Yoshinori Kanada(1952-2009)

Animation Department
Art Department
Director

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Yoshinori Kanada was born on 5 February 1952 in Nara, Japan. He was a director, known for Final Fantasy: The Spirits Within (2001), Akira (1988) and Nausicaä of the Valley of the Wind (1984). He died on 21 July 2009 in Tokyo, Japan.

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Known for

Final Fantasy: The Spirits Within (2001)

Final Fantasy: The Spirits Within

6.4

Animation Department

2001

Akira (1988)

8.0

Animation Department(as Yoshinori Kaneda)

1988

Nausicaä of the Valley of the Wind (1984)

Nausicaä of the Valley of the Wind

8.0

Animation Department

1984

Claire Danes and Yuriko Ishida in Princess Mononoke (1997)

Princess Mononoke

8.3

Animation Department

1997

Credits

Animation Department

Mobile Suit Gundam SEED
7.7
TV Series
- key animator: Studio One Pack
- 2003
Final Fantasy: The Spirits Within
6.4
- layout artist
- 2001
Metropolis
7.2
- key animator
- 2001
Blue Submarine No. 6
6.7
TV Mini Series
- animator
- 1998–1999
Chô tokkyû Hikarian
6.8
TV Series
- animation director
- 1998
Reign: The Conqueror
7.0
TV Series
- animator
- 1997–2000
Princess Mononoke
8.3
- key animator
- 1997
Night Warriors: Darkstalkers' Revenge
6.4
TV Mini Series
- animator
- 1997–1998
Gestalt
5.9
TV Mini Series
- animator
- 1997
Martian Successor Nadesico
7.5
TV Series
- animator
- 1996–1997
X
6.1
- animator
- 1996
Devil Hunter Yohko
6.4
TV Mini Series
- animator
- 1992–1995
Fushigi Yûgi - The Mysterious Play
7.7
TV Series
- animator: opening sequence
- 1995–2002
Phantom Quest Corp.
6.3
TV Series
- animator: ending sequence
- 1994–1995
Final Fantasy: Legend of the Crystals
6.0
TV Mini Series
- animator
- 1994

Art Department

Final Fantasy XIII
7.2
Video Game
- storyboard director
- 2009
Musashi: Samurai Legend
7.3
Video Game
- storyboard: opening animation
- 2005
Chô tokkyû Hikarian
6.8
TV Series
- storyboard artist
- 1998
2001 Ya Monogatari
6.9
Video
- storyboard artist
- 1987
The Chocolate Panic Picture Show
5.3
Video
- storyboard artist
- 1985
Plastic Model Wrestling Sanshiro
8.7
TV Series
- storyboard artist
- 1983
Josephina the Whale
6.9
TV Series
- key animation supervisor
- storyboard artist
- 1979

Director

Personal details

Alternative names
- Yoshinori Kaneda
Born
- February 5, 1952
- Nara, Japan
Died
- July 21, 2009
- Tokyo, Japan(heart attack)

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He was known for deviating significantly from storyboards and putting his own style on animating sequences. He had a knack for packing a lot of movement into a small number of frames and constantly managed to deliver the biggest bang under budget. However, his style often earned him the enmity of animation directors since he was distorting their work and adding to their workload.

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