Katsuro Onoue

Katsurō Onoue
Katsurō Onoue
尾上克郎
	Onoue at the premiere of Shin Godzilla in 2016
Born	June 4, 1960 (age 64); Kagoshima, Japan
Occupations	Special effects director; visual effects supervisor; associate director; cinematographer;
Years active	1982–present

Katsurō Onoue (尾上克郎, Onoue Katsurō, born June 4, 1960) is a Japanese special effects director and visual effects supervisor.

Life and career

Onoue was born in 1960 in Kagoshima, Japan. He went to high school in Saga, Kyushu, Japan, and moved to Tokyo upon entering university.^[1]

When he was a student, Onoue became involved in independent films, and started working part-time at Taiko Shokai, a company that handles props for television shows.^[2] He began his career working on art in 1982's Burst City.^[1] Since then, he has been working in art and special effects departments, focusing on movies and concerts.^[1]^[2]

In 1985, he became an employee Special Effects Laboratory and became an important figure at the company after working on Jikuu Senshi Spielban and Choujinki Metalder in 1987.^[2] He made his debut as a special effects director on 1994's Blue SWAT.^[1] Since then he has worked on many blockbusters, including: Onmyōji (2001),^[1] Samurai Commando: Mission 1549 (2005),^[1] Sinking of Japan (2006),^[1] Saiyūki (2007),^[1] Hidden Fortress: The Last Princess (2008),^[1] Oba: The Last Samurai (2011),^[1] The Floating Castle (2012),^[1] Attack on Titan (2015),^[1] Persona Non Grata (2015),^[1] Shin Godzilla (2016),^[1] Moribito: Guardian of the Spirit (2017),^[1] Idaten: Tokyo Orinpikku-banashi (2019),^[1] and Shin Ultraman (2022).

Filmography

Film

Burst City (1982)^[1]
Onmyōji (2001)^[1]
Returner (2002)^[3]
Onmyōji II (2003)^[4]
Cutie Honey (2004)^[5]
Nin x Nin: Ninja Hattori-kun, the Movie (2004)^[6]
Samurai Commando: Mission 1549 (2005)^[1]
Sinking of Japan (2006)^[1]
Saiyūki (2007)^[1]
Hidden Fortress: The Last Princess (2008)^[1]
Oba: The Last Samurai (2011)^[1]
Giant God Warrior Appears in Tokyo (2012)^[7]
The Floating Castle (2012)^[1]
Attack on Titan (2015)^[1]
Persona Non Grata (2015)^[1]
Shin Godzilla (2016)^[1]
Moribito: Guardian of the Spirit (2017)^[1]
Idaten: Tokyo Orinpikku-banashi (2019)^[1]
Ultraman Taiga The Movie (2020)^[8]
Shin Ultraman (2022)^[9] - associate director and cinematographer
Instigator: Umeyasu Fujieda (2023)^[10] - senior VFX supervisor
Shin Kamen Rider (2023)^[11] - associate director
Instigator: Umeyasu Fujieda 2 (2023)^[12] - senior VFX supervisor

Television

ikuu Senshi Spielban (1986-1987)^[2]
Choujinki Metalder (1987-1988)^[2]
Blue SWAT (1994-1995)^[1]

