Person Details

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Aliases: 中沢一登 , 中澤 一登 , Takeshi Tsuji , 辻武司

Gender: Male

Place of birth: Niigata, Japan

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Movie Involvements: 36

TV Involvements: 77


Most Famous Work

Biography

Kazuto Nakazawa (中澤 一登, Nakazawa Kazuto, born March 4, 1968) is a Japanese character designer and director of numerous anime series and video games who also goes by the pseudonym Takeshi Tsuji (辻 武司, Tsuji Takeshi). His directorial work includes Parasite Dolls, the anime sequence in Kill Bill: Volume 1, and the Moondrive segment of Genius Party Beyond. He has designed characters for many anime, such as Ashita no Nadja and Samurai Champloo, for which he also served as animation director. In addition to his work with anime, he designed the characters of Tales of Legendia and was the animation director of Devil Kings. Throughout his career, he has worked also as an animator, providing key animations to anime such as The Animatrix's "Kid's Story" and "A Detective Story." He has made two appearances at anime conventions in the United States: at Otakon in 1999 and 2006. He also animated the Joe Hahn-directed music video for the Linkin Park song "Breaking the Habit."

Most Famous Work

Hunter x Hunter
Average
9

Hunter x Hunter

(2011) Key Animation
Vassalord.
Average
5

Vassalord.

(2013) Key Animation
Kuroko's Basketball
Average
9

Kuroko's Basketball

(2012) Key Animation
Haikyu!!
Average
9

Haikyu!!

(2014) Key Animation
Aoashi
Average
8

Aoashi

(2022) Storyboard Artist
Nadia: The Secret of Blue Water
Average
8

Nadia: The Secret of Blue Water

(1990) Animation Director
Samurai Champloo
Average
8

Samurai Champloo

(2004) Key Animation
Midori no Makibaō
Average
4

Midori no Makibaō

(1996) Key Animation

Acting

Year Character Movie/Tv
Year Character Movie/Tv

Art

Year Role Movie/Tv
2022 Storyboard Artist
2021 Storyboard Artist
1997 Storyboard Artist
1995 Storyboard Artist
Year Role Movie/Tv

Writing

Directing

Visual Effects

Year Role Movie/Tv
2021 Supervising Animation Director
Character Designer
Animation Director
Key Animation
2019 Key Animation
2016 Character Designer
2014 Character Designer
Key Animation
Character Designer
Supervising Animation Director
Key Animation
Animation Director
Key Animation
Key Animation
2013 Opening/Ending Animation
Key Animation
Key Animation
2012 Key Animation
Key Animation
2011 Key Animation
Key Animation
2010 Character Designer
2009 Key Animation
2008 Animation Director
Character Designer
Key Animation
Character Designer
Animation Director
2007 Key Animation
2004 Key Animation
Character Designer
Supervising Animation Director
Animation Director
Key Animation
2003 Key Animation
2002 Key Animation
2001 Animation Director
2000 Key Animation
1999 Key Animation
Character Designer
1998 Key Animation
Key Animation
Key Animation
1997 Key Animation
Key Animation
Key Animation
1996 Key Animation
Key Animation
Character Designer
Animation Director
Key Animation
Character Designer
Key Animation
Key Animation
1995 Key Animation
Character Designer
Animation Director
Key Animation
Key Animation
1994 Animation Director
Animation Director
1993 Key Animation
Animation Director
1992 Key Animation
1991 Key Animation
Animation Director
Key Animation
1990 Key Animation
Key Animation
Key Animation
Key Animation
Animation Director
Key Animation
1989 Key Animation
Key Animation
Key Animation
Key Animation
1988 Key Animation
Key Animation
1986 Key Animation
Year Role Movie/Tv

Sound

Year Role Movie/Tv
2021 Sound Director
Year Role Movie/Tv

Creator

Year Role Movie/Tv
2003 Creator
Year Role Movie/Tv

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