Rintaro

Rintaro
Born
Shigeyuki Hayashi

(1941-01-22) January 22, 1941 (age 83)
Tokyo, Japan
Other namesKuruma Hino
Years active1958–present
AwardsWon

Nominations

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Rintaro (りんたろう, Rintarō, born January 22, 1941) is the pseudonym of Shigeyuki Hayashi (林 重行, Hayashi Shigeyuki),[1][2] a well-known director of anime.[3][4][5] He works frequently with the animation studio Madhouse (which he co-founded),[6] though he is a freelance director not employed directly by any one studio.[1] He began working in the animation industry—at age 17—as an in-between animator on the 1958 film Hakujaden.[1][7] His works have won and been nominated for multiple awards, including a nomination for Best Film (Metropolis) at the 2001 Festival de Cine de Sitges.[8]

Rintaro is a fan of science fiction, and has been influenced by American westerns, gangster films, film noir, and French films.[7][9] Additionally, he was influenced by Osamu Tezuka, and worked with him on Kimba the White Lion and Astro Boy.[7][9] He said that when he was making Metropolis, which was based on Tezuka's manga of the same name, he "wanted to communicate Tezuka's spirit".[7] Rintaro personally introduced the film at the Big Apple Anime Fest in 2001, where it was screened before its theatrical release by TriStar Pictures.[10]

Rintaro has also worked under the name Kuruma Hino, in addition to his best known pseudonym and his birth name.[1] His pseudonym is sometimes miswritten as Rin Taro or Taro Rin.[11][12] He is a founding member of the Japanese Animation Creators Association (JAniCA) labor group.[13]

  1. ^ a b c d Llewellyn, Richard (May 12, 2007). "Rintaro Filmography". Animated Divots. Archived from the original on September 22, 2008. Retrieved August 22, 2008.
  2. ^ "Rintaro". Internet Movie Database. Retrieved August 22, 2008.
  3. ^ "Captain Harlock: Endless Odyssey cancelation explained". Anime News Network. June 24, 2002. Retrieved August 22, 2008.
  4. ^ "Rintaro in Chicago". Anime News Network. January 26, 2004. Retrieved August 22, 2008.
  5. ^ Seitz, Matt Zoller. "Anime Master Rintaro's Metropolis Is Playful, Humane and Visually Stunning". New York Press. Archived from the original on November 9, 2005. Retrieved August 22, 2008.
  6. ^ "Rintaro, Madhouse to Animate 2008 Penguin CG Movie". Anime News Network. May 24, 2007. Retrieved August 22, 2008.
  7. ^ a b c d Berkwits, Jeff (January 22, 2002). "Interview: Animation legend Rintaro reinvents the city to build a better Metropolis". Science Fiction Weekly. Archived from the original on May 5, 2008. Retrieved August 22, 2008.
  8. ^ "Awards for Rintaro". Internet Movie Database. Retrieved August 22, 2008.
  9. ^ a b "An Anime Metropolis". NPR's Morning Edition. January 24, 2002. Retrieved August 22, 2008.
  10. ^ "BAAF Wrap-up PR". Anime News Network. November 14, 2001. Retrieved August 22, 2008.
  11. ^ "Taro Rin?". Anime News Network. January 25, 2002. Retrieved August 22, 2008.
  12. ^ "Akira by Streamline?". Anime News Network. July 1, 2002. Retrieved August 22, 2008.
  13. ^ "JAniCA 発起人及び世話人・事務方一覧" (in Japanese). Japan Animation Creators Association (JAniCA). Retrieved May 30, 2009.