Tetsuya Endo

Birth : 1960-09-07, Tokyo, Japan

History

Tetsuya Endo is a Japanese animation director, director, storyboard artist, animator and sound director. He worked as the assistant director on My Neighbor Totoro in 1988, and directed Floral Magician Mary Bell in 1992–93. He is a member of the Japan Film Director Association.

Movies

One Piece: Strong World
Storyboard Artist
20 years after his escape from Impel Down, the legendary pirate Shiki, the Golden Lion, reappears causing massive upheaval to the Marines. During his long seclusion, he was able to come up with a scheme to bring the World Government to his knees. On his way to execute the plan, Shiki crosses paths with the Straw Hat Pirates and becomes so impressed with Nami's knowledge of meteorology that he abducts her to forcedly enlist her into his crew. Luffy and the gang end up on a strange land populated with monstrous beasts as they desperately search for Shiki and Nami.
Pokémon Ranger and the Temple of the Sea
Assistant Director
On their way through the Battle Frontier, Ash and friends meet up with a Pokémon Ranger who's mission is to deliever the egg of Manaphy to a temple on the ocean's floor. However, a greedy pirate wants the power of Manaphy to himself.
Hikaru no Go: Journey to the North Star Cup
Screenplay
Hikaru is given a phone call asking him to appear in the Japan/China/Korea Junior's Tournament but he finds out he will have to take part in a preliminary tournament to choose Japan's three contestants. Upon discussing this with Akira, he discovers that Akira has already been chosen for the tournament and will not be taking place in the preliminaries. Hikaru then decides not to visit Akira's Go Salon until he takes his place on the team with Akira. That may be tougher than originally planned...
Hikaru no Go: Journey to the North Star Cup
Director
Hikaru is given a phone call asking him to appear in the Japan/China/Korea Junior's Tournament but he finds out he will have to take part in a preliminary tournament to choose Japan's three contestants. Upon discussing this with Akira, he discovers that Akira has already been chosen for the tournament and will not be taking place in the preliminaries. Hikaru then decides not to visit Akira's Go Salon until he takes his place on the team with Akira. That may be tougher than originally planned...
A Chinese Ghost Story: The Tsui Hark Animation
Animation Director
A young man falls in love with a ghost and must avoid a variety of ghostbusters out to eliminate her and each other.
Hana no Mahou Tsukai Mary Bell: Phoenix no Kagi
Writer
Mary Bell, Yuri, Ken, Ribbon, and Tambourine go to Flower Land to see Toto (the Phoenix) on his birthday.
Hana no Mahou Tsukai Mary Bell: Phoenix no Kagi
Director
Mary Bell, Yuri, Ken, Ribbon, and Tambourine go to Flower Land to see Toto (the Phoenix) on his birthday.
My Neighbor Totoro
Assistant Director
Two sisters move to the country with their father in order to be closer to their hospitalized mother, and discover the surrounding trees are inhabited by Totoros, magical spirits of the forest. When the youngest runs away from home, the older sister seeks help from the spirits to find her.