About Kazuto Nakazawa
Kazuto Nakazawa (中澤 一登, Nakazawa Kazuto, born March 4, 1968) is a Japanese character designer and director of numerous anime series and video games who also goes by the pseudonym Takeshi Tsuji (辻 武司, Tsuji Takeshi). His directorial work includes Parasite Dolls, the anime sequence in Kill Bill: Volume 1, and the Moondrive segment of Genius Party Beyond. He has designed characters for many anime, such as Ashita no Nadja and Samurai Champloo, for which he also served as animation director. In addition to his work with anime, he designed the characters of Tales of Legendia and was the animation director of Devil Kings. Throughout his career, he has worked also as an animator, providing key animations to anime such as The Animatrix's "Kid's Story" and "A Detective Story". He has made two appearances at anime conventions in the United States: at Otakon in 1999 and 2006. He also animated the Joe Hahn-directed music video for the Linkin Park song "Breaking the Habit".
Production Credits
Kazuto Nakazawa has 96 production credits.
Visual Effects
Credited for Animation Director in 12 shows -
Nadia: The Secret of Blue Water,
Fatal Fury 2: The New Battle,
Fatal Fury: The Motion Picture,
Lupin the Third: Dragon of Doom,
El-Hazard: The Magnificent World,
Battle Arena Toshinden,
Digimon Adventure 02: Diablomon Strikes Back,
Samurai Champloo,
Genius Party Beyond,
Hells,
Terror in Resonance and
Fena: Pirate Princess.
Credited for Key Animation in 42 shows -
Violence Jack,
Mahjong Hishouden: Naki no Ryuu,
Armor Hunter Mellowlink,
Angel Cop,
Hi-Speed Jecy,
The Guyver: Bio-Booster Armor,
The Guyver: Bio-Booster Armor,
Gude Crest: The Emblem of Gude,
Violence Jack: Hell's Wind,
A Wind Named Amnesia,
Akai Hayate,
Roujin Z,
JoJo's Bizarre Adventure,
Ninku,
El-Hazard: The Magnificent World,
El-Hazard: The Wanderers,
Shamanic Princess,
Battle Arena Toshinden,
Voltage Fighter Gowcaizer,
Spring and Chaos,
Virus Buster Serge,
Detatoko Princess,
Bubblegum Crisis Tokyo 2040,
Blue Submarine No. 6,
Sol Bianca: The Legacy,
RahXephon,
Samurai Champloo,
Steamboy,
Tokyo Marble Chocolate,
Genius Party Beyond,
Tales of Vesperia: The First Strike,
Usagi Drop,
Hunter x Hunter,
Kuroko's Basketball,
Kids on the Slope,
Vassalord.,
Attack on Titan,
Haikyu!!,
Terror in Resonance,
Japan Animator Expo,
Case File N° 221: Kabukicho and
Fena: Pirate Princess.
Credited for Character Designer in 12 shows -
Landlock,
El-Hazard: The Magnificent World,
Battle Arena Toshinden,
Legend of Black Heaven,
Samurai Champloo,
Genius Party Beyond,
Hells,
House of Five Leaves,
Terror in Resonance,
Japan Animator Expo,
Days and
Fena: Pirate Princess.
Directing
Credited for Director in 15 shows -
Deep Imagination,
Comedy,
Parasite Dolls,
Samurai Champloo,
FLUXIMATION,
Ani*Kuri15,
Yurururu: Ordinary Chapter,
Ani*Kuri15,
Genius Party Beyond,
Genius Party Beyond,
Medusa's Revenge,
Vassalord.,
Japan Animator Expo,
Comedy Skit 1989 and
Fena: Pirate Princess.
Writing
Art
Sound