Yoshinori Kanada
- Known for
- Visual Effects
- Born
- February 5, 1952
- Died
- July 21, 2009 (aged 57)
- Birthplace
- Nara, Japan
Biography
Yoshinori Kanada (金田 伊功, Kanada Yoshinori, February 5, 1952 – July 21, 2009) was an influential Japanese animator originally from Nara, Japan. He is best known for his popular 1984 work Birth, one of the first original video animations released in the market. Though he did not create many character designs, he was famous for his character animation skills. His work on Galaxy Express 999 (1979) and Harmagedon (1983) were very influential to an entire generation of animators in Japan. These two works also served as partial inspiration for Takashi Murakami's Superflat art movement. During the 1980s and 1990s, he worked closely with director Hayao Miyazaki on several movies from Nausicaä of the Valley of the Wind to Princess Mononoke. He was also known for breaking down the directorial system in animation, allowing individual key animators to exert their own style into a particular work. He died at the age of 57 of a heart attack on July 21, 2009. His works inspired the art and works of animators such as Hiroyuki Imaishi, Masahito Yamashita, Akira Amemiya and Masami Obari. The final episode of Panty & Stocking with Garterbelt was dedicated in memory of him, and his influential work garnered special praise from many industry figures, such as Hayao Miyazaki.
Known For
Filmography
The Twelve Kingdoms
TV · Key Animation · 1 ep
Metropolis
Movie · Key Animation
Angel Tales
TV · Key Animation · 1 ep
Blue Submarine No. 6
TV · Key Animation · 1 ep
Popolocrois Monogatari
TV · Key Animation · 1 ep
Princess Mononoke
Movie · Animation
The Dog of Flanders
Movie · Key Animation
X
Movie · Key Animation
Fushigi Yugi: The Mysterious Play
TV · Key Animation · 2 eps
Yu Yu Hakusho: The Movie - Poltergeist Report
Movie · Key Animation
Final Fantasy: Legend of the Crystals
TV · Key Animation · 1 ep
Tottemo! Luckyman
TV · Character Designer · 50 eps
Talking Head
Movie · Animation
Porco Rosso
Movie · Key Animation
Hisashi Eguchi's Kotobuki Goro Show
Movie · Animation Director
Devil Hunter Yohko
TV · Key Animation · 1 ep
Kiki's Delivery Service
Movie · Key Animation
Akira
Movie · Key Animation
My Neighbor Totoro
Movie · Key Animation
Spirit Warrior
TV · Key Animation · 1 ep
Ronin Warriors
TV · Key Animation · 5 eps
Campus Special Investigator Hikaruon
Movie · Key Animation
Devilman - Volume 1: The Birth
Movie · Key Animation
Phoenix: Karma Chapter
Movie · Key Animation
Castle in the Sky
Movie · Lead Animator
Odin: Starlight Mutiny
Movie · Animation Director
Birth
Movie · Animation, Animation Director
Warriors of the Wind
Movie · Key Animation
Video Warrior Laserion
TV · Key Animation · 1 ep
Harmagedon
Movie · Key Animation
Final Yamato
Movie · Animation Director
Genesis Climber MOSPEADA
TV · Key Animation · 1 ep
Future War 198X
Movie · Mechanical Designer
Queen Millennia
Movie · Key Animation
Adieu Galaxy Express 999
Movie · Key Animation
Bremen 4: Angels in Hell
Movie · Key Animation
Six God Combination Godmars
TV · Key Animation · 1 ep
Toward the Terra
Movie · Key Animation
Be Forever Yamato
Movie · Key Animation
The New Adventures of Gigantor
TV · Key Animation · 1 ep
Space Battleship Yamato: The New Voyage
Movie · Key Animation
Galaxy Express 999: The Movie
Movie · Key Animation
Josephina the Whale
TV · Animation · 24 eps
Farewell to Space Battleship Yamato
Movie · Key Animation
Invincible Steel Man Daitarn 3
TV · Animation · 1 ep
Candy Candy
TV · Key Animation · 1 ep
Space Battleship Yamato
TV · Animation · 2 eps
The Little Judge from Hell
TV · Key Animation · 25 eps
Sarutobi Ecchan
TV · Animation · 7 eps