Toshiharu Murata

Visual EffectsArtWriter May 27 (age 59) 1987–2016 (29 year career)

6.8 avg rating

Biography

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.

Known For

Film

My Teen Romantic Comedy SNAFU

Animation Director

Film

In This Corner of the World

Key Animation

Film

Hellsing

Animation Director

Film

Ghost in the Shell: Stand Alone Complex

Animation Director

Film

Psycho-Pass

Animation Director

Film

Batman: Gotham Knight

Character Designer

Film

From the New World

Animation Director

Film

Patlabor: The Movie

Key Animation

Filmography

Crew (52)

Movies (12)

In This Corner of the World

Key Animation

Saint☆Young Men

Key Animation

Rurouni Kenshin: New Kyoto Arc: Cage of Flames

2011

Key Animation

6.5

Batman: Gotham Knight

2008

Character Designer

6.7

Batman: Gotham Knight

2008

Key Animation

6.7

Batman: Gotham Knight

2008

Storyboard Artist

6.7

Armitage: Dual Matrix

2002

Key Animation

6.3

Oruorane the Cat Player

1992

Character Designer

4.0

Oruorane the Cat Player

Key Animation

Eiji

Animation Director

Patlabor: The Movie

Key Animation

Maison Ikkoku: The Final Chapter

1988

Key Animation

6.0

Television (40)

The Rolling Girls

Storyboard Artist

Argevollen

Storyboard

My Teen Romantic Comedy SNAFU

2013

Animation Director

8.2

My Teen Romantic Comedy SNAFU

Storyboard

Psycho-Pass

Animation Director

From the New World

Animation Director

Guin Saga

Animation Director

Guin Saga

Character Designer

Guin Saga

Supervising Animation Director

Basilisk

Animation Director

Basilisk

Key Animation

Ah! My Goddess

Key Animation

Solty Rei

Key Animation

Mouse

Character Designer

Ghost in the Shell: Stand Alone Complex

2002

Animation Director

8.2

Ghost in the Shell: Stand Alone Complex

Key Animation

GetBackers

Mechanical Designer

Hellsing

Animation Director

Hellsing

Character Designer

Hellsing

Key Animation

R.O.D: Read or Die

Key Animation

Popolocrois Monogatari

Key Animation

Blue Submarine No. 6

Animation Director

Blue Submarine No. 6

Character Designer

Blue Submarine No. 6

Key Animation

EAT-MAN

Animation Director

EAT-MAN

Character Designer

EAT-MAN

Key Animation

Shamanic Princess

Key Animation

You're Under Arrest

Key Animation

You're Under Arrest

Mechanical Designer

Key Animation

Mobile Fighter G Gundam

1994

Opening/Ending Animation

7.4

Bounty Dog

1994

Key Animation

7.0

JoJo's Bizarre Adventure

1993

Key Animation

6.9

The Irresponsible Captain Tylor

1993

Animation Director

7.7

The Irresponsible Captain Tylor

1993

Key Animation

7.7

All Purpose Cultural Cat Girl Nuku Nuku

Key Animation

Starship Troopers

Key Animation

Kimagure Orange Road

Key Animation