Katsuya Kondo

Katsuya Kondo

Katsuya Kondō (近藤 勝也, born June 2, 1963, in Ehime Prefecture, Japan) is a Japanese manga artist, character designer, animator, and animation director. He is best known for his character design work on the Studio Ghibli films Kiki's Delivery Service and Ocean Waves, as well as the PlayStation game Jade Cocoon. His character designs are considered the epitome of the Studio Ghibli style. After graduating from high school, he began working for Osamu Dezaki and Akio Sugino at their Studio Annapuru. Under the direction of Shinji Ōtsuka, Kondō worked as a key animator of the TV anime series Cat's Eye. He then worked as a free agent on such shows as The Mighty Orbots, Rainbow Brite, and Disney's Adventures of the Gummi Bears. His first work with Studio Ghibli was as a key animator on Castle in the Sky. After working on the Gainax film The Wings of Honneamise and the OVAs Devilman and Meikyū Bukken File 538, Kondō began to be known for the high quality of his work. Kondō collaborated with Ken'ichi Sakemi on a manga retelling of the Joan of Arc story, as well as doing the character designs for the Jade Cocoon video game series. He also collaborated with Sakemi by creating the character designs for the 1990 NTV TV movie Like the Clouds, Like the Wind (based on Sakemi's novel Kōkyū Monogatari), which tells the story of a young country girl who is chosen to become one of the Emperor's concubines. He also worked with Tomomi Mochizuki on the NHK Minna no Uta music video titled Kaze no Tōri Michi, produced by Ajia-do Animation Works for Sayuri Horishita. In 2007, he was announced as the supervising animator of the Studio Ghibli film Ponyo on the Cliff by the Sea. He also wrote the lyrics for the film's theme song. Description above from the Wikipedia article Katsuya Kondō, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

  • Title: Katsuya Kondo
  • Popularity: 1.314
  • Known For: Visual Effects
  • Birthday: 1963-06-02
  • Place of Birth: Ehime, Japan
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  • Also Known As: Katsuya Kondoh, Katsuya Kondô, Kondô Katsuya, Katsuya Kondō, Kondō Katsuya, 近藤 勝也, Katsuya Kondou
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Katsuya Kondo Movies

  • 2006
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    House Hunting

    House Hunting

    5.5 2006 HD

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  • 2013
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    The Wind Rises

    The Wind Rises

    7.789 2013 HD

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  • 1994
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    Ocean Waves

    Ocean Waves

    6.392 1994 HD

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  • 1999
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    My Neighbors the Yamadas

    My Neighbors the Yamadas

    7 1999 HD

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  • 2008
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    Ponyo

    Ponyo

    7.7 2008 HD

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  • 1988
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    My Neighbor Totoro

    My Neighbor Totoro

    8.068 1988 HD

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  • 1997
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    Princess Mononoke

    Princess Mononoke

    8.3 1997 HD

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  • 1992
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    Porco Rosso

    Porco Rosso

    7.796 1992 HD

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  • 2010
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    The Secret World of Arrietty

    The Secret World of Arrietty

    7.7 2010 HD

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  • 2022
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    Zen - Grogu and Dust Bunnies

    Zen - Grogu and Dust Bunnies

    6.1 2022 HD

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  • 2022
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    Zen - Grogu and Dust Bunnies

    Zen - Grogu and Dust Bunnies

    6.1 2022 HD

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  • 1987
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    Royal Space Force - The Wings Of Honneamise

    Royal Space Force - The Wings Of Honneamise

    6.916 1987 HD

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  • 1994
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    Pom Poko

    Pom Poko

    7.174 1994 HD

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  • 2004
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    Howl's Moving Castle

    Howl's Moving Castle

    8.402 2004 HD

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  • 1991
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    Only Yesterday

    Only Yesterday

    7.4 1991 HD

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  • 1986
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    Amon Saga

    Amon Saga

    5.5 1986 HD

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  • 2000
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    The Aurora

    The Aurora

    8 2000 HD

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  • 2004
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    The Path of Wind

    The Path of Wind

    5 2004 HD

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  • 1990
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    Like the Clouds, Like the Wind

    Like the Clouds, Like the Wind

    6.8 1990 HD

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  • 1990
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    Like the Clouds, Like the Wind

    Like the Clouds, Like the Wind

    6.8 1990 HD

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  • 2023
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    The Boy and the Heron

    The Boy and the Heron

    7.473 2023 HD

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  • 1994
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    Ocean Waves

    Ocean Waves

    6.392 1994 HD

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  • 2004
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    Howl's Moving Castle

    Howl's Moving Castle

    8.402 2004 HD

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  • 2014
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    When Marnie Was There

    When Marnie Was There

    7.9 2014 HD

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  • 2011
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    From Up on Poppy Hill

    From Up on Poppy Hill

    7.528 2011 HD

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  • 2016
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    Encounter

    Encounter

    5 2016 HD

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  • 2016
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    The Journey Continues

    The Journey Continues

    3 2016 HD

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  • 2016
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    Balance

    Balance

    3 2016 HD

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  • 1986
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    Castle in the Sky

    Castle in the Sky

    7.974 1986 HD

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  • 2021
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    Earwig and the Witch

    Earwig and the Witch

    5.925 2021 HD

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  • 1970
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    7 1970 HD

    A Knot in Time — Reflection — Mayu found a camera floating in the ocean while she was on vacation. A very unusual camera. The film,...

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  • 1970
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    7.2 1970 HD

    Den-noh Coil, Coil — A Circle of Children, is a Japanese science fiction anime television series depicting a near future where semi-immersive...

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  • 1970
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    6.4 1970 HD

    Ronja is the only daughter of Mattis, a bandit leader who lives in a castle in the middle of a large forest. When Ronja grows old enough, she...

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  • 1970
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    7 1970 HD

    A Knot in Time — Reflection — Mayu found a camera floating in the ocean while she was on vacation. A very unusual camera. The film,...

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