Katsurō Onoue (尾上 克郎, Onoue Katsurō, born June 4, 1960) is a Japanese special effects director and visual effects supervisor.
Katsurō Onoue | |
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尾上 克郎 | |
 Onoue at the premiere of Shin Godzilla in 2016 | |
| Born | June 4, 1960 Kagoshima, Japan |
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| Years active | 1982–present |
Life and career
Onoue was born in 1960 in Kagoshima, Japan. He went to high school in Saga, Kyushu, Japan, and moved to Tokyo upon entering university.[1]
When he was a student, Onoue became involved in independent films, and started working part-time at Taiko Shokai, a company that handles props for television shows.[2] He began his career working on art in 1982's Burst City.[1] Since then, he has been working in art and special effects departments, focusing on movies and concerts.[1][2]
In 1985, he became an employee Special Effects Laboratory and became an important figure at the company after working on Jikuu Senshi Spielban and Choujinki Metalder in 1987.[2] He made his debut as a special effects director on 1994's Blue SWAT.[1] Since then he has worked on many blockbusters, including: Onmyōji (2001),[1] Samurai Commando: Mission 1549 (2005),[1] Sinking of Japan (2006),[1] Saiyūki (2007),[1] Hidden Fortress: The Last Princess (2008),[1] Oba: The Last Samurai (2011),[1] The Floating Castle (2012),[1] Attack on Titan (2015),[1] Persona Non Grata (2015),[1] Shin Godzilla (2016),[1] Moribito: Guardian of the Spirit (2017),[1] Idaten: Tokyo Orinpikku-banashi (2019),[1] and Shin Ultraman (2022).
Filmography
Film
- Burst City (1982)[1]
- Onmyōji (2001)[1]
- Returner (2002)[3]
- Onmyōji II (2003)[4]
- Cutie Honey (2004)[5]
- Nin x Nin: Ninja Hattori-kun, the Movie (2004)[6]
- Samurai Commando: Mission 1549 (2005)[1]
- Sinking of Japan (2006)[1]
- Saiyūki (2007)[1]
- Hidden Fortress: The Last Princess (2008)[1]
- Oba: The Last Samurai (2011)[1]
- Giant God Warrior Appears in Tokyo (2012)[7]
- The Floating Castle (2012)[1]
- Attack on Titan (2015)[1]
- Persona Non Grata (2015)[1]
- Shin Godzilla (2016)[1]
- Moribito: Guardian of the Spirit (2017)[1]
- Idaten: Tokyo Orinpikku-banashi (2019)[1]
- Ultraman Taiga The Movie (2020)[8]
- Shin Ultraman (2022)[9] - associate director and cinematographer
- Instigator: Umeyasu Fujieda (2023)[10] - senior VFX supervisor
- Shin Kamen Rider (2023)[11] - associate director
- Instigator: Umeyasu Fujieda 2 (2023)[12] - senior VFX supervisor
Television
- ikuu Senshi Spielban (1986-1987)[2]
- Choujinki Metalder (1987-1988)[2]
- Blue SWAT (1994-1995)[1]
References
External links
- Katsuro Onoue at IMDb
- Katsuro Onoue at Anime News Network's encyclopedia
- Katsuro Onoue at CG Kyoto
- Katsuro Onoue at Eiga.com