Masayuki Miyaji
Born
Miyaji Masayuki
宮地 昌幸

(1976-02-01) February 1, 1976
NationalityJapanese
Occupation(s)Anime director and supervisor
Years active1998–present

Masayuki Miyaji (宮地 昌幸, Miyaji Masayuki), born on February 1, 1976, is a Japanese anime director and supervisor.

Biography

Upon graduating from Nihon University's art department's school of film, Miyaji took part in Studio Ghibli's Higashi-Koganei Sonjoku training program in 1998.[1][2] He studied under the program along with fellow future animator Tadashi Okumura.[1][2] The promise he showed in the program led him to be selected as assistant director to Hayao Miyazaki in Spirited Away.[1]

In 2008, he made his full directorial debut with Xam'd: Lost Memories.[1] In an interview to The Japan Times, Miyaji stated that he believed anime was a part of the film industry and said, in respect to Xam'd's "theatrical dimension", he had wished to use an "almost documentary style" for certain parts and listed directors Ken Loach and Jean-Luc Godard as his inspirations.[3] He also stated with the series' unique PlayStation Network release, he felt he could reach out to a "different kind" of audience.[3]

Works

Sources:[1][3][4]

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 "宮地昌幸". Weblio. Retrieved 2009-02-04.
  2. 1 2 "東小金井村塾". Weblio. Retrieved 2009-02-04.
  3. 1 2 3 Ian Martin (2008-10-02). "Explosive new anime packed with surprises". The Japan Times. Retrieved 2009-02-26.
  4. ↑ 宮地昌幸 (in Japanese). Japanese Movie Database. Retrieved 2009-02-26.


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