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Masashi Ando (安藤 雅司, Andō Masashi, born January 17, 1969) is a Japanese animator, character designer and filmmaker. He is known for working with Hayao Miyazaki, Satoshi Kon and Makoto Shinkai.
- 1990–present
- January 17, 1969 (age 54), Hiroshima Prefecture, Japan
Masashi Andô. Animation Department. Art Department. Director. IMDbPro Starmeter See rank. Masashi Andô was born in 1969 in Hiroshima, Japan. He is a director, known for Paprika (2006), When Marnie Was There (2014) and Princess Mononoke (1997). Born 1969. Add photos, demo reels. Add to list. More at IMDbPro. Contact info. Agent info. Awards.
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Early Career
Born in Hiroshima, Japan. Ando's interest in animation began when he accidentally read the mange of Nausicaä of the Valley of the Wind. He soon began publishing illustrations of Nausicaa of the Valley of the Wind and Castle in the Sky on Animagemagazine. He has been quoted saying, "If Nausicaa didn't exist, I might have been prematurely finished from animation... But because of such a work, I realized that there is no way I could leave animation." In 1990, while attending Nihon University Col...
Princess Mononoke
Following that, he was chosen as animation director of Princess Mononoke, a huge feat as he was only 25-years old at that point. In the film's behind-the-scenes documentary How Princess Mononoke Was Born, Ando was said to have worked until 4AM daily. He spoke highly about Miyazaki in an interview saying, "Although I have worked for Mr. Miyazaki for a long time, it was during this production process that I really realized Miyazaki's incredible skill. As an animator, Hayao is so great. His draw...
Going Freelance
His final work at Ghibli was working as the animation director for Spirited Away. According to Ando on The Art of Spirited Away, "The work I did as supervising animator was essentially the same as my work on Princess Mononoke. Mr. Miyazaki would do rough corrections of the submitted key animator, which Iw ould touch up. However, I was responsible for the final overall character design. For example, M.r Miyazaki would constantly flatten Lin's chest line, making her look boyish. Given her mascu...
Ando greatly admired the late Yoshifumi Kondō, a senior animation director at Studio Ghibli. He was greatly influenced by Kondō's attitude towards animation and how he perceives and animates people. Ando became responsible for editing Ghibli's in-office magazine Yoshifumi Kondo's work-what can be expressed in videos- (近藤喜文の仕事-動画で表現できること-) and an au...
Of the top five highest box office earning films in Japan which include Spirited Away, Your Name, Howl's Moving Castle, Bayside Shakedown, and Bayside Shakedown 2, Ando was the animation director f...He was only 25 years old when he was selected as animation director of Princess Mononoke. On top of that, he was also in charge of character setting design.Character Design
1. On Your Mark(1995) 2. Princess Mononoke (1997) (with his mentor Yoshifumi Kondo) 3. Spirited Away(2001) 4. Paranoia Agent(2004) 5. Paprika(2006) 6. A Letter to Momo(2012) 7. When Marnie Was There(2014) (also co-wrote the script)
Animated Works
1. Only Yesterday(1991) (In-Between Animation) 2. Porco Rosso(1992) (Key Animation) 3. Ocean Waves(1993) (Key Animation) 4. Pom Poko(1994) (Key Animation) 5. Whisper of the Heart(1995) (Key Animation) 6. My Neighbors the Yamadas(1999) (Key Animation) 7. Overman King Gainer(2002) (Key Animation) 8. Tokyo Godfathers(2003) (Animation Director and Key Animation) 9. The Animatrix(2003) (on the Kid's Story segment) (Key Animation) 10. Ghost in the Shell 2: Innocence(2004) (Key Animation) 11. Ghost...
Masashi Ando at the Internet Movie DatabaseMasashi Ando on Anime News NetworkMasashi Ando on WikipediaJul 1, 2022 · The lushly animated fantasy The Deer King marks the feature directorial debut of Masashi Ando (co-director with Masayuki Miyaji), one of the most respected and prolific Japanese industry...
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Jul 15, 2022 · ComingSoon spoke to legendary animator Masashi Ando, whose latest film The Deer King is out today in theaters courtesy of GKIDS. The film is Ando’s directorial debut, although he was the...
Jul 8, 2022 · Masashi Ando, animator on such iconic Japanese animated films as Princess Mononoke and Spirited Away, now directs his first feature, The Deer King.
