Daisuke Tsutsumi Explained

Daisuke Tsutsumi
Native Name:堤 大介
Native Name Lang:ja
Birth Date:6 November 1974
Birth Place:Tokyo, Japan
Othername:Dice Tsutsumi
Alma Mater:School of Visual Arts
Occupation:Animator, illustrator

(born November 6, 1974) is a Japanese animator and illustrator living in San Francisco, California. He is a former art director of Pixar.

Biography

Born and raised in Tokyo, Japan, he is married to, a jewelry artist and the niece of acclaimed anime director Hayao Miyazaki.[1] He co-directed The Dam Keeper which was nominated for the Oscar for short animated film.[2]

Filmography

Books

Dice has appeared in both volumes of Blue Sky Studios Out of Picture anthology, contributing the stories "Noche Y Dia" in Volume 1[3] and "The Dream of Kyosuke" in Volume 2.[4]

The Dam Keeper has been developed volume graphic novel published by First Second Books:[5]

Special projects

In 2008, Dice (along with Ronnie del Carmen. Enrico Casarosa and Yukino Pang) initiated the Totoro Forest Project, a fundraising exhibition/auction to support the non-profit Totoro Forest Foundation.[9] This initiative also produced a corresponding art book reprinting the various pieces contributed and included the likes of James Jean, Charles Vess, Iain McCaig and William Joyce among others.[10]

He is also overseeing Sketchtravel (with Gerald Guerlais) which purpose is passing a real sketchbook "from one artist's hand to another like an Olympic torch in an artistic relay through 12 countries over 4 and half years", and the end result auctioned off to benefit the various chosen charities that the participating artists choose.[11]

References

  1. Web site: Loo. Egan. 'Toy Story 3' Art Director Married to Hayao Miyazaki's Niece. Anime News Network. 2011-10-18.
  2. Web site: Solomon. Charles. Embracing a Fantasy From Their Pixar Past: 'The Dam Keeper' Delivers Oscar Nomination for Studio Alumni. The New York Times. 2015-01-29.
  3. Web site: Amidi. Amid. SDCC: Out of Picture. Cartoon Brew. 2006-07-17.
  4. Web site: Wheeler. Andrew. Review: Out of Picture, Vol. 2. ComicMix. 2008-06-04.
  5. Web site: Flores. Terry. Oscar-Nominated 'Dam Keeper' Filmmakers Set Graphic Novel Deal, Developing Feature. Variety. 2015-03-12.
  6. Web site: Shiach. Kieran. First Second Unveils New Titles For Fall 2017 By Tillie Walden, Gene Luen Yang, Ben Hatke, Gigi D.G., Andy Hirsch And More. ComicsAlliance. 2016-12-08.
  7. Clark. Noelene. First Look at First Second's Spring 2018 Graphic Novels. Entertainment Weekly. 2017-08-09. 2017-09-27. 2017-08-10. https://web.archive.org/web/20170810014033/http://ew.com/books/first-second-spring-2018-cover-reveal/first-seconds-upcoming-graphic-novels/. dead.
  8. Web site: The Dam Keeper, Book 3 Robert Kondo Macmillan. US Macmillan. en-US. 2019-04-04.
  9. Web site: Gallo. Irene. Dice Tsutsumi on The Totoro Forest Project. Tor.com. 2008-07-21. 2017-09-27. 2017-09-27. https://web.archive.org/web/20170927155237/https://www.tor.com/2008/07/21/dice-tsutsumi-on-the-totoro-forest-project/. dead.
  10. Web site: Parker. Charley. The Totoro Forest Project. Lines and Colors. 2008-09-06.
  11. Web site: Sarto. Dan. Dice Tsutsumi's Sketchtravel Art Project is Auctioning a Masterpiece of Art History. Animation World Network. 2011-10-04.

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