Daisuke Tsutsumi
Daisuke Tsutsumi | |
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堤 大介 | |
| Born | |
| Other names | Dice Tsutsumi |
| Alma mater | School of Visual Arts |
| Occupations | Animator, illustrator |
| Employers |
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| Title | Co-founder and co-CEO of Tonko House (2014–present) |
| Spouse |
Mei Okuyama (m. 2009) |
| Relatives |
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Daisuke Tsutsumi (堤 大介, Tsutsumi Daisuke) is a Japanese animator and illustrator living in San Francisco, California. He is a former designer of Blue Sky Studios and Pixar, took within fourteen years before he co-founded an independent animation studio Tonko House with Robert Kondo. He co-directed The Dam Keeper with Kondo, which were nominated the Academy Award for Best Animated Short Film.[1]
Biography
Born and raised in Tokyo, Japan, he is married to Mei Okuyama (奥山 芽以, Okuyama Mei), a jewelry artist and the niece of acclaimed anime director Hayao Miyazaki.[2]
Filmography
- Ice Age (2002) (Matte Painting/Color Stylist Art)
- Robots (2005) (Lead Color Key Artist/Additional Design)
- Horton Hears a Who! (2008) (Lead Color Design)
- Toy Story 3 (2010) (Lighting Art Director)
- Cars 2 (2011) (Sushi Chef, Additional Voices)
- Cars 2: The Video Game (2011) (Sushi Chef)
- Monsters University (2013) (Color Art Director)
- The Dam Keeper (2014) (Co-director)
- Moom (2016) (Co-director)
- Oni: Thunder God's Tale (2022) (Creator/Showrunner)
- Bottle George (2024) (Director)
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]
- The Dam Keeper (2017)[6]
- The Dam Keeper: World Without Darkness (2018)[7]
- The Dam Keeper: Return from the Shadows (2019)[8]
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
- ^ Solomon, Charles (2015-01-29). "Embracing a Fantasy From Their Pixar Past: 'The Dam Keeper' Delivers Oscar Nomination for Studio Alumni". The New York Times.
- ^ Loo, Egan (2011-10-18). "'Toy Story 3' Art Director Married to Hayao Miyazaki's Niece". Anime News Network.
- ^ Amidi, Amid (2006-07-17). "SDCC: Out of Picture". Cartoon Brew.
- ^ Wheeler, Andrew (2008-06-04). "Review: Out of Picture, Vol. 2". ComicMix.
- ^ Flores, Terry (2015-03-12). "Oscar-Nominated 'Dam Keeper' Filmmakers Set Graphic Novel Deal, Developing Feature". Variety.
- ^ Shiach, Kieran (2016-12-08). "First Second Unveils New Titles For Fall 2017 By Tillie Walden, Gene Luen Yang, Ben Hatke, Gigi D.G., Andy Hirsch And More". ComicsAlliance.
- ^ Clark, Noelene (2017-08-09). "First Look at First Second's Spring 2018 Graphic Novels". Entertainment Weekly. Archived from the original on 2017-08-10. Retrieved 2017-09-27.
- ^ "The Dam Keeper, Book 3 | Robert Kondo | Macmillan". US Macmillan. Retrieved 2019-04-04.
- ^ Gallo, Irene (2008-07-21). "Dice Tsutsumi on The Totoro Forest Project". Tor.com. Archived from the original on 2017-09-27. Retrieved 2017-09-27.
- ^ Parker, Charley (2008-09-06). "The Totoro Forest Project". Lines and Colors.
- ^ Sarto, Dan (2011-10-04). "Dice Tsutsumi's Sketchtravel Art Project is Auctioning a Masterpiece of Art History". Animation World Network.