People · Dossier
Active since 1978
Shouji Kawamori
河森正治
Director · Staff
91
Director and staff · 91 anime credits across four decades. Best known for Setting on Cowboy Bebop: The Movie.
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1978 – Present
49 years active
91
Staff credits
Best known for · Direction
Setting
2001
Cowboy Bebop: The Movie
Setting
Background
Birth place: Toyama Prefecture, Japan A little known fact is that early in his career, Kawamori had worked with Takara on designing toys for the Diaclone series—many of which eventually went on to the Transformers line. Most notable of these designs were Battle Convoy (Optimus Prime), Datsun Fairlady Z Robo (Prowl/Bluestreak/Smokescreen), and Nissan Cherry Vanette Robo (Ironhide/Ratchet). In 2006, Kawamori returned to his roots by designing the Hybrid Style Convoy and Masterpiece Starscream toys.
Top staff positions
Mechanical Design
72
Director
26
Original Creator
23
Storyboard
20