• 2005FLUXIMATIONDirector
• 2004SteamboyKey Animation
• 2004Samurai ChamplooCharacter Designer
• 2004Breaking the HabitAnimation Director
• 2003Kill Bill: Vol. 1First Assistant Director
• 2003Kid's StoryKey Animation
• 2003Parasite DollsDirector
• 2003Parasite DollsKey Animation
• 2003A Detective StoryKey Animation
• 2003The Second Renaissance Part IKey Animation
• 2002ComedyDirector
• 2002RahXephonKey Animation
• 2001Digimon Adventure 02: Revenge of DiaboromonAnimation Director
• 2000Mezzo ForteKey Animation
• 1999Sol Bianca: The LegacyKey Animation
• 1999Legend of Black HeavenCharacter Designer
• 1998Blue Submarine No. 6Key Animation
• 1998Bubblegum Crisis Tokyo 2040Key Animation
• 1998His and Her CircumstancesKey Animation
• 1998Virgin FleetKey Animation
• 1997Detatoko PrincessKey Animation
• 1997Photon: The Idiot AdventuresKey Animation
• 1997Virus Buster SergeKey Animation
• 1997Tenchi in TokyoAnimation Director
• 1996Spring and ChaosKey Animation
• 1996Voltage Fighter GowcaizerKey Animation
• 1996Battle Arena ToshindenKey Animation
• 1996LandlockCharacter Designer
• 1996Shamanic PrincessKey Animation
• 1996Midori no MakibaōKey Animation
• 1995El-Hazard: The WanderersKey Animation
• 1995El-Hazard: The Magnificent WorldCharacter Designer
• 1995The Brave of Gold GoldranKey Animation
• 1995NinkuKey Animation
• 1994Lupin the Third: Dragon of DoomAnimation Director
• 1994Fatal Fury: The Motion PictureAnimation Director
• 1993JoJo's Bizarre AdventureKey Animation
• 1993Fatal Fury 2: The New BattleAnimation Director
• 1992All Purpose Cultural Cat Girl Nuku NukuKey Animation
• 1992Tenchi Muyo!Animation Director
• 1991Nyūin Bokki Monogatari Ojiji ni!Key Animation
• 1991Roujin ZKey Animation
• 1991Nadia: The Secret of Blue Water - Nautilus Story IIIAnimation Director
• 1991Akai HayateKey Animation
• 1990A Wind Named AmnesiaKey Animation
• 1990Violence Jack: Hell's WindKey Animation
• 1990Record of Lodoss WarKey Animation
• 1990Gude Crest: The Emblem of GudeKey Animation
• 1990Nadia: The Secret of Blue WaterAnimation Director
• 1990Guardian of DarknessKey Animation
• 1989The Guyver: Bio-Booster ArmorKey Animation
• 1989The Guyver: Bio-Booster ArmorKey Animation
• 1989Hi-Speed JecyKey Animation
• 1989Angel CopKey Animation
• 1988Armor Hunter MerowlinkKey Animation
• 1988Mahjong Hishouden: Naki no RyuuKey Animation
• 1986Violence JackKey Animation