Kenichi Konishi
Age: N/A | From: Saitama, Japan
Person Details
Birthday:
Aliases: 小西賢一 , こにし けんいち , Ken'ichi Konishi
Gender: Male
Place of birth: Saitama, Japan
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Movie Involvements: 40
TV Involvements: 12
Most Famous Work
Biography
Kenichi Konishi (小西 賢一, Kon'ishi Kenichi, June 23, 1968) is a Japanese male animator born in Saitama Prefecture. He is a member of the Japanese Animation Creators Association (JAniCA). After graduating from Tokyo Animator College, he joined Studio Ghibli as the first trainee in 1989. He was in charge of the original drawings for Whisper of the Heart and Princess Mononoke, and in 1999 he was the animation director for My Neighbors the Yamadas. After that, he became a freelancer, and while continuing to participate in Studio Ghibli works, he is active mainly in numerous theater works. In 2006 he was invited to become the animation supervisor on the film remake of Doraemon: Nobita's Dinosaur. He was the animation director in the 2013 film directed by Isao Takahata The Tale of the Princess Kaguya.
Most Famous Work
Howl's Moving Castle
(2004) Key Animation
Spirited Away
(2001) Key Animation
Ghost in the Shell: Stand Alone Complex
(2002) Animation Director
Ponyo
(2008) Key Animation
Neon Genesis Evangelion
(1995) Key Animation
FLCL
(2000) Key Animation
Princess Mononoke
(1997) Key Animation
Whisper of the Heart
(1995) Key AnimationActing
| Year | Character | Movie/Tv |
|---|---|---|
| Year | Character | Movie/Tv |
Visual Effects
| Year | Role | Movie/Tv |
|---|---|---|
| 2023 | Animation Director | |
| 2021 | Key Animation | |
| Animation Director | ||
| Character Designer | ||
| Supervising Animation Director | ||
| 2019 | Character Designer | |
| Supervising Animation Director | ||
| 2014 | Character Designer | |
| Key Animation | ||
| 2013 | Animation Director | |
| 2012 | Key Animation | |
| Character Designer | ||
| 2011 | Character Designer | |
| Supervising Animation Director | ||
| 2009 | Key Animation | |
| 2008 | Key Animation | |
| Key Animation | ||
| Animation Director | ||
| Key Animation | ||
| 2007 | Animation Director | |
| Character Designer | ||
| 2006 | Key Animation | |
| Key Animation | ||
| Key Animation | ||
| Animation Director | ||
| 2005 | Key Animation | |
| 2004 | Key Animation | |
| Key Animation | ||
| Key Animation | ||
| Key Animation | ||
| Opening/Ending Animation | ||
| Key Animation | ||
| 2003 | Animation Director | |
| Key Animation | ||
| Character Designer | ||
| 2002 | Animation Director | |
| Animation Director | ||
| Key Animation | ||
| 2001 | Key Animation | |
| Key Animation | ||
| 2000 | Key Animation | |
| Key Animation | ||
| Key Animation | ||
| 1999 | Animation Director | |
| 1997 | Key Animation | |
| 1995 | Key Animation | |
| Key Animation | ||
| Key Animation | ||
| 1994 | Key Animation | |
| 1993 | Key Animation | |
| Year | Role | Movie/Tv |
Directing
| Year | Role | Movie/Tv |
|---|---|---|
| 2019 | Second Unit Director | |
| 2014 | Series Director | |
| Year | Role | Movie/Tv |