Atsuko Tanaka (animator)

Atsuko Tanaka (田中 敦子, Tanaka Atsuko, born November 3, 1954) is Japanese animator. She has been involved with TMS Entertainment and many of Studio Ghibli's works.[1] She is a member of the Japanese Animation Creators Association (JAniCA).

She is best known for her work on Lupin the Third, Little Nemo: Adventures in Slumberland, Animaniacs, Princess Mononoke, The New Batman Adventures, Spirited Away, Sonic X, Howl's Moving Castle, and Ponyo.

Works

• The Castle of Cagliostro (1979) – key animator
• Lupin the 3rd (1977-1980) key animator
• The New Adventures of Gigantor (1980-1981) – key animator "The Dreaded Double Robot"
• Jarinko Chie (1981) – animator
• Sugata Sanshirô (1981) – key animator
• Enchanted Journey (1981) – animator
• Space Cobra (1982-1983) – animator / Telecom Animation Film
• Here Come the Littles (1985) – key animator
• Sherlock Hound (1984-1985) – animator
• Galaxy High (1986) – key animator
• DuckTales (1987-1990) – key animator "Lost Crown of Genghis Khan" (uncredited)
• The Fuma Conspiracy (1987) – key animator
• Little Nemo: Adventures in Slumberland (1989) – key animator
• Fox's Peter Pan & the Pirates (1990-1991) – animation director "The Dream" / TMS
• Tiny Toon Adventures: How I Spent My Vacation (1992) – key animator / TMS
• Batman: The Animated Series (1992-1995) – key animator "Feat of Clay Part II"
• Adventures of Sonic the Hedgehog (1993) – animation director "Robotnik's Pyramid Scheme"
• Animaniacs (1993-1998) – animation director / Tokyo Movie Shinsha Co. Ltd.
• Pom Poko (1994) – animator / Telecom Animation Film
• Whisper of the Heart (1995) – key animato r/ Telecom Animation Film
• Pinky and the Brain (1995-1998) – animation director "A Pinky and the Brain Christmas" / TMS Kyokjichi Corporation
• The Sylvester & Tweety Mysteries (1995-2002) – animation director / key animator / Tokyo Movie Shinsha Co. Ltd.
• Superman: The Animated Series (1996-2000) – storyboard artist / key animator
• Princess Mononoke (1997) – key animator / Telecom Animation Film
• The New Batman Adventures (1997-1999) – Director-2 episodes / storyboard artist / key animator
• Cybersix (1999) – Storyboard / Director / key animator[2]
• Wakko's Wish (1999) – key animator (uncredited)
• Batman Beyond: Return of the Joker (2000) – key animator
• Spirited Away (2001) – Animation Supervisor / Telecom Animation Film[3]
• WXIII: Patlabor the Movie 3 (2002) – animator
• Sonic X (2003-2005) – key animator "Dr. Eggman's Ambition"
• Hajime no Ippo: The Champion Road (2003) – key animator
• Howl's Moving Castle (2004) – Animator[4]
• Monmon the Water Spider (2006) – animation director
• Tales from Earthsea (2006) – key animator
• Ponyo (2008) – key animator
• Green Lantern: First Flight (2009) – key animator
• Summer Wars (2009) – key animator
• Arrietty (2010) – key animator
• Pandane to Tamago Hime (2010) – key animator
• From Up on Poppy Hill (2011) – key animator
• The Wind Rises (2013) – key animator / Telecom Animation Film
• Space Dandy (2014) – key animator "The Search for the Phantom Space Ramen, Baby"
• When Marnie Was There (2014) – key animator
• The Boy and the Beast (2015) – key animator
• Your Name (2016) – key animator
• Mary and the Witch's Flower (2017) – key animator
• Mirai (2018) – key animator

References

1. "Atsuko Tanaka". AnimeFest. Retrieved 9 July 2015.
2. https://web.archive.org/web/20110718135242/http://www.telecom-anime.com/cybersix/japanese/credits/credits.html. Archived from the original on July 18, 2011. Retrieved November 6, 2010. Missing or empty |title= (help)
3. https://www.nytimes.com/movies/movie/254034/Spirited-Away/credits
4. Scott, A. O. (2005-06-10). "A Cursed Teenager Turns 90. Let the Adventures Begin". The New York Times.

External links

• Atsuko Tanaka at IMDb
• Atsuko Tanaka at Anime News Network's encyclopedia
• The Women Behind Ghibli