Hiroshi Fukutomi

Hiroshi Fukutomi

Birth : 1950-07-25, Kōchi, Prefettura di Kōchi, Giappone

History

Hiroshi Fukutomi (Fukutomi Hiroshi, 福冨 博, July 25, 1950, former name: 福富 博 (same reading)) is a Japanese animation director born in Kōchi prefecture. His wife is animator Kazuko Fukutomi (福富和子). He joined A Production (currently Shin-Ei Douga) after dropping out of Tokyo Designer Gakuin (currently Tokyo Net Wave). In 1982, he founded the animation production company Animaru-Ya (currently Ekura Animaru) with Yoshinubo Sanada, Toshiyuki Honda, and Makoto Moriwaki, who were then the staff producing Kaibutsu-kun. Currently, he is mainly active in Studio Comet works.

Movies

Art of Fighting
Director
After events involving a home invasion, a house cat, an ancient artifact, and an unpaid electrical bill, martial artist Ryo Sakazaki and his best friend Robert Garcia must fight their way into the Southtown underworld to save Ryo's sister Yuri from the crimelord known as Mr. Big.
Battle Angel
Director
In his travels as a bounty hunter, Hunter–Warrior and cyborg healer Ido one day discovers and repairs the remnants of a cyborg whom he names Gally. Though possessing the body of a young woman, Gally now embodies Ido's most sophisticated and lethal cybernetic skills. The preternaturally strong, amnesiac Gally begins to forge a life for herself in a world where every day is a struggle for survival.
Fatal Fury: Legend of the Hungry Wolf
Director
Terry Bogard's father was murdered by a man named Geese Howard for the purpose of retrieving a ancient manual on martial arts. When Terry grows up he is driven by hatred to avenge his father's death but must overcome this hatred if he is to complete his training on how to defeat Geese Howard.
Shin Dousei Jidai: Hawaiian Breeze
Director
Hawaiian Breeze follows two twenty-something adults, Peter Honda, an illustrator, and Eri Todani, a planner, who have been living together for two years since meeting on vacation in Hawaii. They seem reasonably happy, but there's an underlying conflict. Peter really loves children. He wants to get married and start a family. Eri doesn't want children and sees no reason to get married. Their happiness gradually erodes, and eventually Eri leaves to "think about things." Peter's editor, Reiko, who wonders if she'd be a better match for Peter, unravels the underlying reason for Eri's reluctance. Peter must then make a choice. Will he give Eri up, in order to have a family, or will he accede to her feelings, in order to be with her? There's no easy answer.
St. Michael Academy
Director
Reborn as a woman named Aiko, the soldier rises as the military leader of a new crusade, successfully unites the world, and abolishes all religion. Haunted by memories of a past life, Aiko travels backward in time and finds herself caught in an incredible battle to save the future.
High School! Funny-face Club Movie
Director
Three additional adventures for the Kimengumi and friends. The boys fail their exams right before summer vacation and have to take supplementary lessons. A mandatory school trip to the beach during summer vacation for a swimming competition. Finally school is back in session, the karate club is in danger when a new opponent appears.
Penguin's Memory: A Tale of Happiness
Storyboard
Mike is a penguin soldier who returns home after being injured during combat. Estranged from his family and friends, he leaves his hometown and starts to roam adrift through the country.
Locke the Superman
Director
When the villainous Lady Kahn starts building an army of super-powerful espers, Colonel Ryu Yamaki is dispatched to recruit the most powerful superhuman in the known universe to help oppose her. Unfortunately, the esper known only as Locke has either never heard the "with great powers come great responsibilities" speech or he simply doesn't care, and he refuses to leave his peaceful civilian life herding sheep. However, when Lady Kahn makes a preemptive move to take Locke and Ryu out of the picture, the irritated superbeing quickly changes his mind. Now the bad guys are about to learn that starting a fight with someone with super powers that include teleportation, a nearly indestructible force field and space martial arts was a very big mistake!
The Monster Kid and The Demon's Sword
Director
Based on the shounen manga by Fujiko Fujio. Screened as a triple feature with Doraemon: Nobita and the Haunts of Evil and Ninja Hattori: Picture Diary.
怪物くん 怪物ランドへの招待
Director
The Monster Kid: Invitation to Monster Land
Director
Based on the shounen manga by Fujiko Fujio. Screened as a double feature with Doraemon: The Record of Nobita, Spaceblazer. It's spring break and everyone is going on vacation but Heroshi doesn't have any place to go but when Kaibutsu-kun receives a letter from his father saying that his father is sick he asks Heroshi to come with him to monster world, over there Heroshi turns into stone after a look on the king of that world but Heroshi and his friends do whatever they can to save him.
Doraemon: Nobita's Dinosaur
Director
Doraemon: Nobita's Dinosaur is a 1980 animated film based on the popular manga and anime series, Doraemon. It was released in 1980, one year after the premiere of the TV series (making it the first feature-length Doraemon film). The movie was released in Japan 15 March 1980. In 2006 the movie was remade.