Kenichi Konishi

Kenichi Konishi - Key Animation, Animation Director, Character Designer, Supervising Animation Director, Second Unit Director known for his work in such projectsAdvice for working with the Map of emotions: «Howl's Moving Castle» (2004), «Spirited Away» (2001), «Princess Mononoke» (1997), «The Tale of The Princess Kaguya» (2013), «When Marnie Was There» (2014),

Kenichi Konishi (小西 賢一, Kon'ishi Kenichi, June 23, 1968) is a Japanese male animator born in Saitama Prefecture. He is a member of the Japanese Animation Creators Association (JAniCA).

After graduating from Tokyo Animator College, he joined Studio Ghibli as the first trainee in 1989. He was in charge of the original drawings for Whisper of the Heart and Princess Mononoke, and in 1999 he was the animation director for My Neighbors the Yamadas. After that, he became a freelancer, and while continuing to participate in Studio Ghibli works, he is active mainly in numerous theater works. In 2006 he was invited to become the animation supervisor on the film remake of Doraemon: Nobita's Dinosaur. He was the animation director in the 2013 film directed by Isao Takahata The Tale of the Princess Kaguya.

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