Rintaro Explained

Birth Date:22 January 1941
Birth Place:Tokyo, Japan
Birthname:Shigeyuki Hayashi
Othername:Kuruma Hino
Yearsactive:1958–present
Awards:Won

Nominations

is the pseudonym of,[1] [2] a well-known director of anime.[3] [4] [5] He works frequently with the animation studio Madhouse (which he co-founded),[6] though he is a freelance director not employed directly by any one studio.[1] He began working in the animation industry—at age 17—as an in-between animator on the 1958 film Hakujaden.[1] [7] His works have won and been nominated for multiple awards, including a nomination for Best Film (Metropolis) at the 2001 Festival de Cine de Sitges.[8]

Rintaro is a fan of science fiction, and has been influenced by American westerns, gangster films, film noir, and French films.[7] [9] Additionally, he was influenced by Osamu Tezuka, and worked with him on Kimba the White Lion and Astro Boy.[7] [9] He said that when he was making Metropolis, which was based on Tezuka's manga of the same name, he "wanted to communicate Tezuka's spirit".[7] Rintaro personally introduced the film at the Big Apple Anime Fest in 2001, where it was screened before its theatrical release by TriStar Pictures.[10]

Rintaro has also worked under the name Kuruma Hino, in addition to his best known pseudonym and his birth name.[1] His pseudonym is sometimes miswritten as Rin Taro or Taro Rin.[11] [12] He is a founding member of the Japanese Animation Creators Association (JAniCA) labor group.[13]

Biography

Rintaro was born in Tokyo. His first job in the animation industry was as an in-between animator on the 1958 film Hakujaden, which he worked on while working at Toei Animation.[14] [15] After working on two additional films there, he began working for Mushi Productions, the studio run by Osamu Tezuka. His first directing job was the fourth episode of the 1963 series Astro Boy.[1] After leaving Mushi in 1971 to become a freelancer, he worked on many TV series and films, and established himself as one of the most respected and well-known anime directors in Japan.[1]

In recent years, Rintaro has lectured at Kyoto Seika University.[16]

In 2023, a short film directed by Rintaro, Yamanaka Sadao ni Sasageru Manga Eiga 'Nezumikozō Jirokichi, premiered at the 1st Niigata International Animation Film Festival.[17]

Rintaro's brother, Masayuki Hayashi, is himself an anime director and animator with credits including Wandering Sun, Kimba the White Lion, Combattler V and several Tatsunoko productions including Kerokko Demetan, Dash Kappei, The Littl' Bits, and Okawari Boy Starzan S. Some sources, including The Anime Encyclopedia, erroneously claim that "Masayuki Hayashi" and "Rintaro" are one and the same.

Filmography

Films

YearTitle DirectorProducerWriterNotes
1964Mighty Atom, the Brave in SpaceAs Shigeyuki Hayashi
1979Galaxy Express 999
1981Adieu Galaxy Express 999
1983Harmagedon
1985The Dagger of Kamui
1986Phoenix: Karma Chapter
1996X
2000 Co-directed with Yoshinori Kanemori
2001Metropolis
2009Yona Yona Penguin

Short films

YearTitle DirectorWriterNotes
1978Mystery of the Arcadia
1987Labyrinth LabyrinthosSegment of Neo Tokyo
2023Yamanaka Sadao ni Sasageru Manga Eiga 'Nezumikozō Jirokichi
YearTitle DirectorWriterNotes
1987Take the X Train
1988Bride of Deimos
Matasaburo of the Winds
Peacock King
1991Doomed Megalopolis Episode 4: "The Battle for Tokyo";
Also chief director
1992Download: Devil's Circuit
1993X² - Double X
1994Spirit Warrior 2 episodes
4 episodes
2002 13 episodes

