Saku Sakamoto graduated from Tama Art University’s Department of Graphic Design in 2000. His short animated works such as Makafushigi (’00) and Fisherman (’02) were selected for the Hiroshima International Animation Festival and received the first place Kirin Art Award. Since then, he has received numerous awards and his work has been introduced internationally through more than 10 film festivals including the International Film Festival Rotterdam.
He began his career as a freelance animation creator in 2002 and has worked with short films, opening titles for TV shows, commercials, promotional videos, visual effects for movies, and as a director and art director. He soon mastered these techniques, thus earning him the nickname “transcendent painter”. Recent works include creating digital effects for Ghost in the Shell 2: Innocence directed by Mamori Oshii and directing the original anime “Mattsu, Yamma and Moburi: ―The mystery of the seven gems and the flying castle”― and “Mattsu, Yamma and...
He began his career as a freelance animation creator in 2002 and has worked with short films, opening titles for TV shows, commercials, promotional videos, visual effects for movies, and as a director and art director. He soon mastered these techniques, thus earning him the nickname “transcendent painter”. Recent works include creating digital effects for Ghost in the Shell 2: Innocence directed by Mamori Oshii and directing the original anime “Mattsu, Yamma and Moburi: ―The mystery of the seven gems and the flying castle”― and “Mattsu, Yamma and...
- 7/31/2018
- by Panos Kotzathanasis
- AsianMoviePulse
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