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Daisuke Tsutsumi (堤 大介; born November 6, 1974) is a Japanese animator and illustrator living in San Francisco, California. He is a former color key artist at Blue Sky Studios and art director at Pixar. Together with Robert Kondo, he founded the indie animation studio Tonko House in 2014.
Born and raised in Tokyo, Japan, he is married to Mei Okuyama (奥山 芽以), a jewelry artist and the niece of acclaimed anime director Hayao Miyazaki. A graduate of the School of Visual Arts in New York, he left Pixar to focus on independent animation. In 2014, he co-directed The Dam Keeper which was nominated for an Oscar for short animated film. He most recently directed the short film Bottle George, based on the original story by Akihiro Nishino, which premiered at the 2024 San Francisco International Film Festival.
Filmography
all 9
Movies 8
Producer 2
Director 2
TV Shows 1
Voice 1
Bottle George (2024)
ONI: Thunder God's Tale (2022)
The Pig, the Fox, and the Mill (2019)
Moom (2016)
The Dam Keeper (2014)
Monsters University (2013)
Cars 2 (2011)
Toy Story 3 (2010)
Ice Age (2002)
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Known ForDirecting
GenderMale
Birthday1974-11-06 (50 years old)
Birth PlaceTokyo, Japan
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FatherKōichi Baba
MotherEmi Tsutsumi
SiblingsMika Tsutsumi
RelativesHayao Miyazaki
CitizenshipsUnited States, Japan
ResidencesSan Francisco, United States of America
Also Known AsDaisuke 'Dice' Tsutsumi, 堤大介
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