Nobuo Tomizawa

Nobuo Tomizawa (富沢 信雄, Tomizawa Nobuo, born December 26, 1951) is a Japanese anime animator and director. He is a member and director of Telecom Animation Film. He is a member of Japanese Animation Creators Association (JAniCA).

Around 1974, he began working as an illustrator on works for Nippon Animation, where he met Hayao Miyazaki, Yasuo Otsuka, Isao Takahata, and others. His work on “Future Boy Conan” led him to work on “Lupin the Third: The Castle of Cagliostro”, and he joined Telecom Animation Film in 1979. After that, he worked as an animator on “Lupin the Third” (second TV series) and “Chie the Brat” at Telecom, and then studied directing with Hayao Miyazaki on “Sherlock Hound.” Even after Miyazaki left Telecom, he continued to be a central figure at Telecom, directing many of the company's productions.

Currently, in addition to his main job, he also works as a manager, serving as the director of Telecom Animation Film.

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Detective Conan: The Lost Ship in the Sky (2010)
Key Animation
The Piano Forest (2007)
Storyboard Artist
WXIII: Patlabor The Movie 3 (2002)
Key Animation
Case Closed: The Fourteenth Target (1998)
Key Animation
Lupin the Third: Farewell to Nostradamus (1995)
Director
Lupin the Third: Greatest Capers (1995)
Key Animation
Pom Poko (1994)
Key Animation
Uncle Remodelling Course (1990)
Key Animation
Little Nemo: Adventures in Slumberland (1989)
Animation Director
Little Nemo: Adventures in Slumberland Pilot 2 (1984)
Key Animation
Chie the Brat (1981)
Key Animation
Lupin the Third: The Castle of Cagliostro (1979)
Key Animation