Nobuo Tomizawa

Personal Info

Known For Director

Gender Male

Birthday 1951-12-26 (72 years old)

Also Known As 富沢 信雄, とみざわ のぶお

Nobuo Tomizawa

Biography

Nobuo Tomizawa (富沢 信雄, Tomizawa Nobuo, born December 26, 1951) is a Japanese anime animator and director. He is a member and director of Telecom Animation Film. He is a member of Japanese Animation Creators Association (JAniCA). Around 1974, he began working as an illustrator on works for Nippon Animation, where he met Hayao Miyazaki, Yasuo Otsuka, Isao Takahata, and others. His work on “Future Boy Conan” led him to work on “Lupin the Third: The Castle of Cagliostro”, and he joined Telecom Animation Film in 1979. After that, he worked as an animator on “Lupin the Third” (second TV series) and “Chie the Brat” at Telecom, and then studied directing with Hayao Miyazaki on “Sherlock Hound.” Even after Miyazaki left Telecom, he continued to be a central figure at Telecom, directing many of the company's productions. Currently, in addition to his main job, he also works as a manager, serving as the director of Telecom Animation Film.

Known For

Director

2024
Astro Note

as Director

2022
2022
Shenmue the Animation

as Assistant Director

2022
LUPIN ZERO

as Director

2016
Orange

as Director

2012
Aikatsu!

as Director

2009
2008
The Daughter of Twenty Faces

as Series Director

2006
Ramen Fighter Miki

as Director

2006
Ramen Fighter Miki

as Series Director

2004
Futakoi

as Series Director

1999
Cybersix

as Director

1971
Lupin the Third

as Director

Visual Effects

2022
Shenmue the Animation

as Key Animation

2021
To Your Eternity

as Key Animation

2009
2009
At the Mercy of the Sky

as Key Animation

2002
2000
The Tigger Movie

as Animation

1994
Pom Poko

as Key Animation

1990
Uncle Remodelling Course

as Key Animation

1989
1984
Sherlock Hound

as Key Animation

1981
Chie the Brat

as Key Animation

1978
Future Boy Conan

as Key Animation

1971
Lupin the Third

as Key Animation

Art

2024
Astro Note

as Storyboard Artist

2022
Shenmue the Animation

as Storyboard Artist

2016
Trickster

as Storyboard Artist

2009
At the Mercy of the Sky

as Storyboard Artist

2007
The Piano Forest

as Storyboard Artist

2006
Ramen Fighter Miki

as Storyboard Artist

1971
Lupin the Third

as Storyboard Artist

Actor