Toshiharu Murata

Birth : 1966-05-27,

History

Toshiharu Murata (1966–2020) was an animator, animation director and mechanical/character designer from Tokyo, Japan. In December 2020, it was reported on Twitter by Soichi Tsuji that he died at his home at the end of November and was cremated.

Movies

In This Corner of the World
In This Corner of the World
Key Animation
Japan, 1943, during World War II. Young Suzu leaves her village near Hiroshima to marry and live with her in-laws in Kure, a military harbor. Her creativity to overcome deprivation quickly makes her indispensable at home. Inhabited by an ancestral wisdom, Suzu impregnates the simple gestures of everyday life with poetry and beauty. The many hardships, the loss of loved ones, the frequent air raids of the enemy, nothing alters her enthusiasm…
Saint☆Young Men
Saint☆Young Men
Key Animation
Jesus Christ and Gautama Buddha, the founders of Christianity and Buddhism, are living together as roommates in a Tokyo apartment while taking a vacation on Earth. The comedy often involves jokes about Christianity, Buddhism, and all things related, as well as the main characters' attempts to hide their identities and understand modern society in Japan.
Batman: Gotham Knight
Batman: Gotham Knight
Key Animation
A chronicle of Bruce Wayne's establishment and progression into Gotham City’s legendary caped crusader through 6 standalone episodes.
Batman: Gotham Knight
Batman: Gotham Knight
Character Designer
A chronicle of Bruce Wayne's establishment and progression into Gotham City’s legendary caped crusader through 6 standalone episodes.
Batman: Gotham Knight
Batman: Gotham Knight
Storyboard Artist
A chronicle of Bruce Wayne's establishment and progression into Gotham City’s legendary caped crusader through 6 standalone episodes.
Armitage: Dual Matrix
Armitage: Dual Matrix
Key Animation
Naomi Armitage and Ross Sylibus have changed their names and live with their daughter Yoko as a happy and normal family on Mars — until an android riot breaks out at an anti-matter plant on Earth.
Oruorane the Cat Player
Oruorane the Cat Player
Character Designer
During the holiday season, a young man encounters a drunken cat belonging to an old man in an alley. The old man has trained his three cats to sing.
Oruorane the Cat Player
Oruorane the Cat Player
Key Animation
During the holiday season, a young man encounters a drunken cat belonging to an old man in an alley. The old man has trained his three cats to sing.
Patlabor: The Movie
Patlabor: The Movie
Key Animation
A mysterious suicide and a series of unmanned robot run-aways sparks off a Police investigation into the suspicious software on-board thousands of industrial robots around Tokyo.
Maison Ikkoku: The Final Chapter
Maison Ikkoku: The Final Chapter
Key Animation
Yagami comes to Maison Ikkoku, not knowing of Godai's and Kyoko's wedding, stating that she is now an adult, which she is, not knowing how to tell her, they panic, but she finds out in the end, and is heart broken.