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Fumio Kurokawa

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Fumio Kurokawa (黒川 文男, Kurokawa Fumio, October 20, 1932 – April 10, 2024) was a Japanese storyboard artist and animated film director. He directed a number of animated television series produced by Nippon Animation during the 1970s and 1980s. Kurokawa was the series director of Animated Classics of Japanese Literature, included among the "100 Must-See Japanese Animation Masterpieces" in the 2007 encyclopedia Anime Classics Zettai!.[1] Kurokawa died on April 10, 2024, at the age of 91.[2]

Filmography

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Year TV series Studio Role Reference
1992 Christopher Columbus Nippon Animation Director
1989-1990 Jungle Book Shōnen Mowgli Nippon Animation Director [1]
1989 Celestial Prince or Utsunomiko (subtitled Earth Chapter) Nippon Animation, Toei Animation Director [3]: 3317 
1987 Grimm Masterpiece Theatre Nippon Animation Director (1 episode) [1]
1987 Tales of Little Women Nippon Animation Director; with Kazumi Fukushima, Kōzō Kusuba, and Yugo Serikawa [3]: 1798 
1986 The Story of Pollyanna, Girl of Love Nippon Animation Storyboard artist [3]: 2411 
1986 Animated Classics of Japanese Literature Nippon Animation Director [citation needed]
1985 Little Princess Sara Nippon Animation, Aniplex Director [1]
1984 Noozles Nippon Animation Storyboard artist
1983 Aesop's Fables Nippon Animation Director; with Eiji Okabe and Jun Hagiwara [3]: 171 
1983 Story of the Alps: My Annette Nippon Animation Storyboard artist
1981 Ai no Gakko Cuore Monogatari Nippon Animation Animator; with Iku Suzuki [3]: 1335 
1981 Around the World with Willy Fog BRB Internacional, Nippon Animation Director; with Luis Ballester [4]
1981 Swiss Family Robinson Nippon Animation Storyboard artist [1]
1980 Tsurikichi Sanpei Nippon Animation Director (Episode) [3]: 2703 
1980 Little El Cid no Boken Nippon Animation Director [3]: 1783 
1977 Angie Girl (or The Casebook of Charlotte Holmes) Nippon Animation Director; with Shinya Yamada [3]: 1480 
1977 Monarch: The Big Bear of Tallac (or Seton Animal Chronicle: Bearcub Jacky) Nippon Animation Director; with Yoshihiro Kuroda [5]
1976 Little Lulu and Her Little Friends Nippon Animation Director [3]: 1788 
1975 Arabian Nights: Sinbad's Adventures Nippon Animation Director; with Kunihiko Okazaki [6]
1972-1974 Kagaku ninja tai Gatchaman or Battle of the Planets Tatsunoko Production Director (105 episodes); with Eiko Toriumi, Hiroshi Sasagawa, Jinzo Toriumi and Katsuhisa Yamada [3]: 280 
1971 Animentary Ketsudan or Animentary: Critical Moments Tatsunoko Production Director; with Hideo Makino and Ippei Kuri [3]: 146 
1969-1971 Attack No. 1 TMS Entertainment Director (34 episodes) [3]: 219 
1968-1969 Sabu to Ichi Torimono Hikae Mushi Production, Studio Zero, Toei Animation Director (3 episodes) [3]: 2652 

References

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  1. ^ a b c d e Brian Camp; Julie Davis (2007). Anime Classics Zettai!: 100 Must-See Japanese Animation Masterpieces. Stone Bridge Press. pp. 21–22. ISBN 9781611725193.
  2. ^ "Thank you for asking. On behalf of his family, I, son in law, shared with you the fact that he passed away on 10th of April, 2024, at the age of 91". Fumio Kurokawa on Facebook. Retrieved 3 January 2025.
  3. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m Helen McCarthy; Jonathan Clements (2015). The Anime Encyclopedia: A Century of Japanese Animation (3rd ed.). Stone Bridge Press. ISBN 9781611729092.
  4. ^ Bernard P. E. Bentley (2008). A Companion to Spanish Cinema. Boydell & Brewer. p. 252. ISBN 9781855661769.
  5. ^ Bartek Koziczyński (2007). "Mali mieszkańcy wielkich gór". 333 popkulturowe rzeczy (in Polish). In Rock. p. 198. ISBN 9788360159644.
  6. ^ Jack Zipes (2011). The Enchanted Screen: The Unknown History of Fairy-Tale Films. Routledge. p. 406. ISBN 9781135853952.
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