References

^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g ^h ⁱ ^j ^k ^l ^m ⁿ ^o ^p ^q ^r ^s ^t ^u ^v ^w ^x ^y ^z ^aa ^ab ^ac ^ad "『ウルトラQ』「ガラモンの逆襲」上映＆スペシャルトークイベントが開催！復刻ガラモンやセミ人間など限定アイテムの販売も!!" [Screening of Ultra Q's "Garamon Strikes Back" & Special Talk Event Held! We also sell limited items such as reprinted Garamon and semi-humans!]. Dengeki Hobby Web (in Japanese). Kadokawa Corporation. February 1, 2019. Archived from the original on December 1, 2022. Retrieved November 30, 2022.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e "(Conversation) Katsuro Onoe x Tsuyoshi Nonaka". Uchusen (in Japanese). Vol. 169. Hobby Japan. August 3, 2020. pp. 112–113. ISBN 978-4-7986-2243-9.
^ "Returner : 作品情報". 映画.com (in Japanese). Retrieved November 30, 2022.
^ "陰陽師II : 作品情報". 映画.com (in Japanese). Retrieved November 30, 2022.
^ "Cutie Honey キューティーハニー : 作品情報". 映画.com (in Japanese). Retrieved November 30, 2022.
^ "NIN×NIN 忍者ハットリくん THE MOVIE : 作品情報". 映画.com (in Japanese). Retrieved November 30, 2022.
^ "巨神兵東京に現わる劇場版 : 作品情報". 映画.com (in Japanese). Retrieved November 30, 2022.
^ "劇場版ウルトラマンタイガニュージェネクライマックス : 作品情報". 映画.com (in Japanese). Retrieved November 30, 2022.
^ "シン・ウルトラマン : 作品情報". 映画.com (in Japanese). Retrieved November 30, 2022.
^ "仕掛人・藤枝梅安 : 作品情報". 映画.com (in Japanese). Retrieved November 30, 2022.
^ "シン・仮面ライダー : 作品情報". 映画.com (in Japanese). Retrieved November 30, 2022.
^ "仕掛人・藤枝梅安2 : 作品情報". 映画.com (in Japanese). Retrieved November 30, 2022.

External links

Katsuro Onoue at IMDb
Katsuro Onoue at Anime News Network's encyclopedia
Katsuro Onoue at CG Kyoto
Katsuro Onoue at Eiga.com

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[:0-1] ^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g ^h ⁱ ^j ^k ^l ^m ⁿ ^o ^p ^q ^r ^s ^t ^u ^v ^w ^x ^y ^z ^aa ^ab ^ac ^ad "『ウルトラQ』「ガラモンの逆襲」上映＆スペシャルトークイベントが開催！復刻ガラモンやセミ人間など限定アイテムの販売も!!" [Screening of Ultra Q's "Garamon Strikes Back" & Special Talk Event Held! We also sell limited items such as reprinted Garamon and semi-humans!]. Dengeki Hobby Web (in Japanese). Kadokawa Corporation. February 1, 2019. Archived from the original on December 1, 2022. Retrieved November 30, 2022.

[:1-2] "(Conversation) Katsuro Onoe x Tsuyoshi Nonaka". Uchusen (in Japanese). Vol. 169. Hobby Japan. August 3, 2020. pp. 112–113. ISBN 978-4-7986-2243-9.

[3] "Returner : 作品情報". 映画.com (in Japanese). Retrieved November 30, 2022.

[4] "陰陽師II : 作品情報". 映画.com (in Japanese). Retrieved November 30, 2022.

[5] "Cutie Honey キューティーハニー : 作品情報". 映画.com (in Japanese). Retrieved November 30, 2022.

[6] "NIN×NIN 忍者ハットリくん THE MOVIE : 作品情報". 映画.com (in Japanese). Retrieved November 30, 2022.

[7] "巨神兵東京に現わる劇場版 : 作品情報". 映画.com (in Japanese). Retrieved November 30, 2022.

[8] "劇場版ウルトラマンタイガニュージェネクライマックス : 作品情報". 映画.com (in Japanese). Retrieved November 30, 2022.

[9] "シン・ウルトラマン : 作品情報". 映画.com (in Japanese). Retrieved November 30, 2022.

[10] "仕掛人・藤枝梅安 : 作品情報". 映画.com (in Japanese). Retrieved November 30, 2022.

[11] "シン・仮面ライダー : 作品情報". 映画.com (in Japanese). Retrieved November 30, 2022.

[12] "仕掛人・藤枝梅安2 : 作品情報". 映画.com (in Japanese). Retrieved November 30, 2022.

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