What is Yoshinori Kanada's name in other languages?

Yoshinori Kanada is also known as 金田伊功, Isuke Togakushi (戸隠伊助), Saburou Togakushi (戸隠三郎).

When is Yoshinori Kanada's birthday?

Yoshinori Kanada was born on February 5, 1952.

How old is Yoshinori Kanada?

Yoshinori Kanada is 57 years old.

When did Yoshinori Kanada die?

Yoshinori Kanada passed away on July 21, 2009.

What does Yoshinori Kanada do?

Yoshinori Kanada works as Animator, Designer.

What language does Yoshinori Kanada voice in?

Yoshinori Kanada performs in Japanese.

Where is Yoshinori Kanada from?

Yoshinori Kanada is from Nara Prefecture, Japan.

Signature works

Princess Mononoke

85%

My Neighbor Totoro

81%

Akira

79%

Kiki's Delivery Service

81%

Castle in the Sky

80%

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Career timeline

19702005

Frequently asked questions

What is Yoshinori Kanada's name in other languages?
Yoshinori Kanada is also known as 金田伊功, Isuke Togakushi (戸隠伊助), Saburou Togakushi (戸隠三郎).
When is Yoshinori Kanada's birthday?
Yoshinori Kanada was born on February 5, 1952.
How old is Yoshinori Kanada?
Yoshinori Kanada is 57 years old.
When did Yoshinori Kanada die?
Yoshinori Kanada passed away on July 21, 2009.
What is Yoshinori Kanada's gender?
Yoshinori Kanada is male.
What does Yoshinori Kanada do?
Yoshinori Kanada works as Animator, Designer.
What language does Yoshinori Kanada voice in?
Yoshinori Kanada performs in Japanese.
Where is Yoshinori Kanada from?
Yoshinori Kanada is from Nara Prefecture, Japan.

Language: Japanese
Occupation: Animator, Designer
Gender: Male
Date of birth: 1952-02-05
Date of death: 2009-07-21
Hometown: Nara Prefecture, Japan
Years active: 1970, 2009

Yoshinori Kanada

金田伊功

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A highly prolific and an extremely influential animator.

Know for his experimentation with the timing of keyframes, his dynamic poses, and his peculiar effects Kanada pioneered a number of techniques and concepts that permeated and shaped the Japanese animation industry, influencing not only his peers but also the generations to come.

Kanada's ability and his tendency to be very personal with his drawings, even to the point of ignoring storyboards if the situation required, popularized in the industry the concept of letting the individual animator's talents shine instead of being uniformed into anonymity. This precept is still respected today and it's one of the reasons Japanese animation is so distinctly unique. His career is also a testament to his ethos that expressive and vibrant animation is not achieved simply through increasing the number of frames but through playing with movement, poses and timing.

In the early '00s, Kanada became an employee at Square Enix.

Notable Square Enix titles in which he was credited:

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- 2002, Final Fantasy XI (Motion Capture, Animation Director) - 2005, Musashiden II: Blade Master (Storyboard) - 2006, Dawn of Mana (Facial Setting) - 2007, Final Fantasy 4 DS Version (Storyboard) - 2009, Final Fantasy XIII (Storyboard Director) - Posthumous credit. - 2011, Final Fantasy XIII-2 (Storyboard) - Posthumous credit. - 2012, Dragon Quest X (Storyboard) - Posthumous credit.