Koichi Murata

Birth : 1939-04-05, Kariwa, Niigata Prefecture, Japan

Death : 2006-11-07

History

Koichi Murata was an animator and animation director. He was one of the founders of Oh! Production and also the representative director.

Movies

Gauche the Cellist
Executive Producer
Gauche is a diligent but mediocre cellist who plays for a small town orchestra and the local cinema in the early 20th century. He struggles during rehearsals and is often berated by his conductor during preparations for an upcoming performance of Beethoven's Sixth Symphony. Over the course of four nights, Gauche is visited at his mill house home by talking animals as he is practicing.
Panda! Go Panda!: Rainy Day Circus
Key Animation
The family consisting of two pandas and one girl lives happily when suddenly a little tiger appears at their home. It arrives that the circus had come to their town. All of a sudden starts the pouring rain but it can't stop them.
Panda! Go Panda!
Key Animation
The plot follows Mimiko, a bright little girl left alone when her grandmother leaves on a trip. Making a few stops at some local stores, Mimiko comes home to her house in a bamboo grove and finds a baby panda named Panny sleeping on the back doorstep. She quickly makes friends with the little panda, and invites him in for a drink. His father, PapaPanda, soon comes to visit, and they decide to become a family after PapaPanda offers to.