Ryuutarou Nakamura
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Nakamura Ryuutarou (中村 隆太郎) was the director of Serial Experiments Lain. Among other things, he also directed Kino no Tabi: The Beautiful World and Shinreigari: Ghost Hound (also with Chiaki J. Konaka). He contracted pancreatic cancer and passed away in June 29, 2013. His illness and death indefinitely postponed the progress of Despera, a project on which he was collaborating with Yoshitoshi ABe and Chiaki Konaka.
List of Works
Director
- Tomcat's Big Adventure: Director, Script, Storyboard, Composition (1992)
- The Life of Guskou Budori: Director, Script (1994)
- Legend of Crystania - The Motion Picture: Director (1995)
- Legend of Crystania (OVA): Director (1996)
- Serial Experiments Lain: Series director, Director (1998) (Eps 1, 2, 12, 13), Storyboard, Continuity (Eps 5, 6, 8, 11-13), Continuity Direction
- Colorful: Director, Storyboard, Episode Director (1999) (1-4,12,14,16)
- Sakura Wars: Series director, Continuity (2000)
- Kino's Journey: Director, Storyboard, Episode Director (2003) (ep 1, 2, 5)
- Rec: Director, Storyboard, Episode Director (2006)
- Kino's Journey -Country of Illness- For You-: Director (2007)
- Ghost Hound: Director (2007)
- Jūgo Shōnen Hyōryūki Kaizokujima DE! Daibōken: Director (2013-Posthumous)
- Despera: Director (Suspended)
Other
- Takarajima: Key Animation (1978-79)
- The Rose of Versailles: Key Animation (1979-80) (eps 24, 26-40)
- Ashita no Joe 2: Key Animation (1980-81)
- Unico (movie): Art (1981)
- Space Adventure Cobra - The Movie: Animation (1982)
- A Journey Through Fairyland (movie): In-Between Animation (1985)
- They Were Eleven (movie): Storyboard (1986)
- Patlabor The Mobile Police (OAV 1): Storyboard (1988) (eps 2, 4)
- The Great Adventures of Robin Hood: Storyboard (1990) (eps 14, 20, 25, 31, 33, 40, 47)
- Legend of Heavenly Sphere Shurato: Storyboard (1991)
- Lupin III: "Steal Napoleon's Dictionary!": Storyboard (1991)
- Kikou Keisatsu Metal Jack: Storyboard (1991) (ep 30)
- Tenku Senki Shurato: Storyboard (1991)
- Tekkaman Blade: Storyboard (1992) (eps 12, 19, 25, 30)
- Popolocrois (game): Animation Movie Director, Story Board & Game Art (1996)
- Magic User's Club: Storyboard (1999) (ep 3), Episode Director (ep 3)
- Love Hina: Key Animation Episodes 13, 18 (2000)
- Final Fantasy: Unlimited: Episode 2 Director/Storyboard (2001)
- Ghost in the Shell: Stand Alone Complex: Storyboard (2002) (ep 5), Episode Director (ep 5)