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Katsuhiro Otomo - what members say


  • Memories
  • Memories review by chungking from London, England
    Rated - 2 stars Underwhelming 24 September 2005
    ...Katsuhiro Otomo may never do better than Akira. It took years before an anime had the impact that Akira had, Princess Mononoke and the other Studio Ghibli films, it left such ...  
  • Steamboy
  • Steamboy review by A customer from Newport
    Rated - 4 stars Full steam ahead 1 August 2005
    ...Steamboy is a very enjoyable anime film from Katsuhiro Otomo, the director of Akira. However, do not rent this if you are expecting anything similar to Akira, this is far from...  

Katsuhiro Otomo - filmography


  • Mushishi
  • Mushishi on DVD (2006)
    Starring: Makiko Esumi,  Yu Aoi,  Jo Odagiri
    Director: Katsuhiro Otomo
    Certificate: Certificate: 15
    Mushi are a breed of supernatural creatures that spread disease wherever they go. Trouble is, they're almost undetectable to humans, which makes defending against them that much harder. There is one man, however, who possesses the rare ability to see and interact with Mushi--a Bugmaster--who ..read more »
    Rate this: 2.5 stars out of 5 53% from 268 members
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  • Steamboy
  • Steamboy on DVD (2004)
    Starring: Patrick Stewart,  Alfred Molina,  Anna Paquin
    Director: Katsuhiro Otomo
    Certificate: Certificate: PG
    Katsuhiro Otomo's animation epic - a fusion of two-dimensional and three-dimensional graphics, produced with full digital technology - is finally complete! Ten years in the making, with a total budget of $22 million, Steamboy is the most expensive Japanese anime production ever. The director's ..read more »
    Rate this: 3 stars out of 5 59% from 5,367 members
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  • Memories
  • Memories on DVD (1996)
    Director: Koji Korimoto,  Tensau Okamura,  Katsuhiro Otomo
    Certificate: Certificate: 12
    Three masters of anime--Koji Morimoto, Tensai Okamuro, and Katsuhiro Otomo--collaborate on this trilogy of critically acclaimed, stunningly rendered tales of the fantastic. First, in "Magnetic Rose," the crew of a spacecraft answer a call for help only to find themselves trapped in a ship haunted ..read more »
    Rate this: 3 stars out of 5 60% from 1,663 member
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  • Akira Collection
  • Akira Collection (2 discs) on DVD (1988)
    Starring: Mitsuo Iwata,  Nozomu Sasaki,  Mami Koyama
    Director: Katsuhiro Otomo
    Certificate: Certificate: 15
    In 1988, the landmark Anime film Akira, by director Katsuhiro Otomo, defined the cutting edge of Anime around the world. By today's standards, Akira remains a landmark achievement in cel animation and retains the explosive impact of its highly detailed animation and its intensely violent saga of ..read more »
    Rate this: 3.5 stars out of 5 73% from 11,349 members
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Katsuhiro Otomo facts

5 most recent films

Mushishi - 2.5 stars
Steamboy - 3.0 stars
Memories - 3.0 stars
Akira Collection - 3.5 stars

5 highest-rated films

Akira Collection - 3.5 stars
Memories - 3.0 stars
Steamboy - 3.0 stars
Mushishi - 2.5 stars

5 lowest-rated films

Mushishi - 2.5 stars
Steamboy - 3.0 stars
Memories - 3.0 stars
Akira Collection - 3.5 stars

Most frequent co-stars

Nozomu Sasaki - 3 times - show films
Mami Koyama - 3 times - show films
Tesshô Genda - 3 times - show films
Hiroshi Ôtake - 3 times - show films
Mitsuo Iwata - 3 times - show films

Most frequent directors

Koji Korimoto - 1 times - show films
Tensau Okamura - 1 times - show films