Kōichi Mashimo (真下 耕一, Mashimo Kōichi, sometimes credited as Kouchi Mashimo or Kouichi Mashimo) (born June 21, 1952) is a Japanese former animedirector and the founder of the animationstudioBee Train. Since the creation of the studio, Mashimo directed or otherwise participated in a large number of the studio's works, for example, as a member of the art or sound department.
In the mid-1980s, while still working for Tatsunoko, Mashimo survived a severe alpine skiing accident. During his stay in an intensive care unit, he came up with an idea of a "hospital for animators", an animation studio whose primary goal would be fostering and self-actualization of talented artists rather than commercial success and money.[1] Some time after that,[ambiguous] he founded a small freelance studio called Mashimo Jimusho that was mainly producing in-between animation for larger companies. In 1997, Mashimo presented his studio-as-hospital concept to Mitsuhisa Ishikawa, the president of Production I.G, who was so impressed with it that he immediately agreed to sponsor Mashimo. The new subsidiary has become known as Bee Train[1] and in February 2006, it ended its relationship with I.G and became independent.
Approach and styleedit
Mashimo generally storyboards all the anime he directs. As one of the leading and only regular on-staff directors at Bee Train, most series are fully directed by him. As Bee Train has expanded, more directors have been able to handle episode direction under Mashimo's supervision, such as Tsubasa Chronicle.
Mashimo believes in giving music prominence in his works, rather than using it as background noise.[2]
Some of Mashimo's major projects have featured strong female protagonists. The famous "girls with guns" trilogy (Noir, Madlax, El Cazador de la Bruja) have all featured female characters in lead roles. One of his earlier films, The Weathering Continent, also featured a young woman who takes matters into her own hands to save her people. Others such as Madlax have also been known to contain subtle hints at lesbian relations.[3][4]
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Kōichi Mashimo 真下 耕一 Mashimo Kōichi sometimes credited as Kouchi Mashimo or Kouichi Mashimo born June 21 1952 is a Japanese former anime director and the founder of the animation studio Bee Train Since the creation of the studio Mashimo directed or otherwise participated in a large number of the studio s works for example as a member of the art or sound department Kōichi Mashimo 真下 耕一 Born 1952 06 21 June 21 1952 age 71 Tokyo JapanNationalityJapaneseAlma materSophia UniversityOccupation s Anime director and screenwriterYears active1975 2012Known forBee Train animation studio Contents 1 Biography 2 Approach and style 3 Filmography 4 References 5 General references 6 External linksBiography editKōichi Mashimo was born in Tokyo Japan and from his early years showed interest in photography under the influence of his father Mashimo studied jurisprudence at Sophia University and during his fourth university year he participated in the making of several television commercials example needed However this was a rather disappointing experience why and on November 6 1975 he applied for a position of Hiroshi Sasagawa s assistant director in Tatsunoko Production The first anime series he worked on was Time Bokan 1975 76 In the mid 1980s while still working for Tatsunoko Mashimo survived a severe alpine skiing accident During his stay in an intensive care unit he came up with an idea of a hospital for animators an animation studio whose primary goal would be fostering and self actualization of talented artists rather than commercial success and money 1 Some time after that ambiguous he founded a small freelance studio called Mashimo Jimusho that was mainly producing in between animation for larger companies In 1997 Mashimo presented his studio as hospital concept to Mitsuhisa Ishikawa the president of Production I G who was so impressed with it that he immediately agreed to sponsor Mashimo The new subsidiary has become known as Bee Train 1 and in February 2006 it ended its relationship with I G and became independent Approach and style editMashimo generally storyboards all the anime he directs As one of the leading and only regular on staff directors at Bee Train most series are fully directed by him As Bee Train has expanded more directors have been able to handle episode direction under Mashimo s supervision such as Tsubasa Chronicle Mashimo is known for frequently hiring Yuki Kajiura to compose for his projects Their first project being Eat Man then going onto Noir as well as hack Sign Liminality and Tsubasa Chronicle Besides Kajiura many Mashimo and Bee Train s projects bring back voice actors and crew members Some noted cast members include Maaya Sakamoto hack SIGN Blade of the