Person

Shichiro Kobayashi

Art · 1932–2022 · Hokkaido, Japan

Biography

Shichiro Kobayashi was an art director and a guest professor at Kobe Design University. In 1968 he joined Gendai Seisaku Shuudan but left in the same year to establish his own studio, Kobayashi Production, where he served as the representative director until the studio's closure in February 2011. After that he left the animation industry.

Known for

Filmography

2010Detective Opera Milky HolmesArt Direction
2010Maid Sama!Art Direction
2009Taisho Baseball GirlsArt Direction
2009Sweet Blue FlowersArt Direction
2009Umi MonogatariArt Direction
2009Cobra The Animation: Time DriveArt Direction
2008Cobra the Animation: The Psycho-GunArt Direction
2008Detroit Metal CityArt Direction
2007A Ghibli Artisan - Kazuo Oga Exhibition - The One Who Drew Totoro's ForestSelf
2007Tokyo Marble ChocolateArt Direction
2007Nodame CantabileArt Direction
2006Living for the Day After TomorrowArt Direction
2006SimounArt Direction
2005PrayersArt Direction
2005The Glass RabbitArt Direction
2004Windy TalesArt Direction
2003My Sister MomokoArt Direction
2003Ryoukan-sanArt Direction
2003Nanaka 6/17Art Direction
2001Pikachu's PikaBooArt Direction
2000Daa! Daa! Daa! UFO BabyArt Direction
1999Revolutionary Girl Utena: The MovieArt Direction
1998Yokohama Kaidashi KikouArt Direction
1998Legend of BasaraArt Direction
1997BerserkArt Direction
1997Revolutionary Girl UtenaArt Direction
1996New Kimagure Orange Road: Summer's BeginningArt Direction
1996Hime-chan's RibbonArt Direction
1994Licca the Movie: Licca-chan to Yamaneko Hoshi no TabiArt Direction
1994Lil' Red Riding Hood Cha-ChaArt Direction
1993Super Dimension Century Orguss 02Art Direction
1992Treasure Island MemorialArt Direction
1990Tistou the Green ThumbArt Direction
1989Miracle Giants Dome-kunArt Direction
1989Nightsong of SplendorArt Direction
1989Venus WarsArt Direction
1988One Pound GospelArt Direction
1987Lupin the Third: The Fuma ConspiracyArt Direction
1987TO-YArt Direction
1987Maps: Legendary Space WandererArt Direction
1987Kimagure Orange RoadArt Direction
1987Twilight QArt Direction
1987Little Nemo: Adventures in Slumberland Pilot 3Art Direction
1986Prefectural Earth Defense ForceArt Direction
1985Angel's EggArt Direction
1985Sweet SeaArt Direction
1985Creamy Mami: Long Good-ByeArt Direction
1985Urusei Yatsura: Remember My LoveArt Direction
1985Dogtanian SpecialArt Direction
1984The Adventurers Gamba and His Seven FriendsArt Direction
1984Urusei Yatsura: Beautiful DreamerArt Direction
1983Rain BoyArt Direction
1983A Time Slip of 10,000 Years: Prime RoseArt Direction
1983Golgo 13: The ProfessionalArt Direction
1982The Wizard of OzArt Direction
1982Space Adventure CobraArt Direction
1981Dogtanian and the Three MuskehoundsArt Direction
1981Tomorrow's Joe 2: The MovieArt Direction
1981The Fantastic Adventures of UnicoBackground Designer
1980BotchanArt Direction
1980Nobody's Boy: Remi (Movie)Art Direction
1979Anne no Nikki: Anne Frank MonogatariArt Direction
1979Aim for the Ace! The MovieArt Direction
1979The Castle of CagliostroArt Direction
1978Shin Aim for the Ace!Art Direction
1978Treasure IslandArt Direction
1977Nobody's Boy: RemiArt Direction
1976Manga Fairy Tales of the WorldArt Direction
1976Hana no KakarichouArt Direction
1975Ganso Tensai BakabonArt Direction
1975Adventure of GambaArt Direction
1973Samurai GiantsArt Direction
1973Aim for the Ace!Art Direction
1973Panda! Go Panda!: Rainy Day CircusArt Direction
1972Panda! Go Panda!Art Direction
1972The Gutsy FrogArt Direction
1971DecisionArt Direction
1968Star of the GiantsArt Direction

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