Yuu Kou

Personal Info

Known For Director

Gender Male

Birthday 1960-01-01 (64 years old)

Place of Birth Osaka, Japan

Also Known As 森川滋, Yū Kō, Shigeru Morikawa, Yumekichi Minatoya, 湊屋夢吉

Yuu Kou

Biography

Yuu Kou (紅 優, Kō Yū, born 1960) is a Japanese animator and anime director from Osaka Prefecture. His real name is Shigeru Morikawa (森川 滋, Morikawa Shigeru). In the 1990s, he also used under the name Yumekichi Minatoya (湊屋 夢吉, Minatoya Yumekichi). He has been working as an animation director since the late 1980s.

Known For

Director

2011
Uta no Prince-sama

as Series Director

2011
Uta no Prince-sama

as Director

2010
Giant Killing

as Series Director

2009
Umi Monogatari

as Series Director

2006
2006
The Familiar of Zero

as Series Director

2005
Loveless

as Series Director

2004
Gankutsuou

as Director

2003
Chrono Crusade

as Series Director

1989
All That Gundam

as Director

1986
Project A-Ko

as Stage Director

Art

2020
Oda Cinnamon Nobunaga

as Storyboard Artist

2018
Cells at Work!

as Storyboard Artist

2011
Blue Exorcist

as Storyboard Artist

2011
Uta no Prince-sama

as Storyboard Artist

2007
Naruto Shippūden

as Storyboard Artist

2006
The Familiar of Zero

as Storyboard Artist

2005
Blood+

as Storyboard Artist

2004
2003
Gunparade March

as Storyboard Artist

1995
1990
Nadia: The Secret of Blue Water

as Storyboard Artist

1989
Yawara!

as Storyboard Artist

Creator

2003
Chrono Crusade

as Creator

Actor