Production

Kenji Yoshida

Born January 1, 1935

Died May 1, 2003 · aged 68

Kenji Yoshida, born January 1, 1935 is a Japanese anime producer and illustrator. He is the co-founder of the Tatsunoko Production animation studio and former president (1977–1988). Yoshida is the younger brother of Tatsuo Yoshida and the older brother of Ippei Kuri.

Known For

Hurricane Polymar: Holy BloodHurricane Polymar: Holy Blood · 1996
Hurricane Polymar: Holy Blood
★ 5.81996
MovieActionAnimation
Takeshi is a young man who receives the Polymar helmet to fight the vicious Pluto army. Given incredible abilities, he now fights for justice as Hurricane Polymar. This is a darker reboot of the original superhero anime of the same name.
Utsu no MikoUtsu no Miko · 1989
Utsu no Miko
★ 5.31989
MovieFantasyScience Fiction
In the chaos of the Jinshin-no-Ran civil war of 762, a child with a small horn in his forehead was born. The child's mother condemned him as an oni and cast him away. An elderly shūgenja woman claimed the child and named him Utsunomiko, or 'Divine Child of the Heavens', telling Miko that his horn smybolizes the union of heaven and earth. Miko matured in the wilderness learning the ways of Shugendō, and soon started venturing into villages out of curiosity. He found that the common people of the villages live in poverty and suffering, and began using his spiritual powers to help them. But his anger at the self-serving rulers and their petty power-struggles grew until he came into open conflict with the Imperial Court, setting Miko down a long path as a champion of the oppressed.
Urusei Yatsura: Raging SherbetUrusei Yatsura: Raging Sherbet · 1988
Urusei Yatsura: Raging Sherbet
★ 6.41988
MovieAnimationComedy
Lum & her girlfriends are invited to Neptune by Oyuki. There she shows them her new business venture at a ranch of flying sherbets, birds capable of producing sherbet cones from their beaks. Ran convinces Oyuki to let her borrow one, her goal is to make some quick cash selling sherbets on Earth. Unfortunately, the combination of being overworked and a hot summer day has made the sherbet extremely cranky, even from its refrigerated cage. It breaks from its cage and escapes, but not before attacking Ran and Lum, and trashing Benten's brand-new bike by shooting sherbet cones at it. Now it's up to Ran to retrieve the sherbet before Benten blasts it out of the sky, and more importantly, before Oyuki finds out.
Macross: BoobytrapMacross: Boobytrap · 1984
Macross: Boobytrap
1984
MovieAnimationAction
This is the original "movie" version of the first three episodes of Macross before Harmony Gold edited the series into Robotech.
Undersea EncounterUndersea Encounter · 1981
Undersea Encounter
★ 6.21981
MovieScience FictionAdventure
On a future Earth ruled by Emperor Darius, the crew members of the Nautilus Submarine fight bravely to win freedom from oppression.
Daddy Long LegsDaddy Long Legs · 1979
Daddy Long Legs
★ 5.31979
MovieDramaComedy
An orphan girl receives a scholarship for a prestigious school from an anonymous benefactor who she refers to as Daddy Long Legs.
RobotechRobotech · 1985
Robotech
★ 8.61985
SeriesAnimationDrama
Robotech is an 85-episode adaptation of three different anime television series made between 1982-1984 in Japan; the adaptation was aired in 1985. Within the combined and edited story, Robotechnology refers to the scientific advances discovered in an alien starship that crashed on a South Pacific island. With this technology, Earth developed giant robotic machines or mecha to fight three successive extraterrestrial invasions.
Future Police UrashimanFuture Police Urashiman · 1983
Future Police Urashiman
★ 7.81983
SeriesAction & AdventureAnimation
Mirai Keisatsu Urashiman is a Japanese science fiction manga series written by Hirohisa Soda, illustrated by Noboru Akashi and published by Akita Shoten. It was adapted into a 1983 anime television series produced by Tatsunoko Productions and ran from January 9 to December 24, 1983 on Fuji TV. It was later released in Germany and Sweden as Rock'n Cop, in France as Super Durand, and in Italy as Ryo, un ragazzo contro un impero. Saban Entertainment planned to release the series in the United States as Rockin' Cops but did not do so. A film version was in the works, but was also abandoned.

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Utsu no MikoUtsu no Miko · 1989
Utsu no Miko
★ 5.31989
MovieFantasyScience Fiction
In the chaos of the Jinshin-no-Ran civil war of 762, a child with a small horn in his forehead was born. The child's mother condemned him as an oni and cast him away. An elderly shūgenja woman claimed the child and named him Utsunomiko, or 'Divine Child of the Heavens', telling Miko that his horn smybolizes the union of heaven and earth. Miko matured in the wilderness learning the ways of Shugendō, and soon started venturing into villages out of curiosity. He found that the common people of the villages live in poverty and suffering, and began using his spiritual powers to help them. But his anger at the self-serving rulers and their petty power-struggles grew until he came into open conflict with the Imperial Court, setting Miko down a long path as a champion of the oppressed.

Director

Urusei Yatsura: Raging SherbetUrusei Yatsura: Raging Sherbet · 1988
Urusei Yatsura: Raging Sherbet
★ 6.41988
MovieAnimationComedy
Lum & her girlfriends are invited to Neptune by Oyuki. There she shows them her new business venture at a ranch of flying sherbets, birds capable of producing sherbet cones from their beaks. Ran convinces Oyuki to let her borrow one, her goal is to make some quick cash selling sherbets on Earth. Unfortunately, the combination of being overworked and a hot summer day has made the sherbet extremely cranky, even from its refrigerated cage. It breaks from its cage and escapes, but not before attacking Ran and Lum, and trashing Benten's brand-new bike by shooting sherbet cones at it. Now it's up to Ran to retrieve the sherbet before Benten blasts it out of the sky, and more importantly, before Oyuki finds out.

Assistant Director

Generator GawlGenerator Gawl · 1998
Generator Gawl
★ 6.11998
SeriesAnimation
Generator Gawl is a 1998 12-part anime series. The story is set in 2007, when Professor Takuma Nekasa uncovers a gene code that will unlock the human body's greatest mystery and expose mankind to its greatest threat. As a result, Gawl, Koji, and Ryo—three young scientists from a future period—have traveled back in time to undo this mistake. Though the trio intended to arrive one year before the calamity, they are instead transported three months prior to the event. In their effort to save the world, they are opposed by the mysterious and cunning Ryuko Saito, a scientist who prefers the future as it is. Saito is assisted by Generators, unearthly assassins posing as humans. As Ryo and Koji try to complete their mission, Gawl himself must "generate"—becoming like his enemies to fight on their terms.

Producer