Takashi Nakamura

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He initially aspired to be a professional mangaka and moved to Tokyo to pursue his dream. In 1971, he joined at Tatsunoko Pro as painter before becoming animator. After leaving the company he went freelance and participated in many works in different roles, ranging from key animator to episode director, before making his proper directorial debut with a short film titled Chicken Man & Red Head, which was a part of the Robot Carnival anthology. Nakamura revolutionized anime in the early '80s with his more realistic, extremely detailed and fluid style of animation. He is one of the few…