Online Talk – OHTSUKA Yasuo: The Animator That Inspired a Generation
Nov 25 from 1pm to 2pm GMT
Online event
Free to attend – booking is essential
This talk will be given with British Sign Language interpretation
Overview
Talk by Professor KANOH Seiji
This session will be hosted on Zoom. Once your registration is accepted, we will send you an access code and two reminders before the event.
Numerous Japanese animators have laid the foundation for Japanese animation. OHTSUKA Yasuo (1931 – 2021) is one such animator whose contributions deserve greater recognition. OHTSUKA actively contributed to the field from the early 1950s. In the 1960s, he recognised the talents of TAKAHATA Isao and MIYAZAKI Hayao, enthusiastically nurturing them and collaborating on now world-famous works such as Lupin III: The Castle of Cagliostro.
As part of Kotatsu Japanese Animation Festival, partner of the Japan Foundation, KANOH Seiji, specially appointed professor at Tokyo Zokei University will discuss the significance of OHTSUKA’s work and ethos in this exclusive online talk, as well as the lasting impact he has had on anime fans and creators for generations to come.
About Professor KANOH Seiji
A Japanese film scholar, specially appointed professor at Tokyo Zokei University, and representative of the Institute of Isao Takahata & Hayao Miyazaki Films.
As a leading scholar of Japanese animation, Professor KANOH has served as a planning advisor and catalogue contributor for major exhibitions including “Isao Takahata Exhibition: His Legacy to Japanese Animation” (2019, Tokyo); “The Man Who Made Japanese Animation” (2025, Tokyo); and “Isao Takahata: Pioneer of Contemporary Animation, from the Post-War Era to Studio Ghibli” (2025, Paris).
His publications include “The Complete Works of Miyazaki Hayao” and “The People Who Built Japanese Animation: New Edition”.