Person
Kazuya Tsurumaki
Directing · Born 1966-02-02 · Gosen, Niigata, Japan
Biography
Kazuya Tsurumaki is a Japanese anime director. He is the protégé of Hideaki Anno, and was a longtime animator at Gainax before leaving for Studio Khara.
Known for
Sailor Moon
Key Animation
Neon Genesis Evangelion
Director
Neon Genesis Evangelion: The End of Evangelion
Second Unit Director
Berserk
Director
Panty & Stocking with Garterbelt
Storyboard Artist
Gurren Lagann
Key Animation
Kill la Kill
Storyboard Artist
Revolutionary Girl Utena
Key Animation
Nadia: The Secret of Blue Water
Animation Director
FLCL
Director
Filmography
- 2026EVANGELION 30th Anniversary Special ScreeningProduction Supervisor
- 2025Mobile Suit Gundam GQuuuuuuXSeries Director
- 2025Mobile Suit Gundam GQuuuuuuX -Beginning-Series Director
- 2023EVANGELION:3.0(-46h)Director
- 2023EVANGELION:3.0(-120min.)Director
- 2021Hideaki Anno: The Final Challenge of EvangelionSelf
- 2021Evangelion: 3.0+1.0 Thrice Upon a TimeKey Animation
- 2018FLCL ProgressiveOriginal Story
- 2018FLCL AlternativeOriginal Story
- 2017The Dragon DentistDirector
- 2016Shin GodzillaStoryboard
- 2015Anno-san and Our Reckless Challenge: Japan Animator Expo
- 2015I can Friday by day!Storyboard Artist
- 2014The Dragon DentistAnimation Director
- 2014Japan Animator ExpoDirector
- 2013Kill la KillStoryboard Artist
- 2012Evangelion: 3.0 You Can (Not) RedoStoryboard Artist
- 2011THE iDOLM@STERStoryboard Artist
- 2010Panty & Stocking with GarterbeltStoryboard Artist
- 2009Evangelion: 2.0 You Can (Not) AdvanceKey Animation
- 2007Evangelion: 1.0 You Are (Not) AloneKey Animation
- 2007Gurren LagannKey Animation
- 2007MinaOriginal Story
- 2006Gunbuster: The MovieStoryboard Artist
- 2006Diebuster: The MovieDirector
- 2006Gunbuster vs Diebuster: Aim for the Top! The GATTAI!! MovieDirector
- 2005Mobile Suit Zeta Gundam - A New Translation I: Heirs to the StarsKey Animation
- 2003Renewal of EvangelionDirector
- 2002Petite Princess YucieKey Animation
- 2002Overman King GainerKey Animation
- 2002Magical Shopping Arcade AbenobashiKey Animation
- 2001MahoromaticStoryboard Artist
- 2001PaRappa the RapperDirector
- 2001NoirKey Animation
- 2000FLCLDirector
- 1999GAMERA 1999Director of Photography
- 1998Blue Submarine No. 6Storyboard Artist
- 1998His and Her CircumstancesDirector
- 1998Revival of EvangelionDirector
- 1998EVANGELION: DEATH (TRUE)²Director
- 1997Detatoko PrincessKey Animation
- 1997BerserkDirector
- 1997Neon Genesis Evangelion: The End of EvangelionSecond Unit Director
- 1997Revolutionary Girl UtenaKey Animation
- 1997Neon Genesis Evangelion: Death and RebirthDirector
- 1995Neon Genesis Evangelion: Genesis 0:0 - In the Beginning
- 1995Neon Genesis EvangelionDirector
- 1995Saber Marionette RDirector
- 1994Fatal Fury: The Motion PictureKey Animation
- 1993JoJo's Bizarre AdventureKey Animation
- 1992Sailor MoonKey Animation
- 1991Moonlight PierceKey Animation
- 1991Otaku no VideoKey Animation
- 1991Doomed MegalopolisKey Animation
- 1991Roujin ZKey Animation
- 1991Nadia: The Secret of Blue Water - The Motion PictureKey Animation
- 1991Nadia: The Secret of Blue Water - Nautilus Story IIIAnimation Director
- 1990The Hakkenden: Legend of the Dog WarriorsKey Animation
- 1990The Demonic Beast FrontKey Animation
- 1990Nadia: The Secret of Blue WaterAnimation Director
- 1990Like the Clouds, Like the WindKey Animation
- 1990GdleenKey Animation
- 1988GunbusterDirector
- 1988Patlabor: Early DaysKey Animation
- 1987Bubblegum CrisisKey Animation
- —Untitled Evangelion SeriesSeries Director
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