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Japanese animator and illustrator
Daisuke Tsutsumi
堤 大介
Born (1974-11-06) November 6, 1974 (age 50)
Tokyo, Japan
Other namesDice Tsutsumi
Alma materSchool of Visual Arts
Occupation(s)Animator, illustrator
Employers
Spouse Mei Okuyama ​(m. 2009)​
Relatives

Daisuke Tsutsumi (堤 大介, Tsutsumi Daisuke) (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 Mei Okuyama (奥山 芽以, Okuyama Mei), a jewelry artist and the niece of acclaimed anime director Hayao Miyazaki. He co-directed The Dam Keeper which was nominated for the Oscar for short animated film.

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 and "The Dream of Kyosuke" in Volume 2.

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

  • The Dam Keeper (2017)
  • The Dam Keeper: World Without Darkness (2018)
  • The Dam Keeper: Return from the Shadows (2019)

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. 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.

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.

References

  1. Loo, Egan (2011-10-18). "'Toy Story 3' Art Director Married to Hayao Miyazaki's Niece". Anime News Network.
  2. 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.
  3. Amidi, Amid (2006-07-17). "SDCC: Out of Picture". Cartoon Brew.
  4. Wheeler, Andrew (2008-06-04). "Review: Out of Picture, Vol. 2". ComicMix.
  5. Flores, Terry (2015-03-12). "Oscar-Nominated 'Dam Keeper' Filmmakers Set Graphic Novel Deal, Developing Feature". Variety.
  6. 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.
  7. 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.
  8. "The Dam Keeper, Book 3 | Robert Kondo | Macmillan". US Macmillan. Retrieved 2019-04-04.
  9. 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.
  10. Parker, Charley (2008-09-06). "The Totoro Forest Project". Lines and Colors.
  11. Sarto, Dan (2011-10-04). "Dice Tsutsumi's Sketchtravel Art Project is Auctioning a Masterpiece of Art History". Animation World Network.

External links

June Foray Award
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