Nobuo Tomizawa

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Nobuo Tomizawa (富沢 信雄, Tomizawa Nobuo, born December 26, 1951) is a Japanese anime animator and director. He is a member and director of Telecom Animation Film. He is a member of Japanese Animation Creators Association (JAniCA). Around 1974, he began working as an illustrator on works for Nippon Animation, where he met Hayao Miyazaki, Yasuo Otsuka, Isao Takahata, and others. His work on “Future Boy Conan” led him to work on “Lupin the Third: The Castle of Cagliostro”, and he joined Telecom Animation Film in 1979. After that, he worked as an animator on “Lupin the Third” (second TV series) and “Chie the Brat” at Telecom, and then studied directing with Hayao Miyazaki on “Sherlock Hound.” Even after Miyazaki left Telecom, he continued to be a central figure at Telecom, directing many of the company's productions. Currently, in addition to his main job, he also works as a manager,...

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Lupin the 3rdAnime • 1971Fullmetal Alchemist: BrotherhoodAnime • 2009To Your EternityAnime • 2021Blue BoxAnime • 2024From Me to You: Kimi ni TodokeAnime • 2009Aikatsu!Anime • 2012Digimon BeatbreakAnime • 2025Superman: The Animated SeriesSeries • 1996The Seven Deadly Sins: Four Knights of the ApocalypseAnime • 2023OrangeAnime • 2016Future Boy ConanAnime • 1978Anne of Green GablesAnime • 1979Shenmue the AnimationAnime • 2022At the Mercy of the SkyAnime • 2009Sherlock HoundAnime • 1984Pom PokoMovie • 1994Astro NoteAnime • 2024The Castle of CagliostroMovie • 1979We Rent TsukumogamiAnime • 2018The New Adventures of GigantorAnime • 1980TricksterAnime • 2016Chain Chronicle: The Light of HaecceitasAnime • 2017LUPIN ZEROAnime • 2022Little Nemo: Adventures in SlumberlandMovie • 1989