Tatsuo Shimamura

島村達雄

Tatsuo Shimamura graduated from Tokyo University of the Arts in 1958. He joined Toei Animation the same year as part of the first group of new recruits to work on Hakujaden, the first Japanese animated feature film in full color. He went on to work at Gakken and Tokyo Commercial before going independent in 1973 and establishing Shimamura Planning Office. One year later, he established the renowned animation studio Shirogumi, of which he remains chairman and representative director. Shimamura is an animator, commercial director, filmmaker, special effects director and producer, who has worked…