Takashi Nakamura

Takashi Nakamura (中村 たかし ( なかむら たかし)) is a Japanese animator and anime director. He is also a founding member of the Japan Animation Creators Association (JAniCA) labor group.

Nakamura's 2001 film A Tree of Palme was an official selection of the Berlin Film Festival. He also worked on Golden Warrior Gold Lightan, with his first student Koji Morimoto.

Works

 * Yatterman (1977): animation director and key animation
 * Ōgon Senshi Gold Lightan (1981): animation director and key animation
 * Genma Taisen (1983): key animation
 * Mirai Keisatsu Urashiman (1983): character designs, animation director, key animation, storyboards
 * Nausicaä of the Valley of the Wind (1984): key animation
 * Meikyū Monogatari (1987): animation director
 * Robot Carnival (1987): director, script, character designs, animation
 * AKIRA (1988): animation director, character designs
 * Peter Pan no Bōken (1989): character designs, scene artist, storyboards
 * Catnapped! (1995): director, original creator, script, character design, animation director
 * Sonic the Hedgehog (OVA) (1996): colour background painter
 * A Tree of Palme (2001): director, original creator, script
 * Tetsujin 28-go (2004): character designs and storyboards
 * Fantastic Children (2004): director, original creator, script, character designs
 * Harmony (2015): director (with Michael Arias)
 * Ballmastrz: Rubicon (2023): animation director

Books

 * Yume no Naka e (夢の中へ). Tokuma Motion Book, 1985.
 * Catnapped! Storyboard (とつぜん!ネコの国 バニパルウィット 絵コンテ). 	Triangle Staff.
 * Twilight (TWILIGHT). Anime Style, 2006. ISBN 978-4902948035
 * King Abyss (キングアビス). Jive, 2009. ISBN 978-4861766220
 * King Abyss: Adama hen (キングアビス アダマ篇). PIE International, 2014. Vol.1: ISBN 978-4756244611 Vol.2: ISBN 978-4756244628