[Dread:] Director Ryutaro Nakamura of "serial experiments lain" "Kino's journey" dies



Even though it was broadcast in 1998 and still popular "Serial experiments lain"Keiichi Tokiwazawa's light novel has been animated,"Kino's journey"A magical atmosphere was drifting throughout the work"Himari Hun / GHOST HOUND", An animated TV version"Sakura warsRyutaro Nakamura, an anime director known for such things as, died on June 29th. I was 58 years old.

This was revealed in the Twitter account of the work "Chibikko Tom's Adventure" where Mr. Nakamura served as director / scriptwriter. Director Nakamura said he was suffering from pancreatic cancer.


Ms. NakamuraMadhouseGraduate The first director was responsible for "Chibikko Tom's Great Adventure Save the Earth! Friends"It was produced over 5 years and 60,000 movies in theatrical animation called" Theater animation "but it was completed in 1992, but the theatrical release is not done,It was limited to the public on some TV programs and screenings in rural areas, and many of the animation fans, as well as even the industry staff, had little opportunity to touch the work for about 20 years or so "works of the phantom"It was.

In 1994 he made his directorial debut with "Gusukobudori biography" based on Kenji Miyazawa's fairy tale. "Serial experiments lain" which was created in 1998 with a screenwriter Chiaki Konaka and illustrator Abe Yoshihito, since the staff were familiar with computers, including Director Nakamura himself, Despicable depiction was done, and even now it has become a work with domestic and international strong fans.

If it's a job other than animation, the game "The story of Popolocroise"," NO expressed L 3 ","Breath of Fire IV"I was in charge of the animation part of.

The trio of Nakamura, Konaka, and Abe, since 2009 saw "TalentIn the Taisho era called "Taisho Denno Picture Scroll" that draws people living in this era series. Although it seems there was also an animation planning plan, the project is frozen as of 2010 as Mr. Nakamura's physical condition is undesirable,Book version published in 2011It was revealed that it seems that the talk of animation has ceased.

· Additional notes
In the summer of 2016, an event called "playback Nakamura Ryutaro" was held that gathered people who knew director Nakamura gathered and talked about what kind of director he was and what he did. When you read this event report, you will know how Nakamura's personality and approach to work is done.

"Playback Nakamura Ryutaro" report full of the desire to continue to enjoy the director's work by Ryutaro Nakamura - GIGAZINE

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