Satoru Utsunomiya

Personal Info

Known For Visual Effects

Gender Male

Birthday 1959-04-17 (65 years old)

Place of Birth Matsuyama, Ehime, Japan

Also Known As うつのみやさとる, うつのみや さとる, うつのみや理, うつのみや 理

Satoru Utsunomiya

Biography

Satoru Utsunomiya was born in 1959 in Matsuyama, Ehime. He joined Telecom Animation in 1982 because his idol Yasuo Otsuka worked there, after graduating from the design department in Nishinoda Technical High School in Osaka. Leading member of the realist school. Has had as big an impact on the industry as his contemporaries Mitsuo Iso and Shinya Ohira. Sent shockwaves through the industry with his character design and animation direction for Mamoru Oshii’s Gosenzosama Banbanzai.

Known For

Visual Effects

2018
Batman Ninja

as Animation

2017
Lu Over the Wall

as Key Animation

2016
Matoi the Sacred Slayer

as Key Animation

2014
Giovanni's Island

as Key Animation

2014
Japan Animator Expo

as Animation Director

2014
Japan Animator Expo

as Key Animation

2014
Terra Formars

as Key Animation

2012
Kingdom

as 3D Director

2011
Blade

as Key Animation

2008
The Sky Crawlers

as Key Animation

2005
Noein: To Your Other Self

as Animation Director

2005
Noein: To Your Other Self

as Key Animation

2005
2005
Aquarion

as Animation Director

2005
Aquarion

as Key Animation

2004
2004
2004
Paranoia Agent

as Key Animation

2004
Paranoia Agent

as Animation Director

2003
Fullmetal Alchemist

as Key Animation

2002
Macross Zero

as Key Animation

1996
X: The Movie

as Key Animation

1995
Armitage III

as Key Animation

1994
Ninku: Tomb of Knives

as Key Animation

1994
Phantom Quest Corp.

as Key Animation

1992
Run, Melos!

as Key Animation

1992
Yu Yu Hakusho

as Key Animation

1992
Ellcia

as Key Animation

1991
Fly! Peek the Whale

as Animation Director

1991
Fly! Peek the Whale

as Animation

1990
MAROKO

as Animation Director

1990
MAROKO

as Character Designer

1989
Venus Wars

as Key Animation

1989
Gosenzo-sama Banbanzai!

as Character Designer

1989
Gosenzo-sama Banbanzai!

as Key Animation

1989
Gosenzo-sama Banbanzai!

as Animation Director

1988
Akira

as Key Animation

1987
Battle Royale High School

as Key Animation

1987
Mister Ajikko

as Key Animation

1986
Dirty Pair: Project Eden

as Key Animation

1986
Windaria

as Key Animation

1986
Love City

as Key Animation

1986
Arion

as Key Animation

1985
The Dagger of Kamui

as Key Animation

1984
Lensman

as Key Animation

1983
1981
Urusei Yatsura

as Key Animation

Art

2016
2014
Japan Animator Expo

as Storyboard Artist

2005
Aquarion

as Storyboard Artist

2004
Paranoia Agent

as Storyboard Artist

Director

2015
2014
2004
Paranoia Agent

as Director

Writer

2015
2014