Visual Effects
Toshihiko Masuda
1960
30 films
Bio
Born in 1960, Toshihiko Masuda was one of the major directors at Telecom Animation Film. He joined Telecom in 1980 as a in-between animator and became a director in 1983, taking over Hayao Miyazaki's unit after he left to go work at Topcraft to do Nausicaä of the Valley of the Wind. Masuda is known for his wacky and fluid animation, and is the one who set the style in Telecom's western productions in the '80s and '90s. He now works as a freelance animator and storyboard artist working on a plethora of different anime projects.
Filmography
Howl's Moving Castle
Key Animation
Akira
Key Animation
The Lord of the Rings: The War of the Rohirrim
Key Animation
Black Clover: Sword of the Wizard King
Key Animation
Naruto the Movie: Ninja Clash in the Land of Snow
Key Animation
The Girl Who Leapt Through Time
Key Animation
Tales from Earthsea
Key Animation
Road to Ninja: Naruto the Movie
Storyboard Artist
Detective Conan: The Raven Chaser
Key Animation
Naruto Shippuden the Movie
Key Animation
Naruto Shippuden the Movie: The Will of Fire
Storyboard Artist
Mary and The Witch's Flower
Key Animation