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Yoshifumi Kondō (近藤 喜文, Kondō Yoshifumi, March 31, 1950 – January 21, 1998) was a Japanese animator who worked for Studio Ghibli in his last years. He was born in Gosen, Niigata Prefecture, Japan.
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May 15, 2020 · Whisper of the Heart was the only Studio Ghibli film directed by Yoshifumi Kondo before his untimely death in 1998, at the age of 47. The film, which was an adaptation of a story by famed Manga...
Yoshifumi Kondô was born on 31 March 1950 in Niigata, Japan. He was a director, known for Princess Mononoke (1997), Whisper of the Heart (1995) and Only Yesterday (1991). He died on 21 January 1998 in Tokyo, Japan.
- Yoshifumi Kondô
- January 21, 1998
- March 31, 1950
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Jan 12, 2016 · The film is Studio Ghibli’s 1995 animation Whisper of the Heart, and the director is Yoshifumi Kondō, who died at age 47 in 1998, only two and a half years after his film’s release, from a heart aneurysm.
Kondou, Yoshifumi. Kondo was expected to become one of the top directors at Studio Ghibli. However, he died of an aneurysm in 1998 at 47. His death is said to have been caused by work excess, and seems to be the main reason for Miyazaki's announcement of retirement in 1998.
Yoshifumi Kondō (近藤 喜文, Kondō Yoshifumi, March 31, 1950 – January 21, 1998) was a Japanese animator who worked for Studio Ghibli in his last years. He was born in Gosen, Niigata Prefecture, Japan.
