Person Details
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Aliases: 森川滋 , Yū Kō , Shigeru Morikawa , Yumekichi Minatoya , 湊屋夢吉
Gender: Male
Place of birth: Osaka, Japan
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Movie Involvements: 6
TV Involvements: 26
Most Famous Work
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.
Most Famous Work
Naruto Shippūden
(2007) Storyboard ArtistBlue Exorcist
(2011) Storyboard ArtistBlood+
(2005) Storyboard ArtistNadia: The Secret of Blue Water
(1990) Storyboard ArtistThe Familiar of Zero
(2006) Storyboard ArtistOtogi Zoshi: The Legend of Magatama
(2004) DirectorFushigi Yugi: The Mysterious Play
(1995) Storyboard ArtistChrono Crusade
(2003) Series DirectorActing
| Year | Character | Movie/Tv |
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| Self | ||
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Directing
| Year | Role | Movie/Tv |
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| 2021 | Director | |
| 2011 | Series Director | |
| Director | ||
| 2010 | Series Director | |
| 2009 | Series Director | |
| 2006 | Director | |
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| 2005 | Series Director | |
| 2004 | Director | |
| Director | ||
| 2003 | Series Director | |
| 1995 | Director | |
| 1990 | Director | |
| 1989 | Director | |
| Director | ||
| Director | ||
| 1986 | Stage Director | |
| Year | Role | Movie/Tv |
Writing
| Year | Role | Movie/Tv |
|---|---|---|
| 2011 | Writer | |
| Series Composition | ||
| 1986 | Storyboard | |
| Year | Role | Movie/Tv |
Art
| Year | Role | Movie/Tv |
|---|---|---|
| 2011 | Storyboard Artist | |
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| 2007 | Storyboard Artist | |
| 2006 | Storyboard Artist | |
| 2005 | Storyboard Artist | |
| 2004 | Storyboard Artist | |
| 2003 | Storyboard Artist | |
| 1995 | Storyboard Artist | |
| 1991 | Storyboard Artist | |
| 1990 | Storyboard Artist | |
| 1989 | Storyboard Artist | |
| Year | Role | Movie/Tv |