TV series

YearTitleDirectorWriterNotes
1963Astro BoyEpisode "Don Tay's Infernal Machine"
1965-1967Kimba the White Lion10 episodes
1968Wanpaku Tanteidan
Sabu to Ichi Torimono Hikae 6 episodes
1969Moomin
1972New Moomin
1974Hoshi no Ko Chobin
1975Wanpaku Omukashi Kumu Kumu
1975-1977Manga Nihon Mukashi Banashi3 episodes;
Co-directed with Mitsuo Kobayashi and Tsuneo Maeda
1976UFO Warrior Dai ApolonEpisode "Invasion of the Demon Beast Bagladon from the Dark Nebula"
1977Jetter Mars27 episodes;
Also producer
1977-1978 26 episodes
1978-1979Space Pirate Captain Harlock 42 episodes
1980Ganbare Genki 35 episodes
1982Tiger Mask II1 episode
I Am a CatTV movie
1989The Tezuka Osamu Story: I Am Son Goku TV movie
The New Adventures of Kimba The White Lion
1989-1990Dragon Quest15 episodes
2005Manga Entertainment: The Art of Anime
2011WolverineEpisode "Mariko";
Co-directed with Hajime Ootani and Hiroshi Aoyama
2012Lupin VIIIPilot episode for a cancelled TV series. Released on home video in 2012.

Books

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Rintaro Filmography. Animated Divots. Richard. Llewellyn. 2007-05-12. 2008-08-22. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20080922033653/http://www.animated-divots.com/rintaro.html. 2008-09-22.
  2. Web site: Rintaro. Internet Movie Database. 2008-08-22.
  3. News: Captain Harlock: Endless Odyssey cancelation explained. 2002-06-24. Anime News Network. 2008-08-22.
  4. News: Rintaro in Chicago. 2004-01-26. Anime News Network. 2008-08-22.
  5. News: Anime Master Rintaro's Metropolis Is Playful, Humane and Visually Stunning. New York Press. 2008-08-22. Matt Zoller. Seitz. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20051109153554/http://www.nypress.com/15/4/film/film.cfm. 2005-11-09.
  6. News: Rintaro, Madhouse to Animate 2008 Penguin CG Movie. 2007-05-24. Anime News Network. 2008-08-22.
  7. Web site: Interview: Animation legend Rintaro reinvents the city to build a better Metropolis. Science Fiction Weekly . 2002-01-22. 2008-08-22. Jeff . Berkwits . https://web.archive.org/web/20080505093621/http://www.scifi.com/sfw/issue248/interview.html . 2008-05-05.
  8. Web site: Awards for Rintaro. Internet Movie Database. 2008-08-22.
  9. Web site: An Anime Metropolis. NPR's Morning Edition. 2002-01-24. 2008-08-22.
  10. News: BAAF Wrap-up PR. 2001-11-14. Anime News Network. 2008-08-22.
  11. News: Taro Rin?. 2002-01-25. Anime News Network. 2008-08-22.
  12. News: Akira by Streamline?. 2002-07-01. Anime News Network. 2008-08-22.
  13. Web site: JAniCA 発起人及び世話人・事務方一覧 . 30 May 2009 . . ja .
  14. Web site: Rintaro Filmography. Animated Divots. Richard. Llewellyn. 2007-05-12. 2008-08-22. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20080922033653/http://www.animated-divots.com/rintaro.html. 2008-09-22.
  15. Web site: Interview: Animation legend Rintaro reinvents the city to build a better Metropolis. Science Fiction Weekly . 2002-01-22. 2008-08-22. Jeff . Berkwits . https://web.archive.org/web/20080505093621/http://www.scifi.com/sfw/issue248/interview.html . 2008-05-05.
  16. News: Oshii to Take Guest Post at Tokyo Keizai University. 2008-01-12. Anime News Network. 2008-08-22.
  17. Web site: Cayanan . Joanna . Director Rintaro Premieres 1st New Work in 14 Years on March 20 . . 17 April 2023 . 22 February 2023.