Immortal Tsubasa Chronicle Sanae Kobayashi Madlax hack Roots hack Liminality as well as noted crew members such as character designer Minako Shiba Satoshi Oshawa and artist and director Kōji Sawai as well as writers such as Hiroyuki Kawasaki Mashimo believes in giving music prominence in his works rather than using it as background noise 2 Some of Mashimo s major projects have featured strong female protagonists The famous girls with guns trilogy Noir Madlax El Cazador de la Bruja have all featured female characters in lead roles One of his earlier films The Weathering Continent also featured a young woman who takes matters into her own hands to save her people Others such as Madlax have also been known to contain subtle hints at lesbian relations 3 4 Mashimo once remarked that he would like to have met the photographers Richard Avedon Jeanloup Sieff and Helmut Newton and film directors John Ford and Alfred Hitchcock Mashimo is particularly fond of the French movie Les Aventuriers 1967 and has even named a character in Madlax after the protagonist of that film 5 Filmography editYear Anime Job1975 Time Bokan Assistant director episode director1978 Gatchaman II Director1979 Gatchaman Fighter Director1981 Golden Warrior Gold Lightan Chief director episode director storyboards1981 Kaitei Daisensou Ai no 20 000 Miles Episode director1983 Mirai Keisatsu Urashiman Chief director1985 Night on the Galactic Railroad Storyboards1986 Ai City Director1987 Dirty Pair Project Eden Director general superintendent1988 F Director scriptDominion Director script special advisor1989 Dragon Warrior Script1990 Robin Hood no Daiboken Director1992 The Weathering Continent Director script1993 The Irresponsible Captain Tylor Director episode director script supervisor storyboard1996 Sorcerer Hunters Director1997 Eat Man Director storyboards scripts1998 Xenogears Animation movie producer1999 Arc the Lad Special thanksPopolocrois Director scriptWild Arms Twilight Venom Director planning2001 Noir Director storyboards sound director music director2002 hack Sign Director script storyboards sound director soundtrack supervisor off line editor hack OVAs hack Intermezzo hack Unison hack Gift Director storyboard hack Liminality Director soundtrack supervision animation director hack Infection Staff member Bee Train hack Mutation Staff member Bee Train hack Outbreak Staff member Bee TrainWild Arms 3 Event scene direction2003 Avenger Director hack Legend of the Twilight Director general superintendent hack Quarantine Staff member Bee TrainImmortal Grand Prix Director script2004 Madlax Director script storyboardsGinyuu Mokushiroku Meine Liebe Director script2005 Tsubasa Chronicle first season Director storyboards2006 Ginyuu Mokushiroku Meine Liebe wieder planner hack Roots Director supervision soundtrack supervision consulting producer hack G U vol 1 Rebirth Staff member Bee Train G U grand design hack G U vol 2 Reminisce Staff member Bee Train G U grand design Spider Riders Director storyboardsTsubasa Chronicle second season Director co director Hiroshi Morioka 2007 hack G U vol 3 Redemption Staff member Bee Train G U grand design El Cazador de la Bruja Director storyboardsSpider Riders Yomigaeru Taiyou DirectorMurder Princess Planner2008 hack G U Returner DirectorBlade of the Immortal Director storyboard artist episode 1 Batman Gotham Knight Field Test Segment producer2009 Phantom Requiem for the Phantom Director storyboards episode 1 ending animation 2 2010 Halo Legends Segment executive producer Origins I Segment director Homecoming co director Kōji Sawai 6 2011 Hyouge Mono Director storyboard episode directorReferences edit a b Wong Amos March 2005 Inside Bee Train Newtype USA 8 15 Wong Amos March 2005 Inside Bee Train Newtype USA Vol 4 no 3 pp 8 15 ISSN 1541 4817 Shoujo Ai Archive Madlax Fanfiction ShoujoAi com Retrieved 2007 06 14 dead link Friedman Erica 2004 06 29 Madlax Okazu Retrieved 2007 06 14 Madlax Volume 1 Connections insert leaflet Staff Talk 1 Shigeru Kitayama Kōichi Mashimo Houston Texas ADV Films 2005 2004 DMAD 001 a href Template Cite AV media notes html title Template Cite AV media notes cite AV media notes a CS1 maint others in cite AV media notes link Halo Legends Archived from the original on 2009 12 05 Retrieved 2009 10 26 General references editKatoh Hidekazu May 2007 Tsubasa Reservoir Chronicle Newtype USA Vol 5 no 5 A D Vision pp 26 33 ISSN 1541 4817 Yuki Masahiro May 2007 The Official Art of hack Roots Newtype USA Vol 5 no 5 A D Vision pp 101 107 ISSN 1541 4817 External links editKōichi Mashimo at Anime News Network s encyclopedia Kōichi Mashimo at the Bee Train Fan Wiki Kōichi Mashimo at IMDb Koichi Mashimo at Anime Wiki Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Kōichi Mashimo amp oldid 1181575038, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
