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Ryūtarō Nakamura
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Language
Japanese
Role
Director
Movies
Legend of Crystania
Name
Ryutaro Nakamura
Died
June 29, 2013
Born
April 15, 1955 (
1955-04-15
)
Occupation
Director, storyboard artist, key animator
Notable works
Serial Experiments Lain, Kino\'s Journey, Ghost Hound, Despera
Ryūtarō Nakamura (中村 隆太郎,Nakamura Ryūtarō, April 15, 1955 – June 29, 2013) was a Japanese director and animator, best known for directing the landmark anime series Serial Experiments Lain, and for his collaboration with Masamune Shirow and Chiaki J. Konaka on Ghost Hound.
In 2009, it was announced that he would be working on a new project: Despera. Production was put on hold due to Nakamura suffering from an unspecified illness. Following several months of hospitalization due to pancreatic cancer, he died on June 29, 2013. His death was announced nearly a month after.
Director
1995: Legend of Crystania - The Motion Picture: Director
1996: Legend of Crystania (OVA): Director
1998: Serial Experiments Lain: Series director, Director (Eps 1, 2, 12, 13), Storyboard, Continuity (Eps 5, 6, 8, 11-13), Continuity Direction
1999: Colorful: Director, Storyboard, Episode Director (1-4,12,14,16)