Kenji Kodama
- Directing
- December 13, 1949 · Hokkaido, Japan
Biography
Kenji Kodama (こだま 兼嗣, Kodama Kenji, born December 13, 1949), real name: 児玉 兼嗣 (same reading), is a Japanese anime director and storyboard artist born in Hokkaidō. He is a member of the Japanese Animation Creators Association (JAniCA). His wife is Sachiko Kamimura, an animator and illustrator. He is best known for being one of the main directors on the long-running anime Case Closed, also known as Detective Conan, as well as the City Hunter series and Lupin III Part III.
Known for
Filmography
- Ninja Kamui · Key Animation
- City Hunter the Movie: Angel Dust · Other
- Yashahime: Princess Half-Demon · Storyboard Artist
- City Hunter: Shinjuku Private Eyes · Storyboard Artist, Director
- Shimajiro and the Rainbow Oasis · Storyboard Artist
- Aikatsu Stars! · Script, Storyboard
- Detective Conan: Dimensional Sniper · Key Animation
- Aikatsu! · Storyboard Artist
- Lupin the Third: Lupin Family Lineup · Storyboard Artist, Director
- Tales of the Abyss · Director
- Kekkaishi · Director, Storyboard Artist
- Detective Conan: The Private Eyes' Requiem · Key Animation
- Kamichu! · Storyboard Artist
- Detective Conan: Crossroad in the Ancient Capital · Director
- Detective Conan: The Phantom of Baker Street · Director, Storyboard Artist
- Case Closed: Countdown to Heaven · Storyboard Artist, Director
- Detective Conan: Captured in Her Eyes · Director, Storyboard Artist
- The Twenty Year Old Murderous Intent: The Symphony Serial Murder Case · Art Direction
- Detective Conan: The Last Wizard of the Century · Director, Storyboard Artist
- Case Closed: The Fourteenth Target · Director
- Detective Conan: The Time Bombed Skyscraper · Director, Storyboard Artist
- City Hunter Special: Goodbye My Sweetheart · Director
- Detective Conan · Storyboard Artist, Director
- City Hunter Special: The Secret Service · Screenplay, Director
- The Two Lottes · Director
- Reporter Blues · Director
- Wizardry · Storyboard Artist
- City Hunter: Million Dollar Conspiracy · Director, Storyboard Artist
- City Hunter: Bay City Wars · Director
- The Rose of Versailles: I'll Love You As Long As I Live · Director
- City Hunter: .357 Magnum · Director
- City Hunter · Director, Series Director
- Cat's Eye · Director, Series Director
- Space Cobra · Storyboard Artist
- Twenty-Four Eyes · Animation Director, Character Designer
- Lupin the 3rd · Animation Director, Storyboard Artist
- Tomorrow's Joe · Key Animation