Daisuke Tsutsumi
堤 大介
Born (1974-11-06) November 6, 1974 (age 49)
Tokyo, Japan
Other namesDice Tsutsumi
Alma materSchool of Visual Arts
Occupation(s)Animator, illustrator
Employers
Spouse
Mei Okuyama
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(m. 2009)​
Relatives

Daisuke Tsutsumi (堤 大介, Tsutsumi Daisuke) (born November 6, 1974) is a Japanese animator and illustrator living in San Francisco, California. He is a former art director of Pixar.

Biography

Born and raised in Tokyo, Japan, he is married to Mei Okuyama (奥山 芽以, Okuyama Mei), a jewelry artist and the niece of acclaimed anime director Hayao Miyazaki.[1] He co-directed The Dam Keeper which was nominated for the Oscar for short animated film.[2]

Filmography

Books

Dice has appeared in both volumes of Blue Sky Studios Out of Picture anthology, contributing the stories "Noche Y Dia" in Volume 1[3] and "The Dream of Kyosuke" in Volume 2.[4]

The Dam Keeper has been developed volume graphic novel published by First Second Books:[5]

Special projects

In 2008, Dice (along with Ronnie del Carmen. Enrico Casarosa and Yukino Pang) initiated the Totoro Forest Project, a fundraising exhibition/auction to support the non-profit Totoro Forest Foundation.[9] This initiative also produced a corresponding art book reprinting the various pieces contributed and included the likes of James Jean, Charles Vess, Iain McCaig and William Joyce among others.[10]

He is also overseeing Sketchtravel (with Gerald Guerlais) which purpose is passing a real sketchbook "from one artist's hand to another like an Olympic torch in an artistic relay through 12 countries over 4 and half years", and the end result auctioned off to benefit the various chosen charities that the participating artists choose.[11]

References

  1. ^ Loo, Egan (2011-10-18). "'Toy Story 3' Art Director Married to Hayao Miyazaki's Niece". Anime News Network.
  2. ^ Solomon, Charles (2015-01-29). "Embracing a Fantasy From Their Pixar Past: 'The Dam Keeper' Delivers Oscar Nomination for Studio Alumni". The New York Times.
  3. ^ Amidi, Amid (2006-07-17). "SDCC: Out of Picture". Cartoon Brew.
  4. ^ Wheeler, Andrew (2008-06-04). "Review: Out of Picture, Vol. 2". ComicMix.
  5. ^ Flores, Terry (2015-03-12). "Oscar-Nominated 'Dam Keeper' Filmmakers Set Graphic Novel Deal, Developing Feature". Variety.
  6. ^ Shiach, Kieran (2016-12-08). "First Second Unveils New Titles For Fall 2017 By Tillie Walden, Gene Luen Yang, Ben Hatke, Gigi D.G., Andy Hirsch And More". ComicsAlliance.
  7. ^ Clark, Noelene (2017-08-09). "First Look at First Second's Spring 2018 Graphic Novels". Entertainment Weekly. Archived from the original on 2017-08-10. Retrieved 2017-09-27.
  8. ^ "The Dam Keeper, Book 3 | Robert Kondo | Macmillan". US Macmillan. Retrieved 2019-04-04.[permanent dead link]
  9. ^ Gallo, Irene (2008-07-21). "Dice Tsutsumi on The Totoro Forest Project". Tor.com. Archived from the original on 2017-09-27. Retrieved 2017-09-27.
  10. ^ Parker, Charley (2008-09-06). "The Totoro Forest Project". Lines and Colors.
  11. ^ Sarto, Dan (2011-10-04). "Dice Tsutsumi's Sketchtravel Art Project is Auctioning a Masterpiece of Art History". Animation World Network.

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