Directing
Tadanari Okamoto
- Born
- Jan 11, 1932 · Aged 58
- Died
- Feb 16, 1990
- Place of birth
- Toyonaka, Japan
- Gender
- Male
- Movie credits
- 1
- TV credits
- 0
- Directing credits
- 39
Biography
Tadanari Okamoto (岡本 忠成) was a Japanese independent animator. From 1965 until his death he completed at least 37 short subject films in a wide variety of mediums, many of them winning award-winning, his honorific nicknamed "Sheldon Cohen and Hans Fischerkoesen of Japan." Eight of his films have been awarded the Ōfuji Noburō Award at the Mainichi Film Awards (more than any other director in the history of the prize) and his films have altogether earned at least 24 other awards internationally. In 2003, four of his films placed in a list of the best 150 animated films and series as voted for by…
