Katsuro Onoue

Katsurō Onoue
尾上 克郎
Onoue at the premiere of Shin Godzilla in 2016
Born (1960-06-04) June 4, 1960 (age 63)
Kagoshima, Japan
Occupations
  • Special effects director
  • visual effects supervisor
  • associate director
  • cinematographer
Years active1982–present

Katsurō Onoue (尾上 克郎, Onoue Katsurō, born June 4, 1960) is a Japanese special effects director and visual effects supervisor.

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

Television

References

  1. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u v w x y z aa ab ac ad "『ウルトラQ』「ガラモンの逆襲」上映＆スペシャルトークイベントが開催！復刻ガラモンやセミ人間など限定アイテムの販売も!!" [Screening of Ultra Q's "Garamon Strikes Back" & Special Talk Event Held! We also sell limited items such as reprinted Garamon and semi-humans!]. Dengeki Hobby Web (in Japanese). Kadokawa Corporation. February 1, 2019. Archived from the original on December 1, 2022. Retrieved November 30, 2022.
  2. ^ a b c d e "(Conversation) Katsuro Onoe x Tsuyoshi Nonaka". Uchusen (in Japanese). Vol. 169. Hobby Japan. August 3, 2020. pp. 112–113. ISBN 978-4-7986-2243-9.
  3. ^ "Returner : 作品情報". 映画.com (in Japanese). Retrieved November 30, 2022.
  4. ^ "陰陽師II : 作品情報". 映画.com (in Japanese). Retrieved November 30, 2022.
  5. ^ "Cutie Honey キューティーハニー : 作品情報". 映画.com (in Japanese). Retrieved November 30, 2022.
  6. ^ "NIN×NIN 忍者ハットリくん THE MOVIE : 作品情報". 映画.com (in Japanese). Retrieved November 30, 2022.
  7. ^ "巨神兵東京に現わる 劇場版 : 作品情報". 映画.com (in Japanese). Retrieved November 30, 2022.
  8. ^ "劇場版ウルトラマンタイガ ニュージェネクライマックス : 作品情報". 映画.com (in Japanese). Retrieved November 30, 2022.
  9. ^ "シン・ウルトラマン : 作品情報". 映画.com (in Japanese). Retrieved November 30, 2022.
  10. ^ "仕掛人・藤枝梅安 : 作品情報". 映画.com (in Japanese). Retrieved November 30, 2022.
  11. ^ "シン・仮面ライダー : 作品情報". 映画.com (in Japanese). Retrieved November 30, 2022.
  12. ^ "仕掛人・藤枝梅安2 : 作品情報". 映画.com (in Japanese). Retrieved November 30, 2022.

External links

  • Katsuro Onoue at IMDb
  • Katsuro Onoue at Anime News Network's encyclopedia
  • Katsuro Onoue at CG Kyoto
  • Katsuro Onoue at Eiga.com
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