Tomoya Takashima

Birth : 1985-08-13, Takaoka, Toyama Prefecture, Japan

History

Tomoya Takashima (高嶋 友也, Tomoya Takashima, born August 13, 1985) is a Japanese anime director and representative director of the animation studio Tomovies. Tomoya was born in Takaoka City, Toyama Prefecture, and currently lives in Tokyo. He graduated from Tokyo Polytechnic University. He started producing independent animations in 2008 while in college. After working as a designer/director for 3 years at ILCA Co., Ltd, a CG production company, he established the company Tomovies in 2014.

Movies

Monkey Peak
Director
The anime centers on a group of pharmaceutical company employees who embark on a mountain-climbing trip together and who encounter tragedy at the hands of mysterious monkeys when they reach the top.
Don't Cry
Writer
Mankind is managed by AI and birth is forbidden. Although AI’s threatening, illegal birth laws are no end of mankind’s desire. The parents and children would be killed if exposed by government.
Don't Cry
Director
Mankind is managed by AI and birth is forbidden. Although AI’s threatening, illegal birth laws are no end of mankind’s desire. The parents and children would be killed if exposed by government.
Kagewani: Shou
Director
After surviving the onslaught at Sarugaku headquarters, Sousuke Banba resumes his investigation of the Kagewani monster hybrids. Armed with the ability to harness the Kagewani's power, the researcher now has a means to eliminate the creatures. But despite the benefits of this skill, it has one major drawback: Sousuke now struggles to maintain his sanity, with the power threatening to consume his body. Soon, threats old and new begin to rear their heads, as the upper echelons of Sarugaku become active once again and an assassin with a personal vendetta sets her sights on Sousuke. Nevertheless, he resolutely forges ahead on his mission, determined to track down the origins of the Kagewani and eliminate their threat once and for all.
Matsuri
Assistant Director
A junior high school teacher named Sachie has been living alone. She is not respected by her students and also has trouble fitting into her workspace. One of her students, Hagiwara, has been winning one writing contest after another due to his eloquence. But, he starts to lose sight of himself after a transfer student from the city joins his class. Sachie, on the other hand has started attending a Japanese Taiko (drum) class offered at a nearby community center to get away from her empty life. Their frustrations collide at the school's festival.
Maboroshi
Sound Recordist
A murder takes place in the town where Kenta Ochiai lives. The mutilated body is found by the riverside and Kenta, an elementary school boy, sees a crocodile swimming in the water. Being labeled as a liar in class, he decides to capture the creature with his friend. Was the body mutilated by the crocodile or the murderer? All connections lead to the riverside involving his teacher, parents and a girl practicing her trumpet across the river.