- Language
- Japanese
- Occupation
- Designer, Writer
- Gender
- Male
- Date of birth
- 1925-01-11
- Date of death
- 2010-08-23
Kihachirou Kawamoto
川本喜八郎
Japanese designer and maker of puppets, a director, writer and animator of independently-made stop motion films and president of the Japan Animation Association since 1989 (until his death in August 2010), succeeding Osamu Tezuka. Previously an illustrator and doll maker, he has collaborated with Tadasu Iizawa and trained under Tadahito Mochinaga and, later, Jiří Trnka. His most famous creations in his native Japan are the puppets he designed and made for a long-running TV series adaptation of the Romance of the Three Kingdoms; internationally he is better known for his own short films. Most of these are model animation; Tabi and Shijin no Shōgai are cutout animation and the French-language Farce anthropo-cynique is mixed media.
Signature works
Career timeline
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Genre preference
- Supernatural32%
- Drama16%
- Psychological16%
- Comedy11%
- Fantasy11%
- Adventure5%
- Mystery5%
- Slice of Life5%
Frequent collaborators
Frequently asked questions
What is Kihachirou Kawamoto's name in other languages?
Kihachirou Kawamoto is also known as 川本喜八郎.
When is Kihachirou Kawamoto's birthday?
Kihachirou Kawamoto was born on January 11, 1925.
How old is Kihachirou Kawamoto?
Kihachirou Kawamoto is 85 years old.
When did Kihachirou Kawamoto die?
Kihachirou Kawamoto passed away on August 23, 2010.
What is Kihachirou Kawamoto's gender?
Kihachirou Kawamoto is male.
What does Kihachirou Kawamoto do?
Kihachirou Kawamoto works as Designer, Writer.
What language does Kihachirou Kawamoto voice in?
Kihachirou Kawamoto performs in Japanese.
