Fumio Kurokawa (黒川 文男,Kurokawa Fumio, October 20, 1932 – April 10, 2024) was a Japanesestoryboard artist andanimated film director. He directed a number of animated television series produced byNippon Animation during the 1970s and 1980s. Kurokawa was the series director ofAnimated Classics of Japanese Literature, included among the "100 Must-See Japanese Animation Masterpieces" in the 2007 encyclopediaAnime Classics Zettai!.[1] Kurokawa died on April 10, 2024, at the age of 91.[2]
Year | TV series | Studio | Role | Reference |
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1992 | Christopher Columbus | Nippon Animation | Director | |
1989-1990 | Jungle Book Shōnen Mowgli | Nippon Animation | Director | [1] |
1989 | Celestial Prince orUtsunomiko (subtitledEarth Chapter) | Nippon Animation,Toei Animation | Director | [3]: 3317 |
1987 | Grimm Masterpiece Theatre | Nippon Animation | Director (1 episode) | [1] |
1987 | Tales of Little Women | Nippon Animation | Director; with Kazumi Fukushima, Kōzō Kusuba, and Yugo Serikawa | [3]: 1798 |
1986 | The Story of Pollyanna, Girl of Love | Nippon Animation | Storyboard artist | [3]: 2411 |
1986 | Animated Classics of Japanese Literature | Nippon Animation | Director | [citation needed] |
1985 | Little Princess Sara | Nippon Animation,Aniplex | Director | [1] |
1984 | Noozles | Nippon Animation | Storyboard artist | |
1983 | Aesop's Fables | Nippon Animation | Director; with Eiji Okabe and Jun Hagiwara | [3]: 171 |
1983 | Story of the Alps: My Annette | Nippon Animation | Storyboard artist | |
1981 | Ai no Gakko Cuore Monogatari | Nippon Animation | Animator; with Iku Suzuki | [3]: 1335 |
1981 | Around the World with Willy Fog | BRB Internacional,Nippon Animation | Director; with Luis Ballester | [4] |
1981 | Swiss Family Robinson | Nippon Animation | Storyboard artist | [1] |
1980 | Tsurikichi Sanpei | Nippon Animation | Director (Episode) | [3]: 2703 |
1980 | Little El Cid no Boken | Nippon Animation | Director | [3]: 1783 |
1977 | Angie Girl (orThe Casebook of Charlotte Holmes) | Nippon Animation | Director; with Shinya Yamada | [3]: 1480 |
1977 | Monarch: The Big Bear of Tallac (orSeton Animal Chronicle: Bearcub Jacky) | Nippon Animation | Director; with Yoshihiro Kuroda | [5] |
1976 | Little Lulu and Her Little Friends | Nippon Animation | Director | [3]: 1788 |
1975 | Arabian Nights: Sinbad's Adventures | Nippon Animation | Director; with Kunihiko Okazaki | [6] |
1972-1974 | Kagaku ninja tai Gatchaman orBattle of the Planets | Tatsunoko Production | Director (105 episodes); withEiko Toriumi,Hiroshi Sasagawa,Jinzo Toriumi and Katsuhisa Yamada | [3]: 280 |
1971 | Animentary Ketsudan orAnimentary: Critical Moments | Tatsunoko Production | Director; with Hideo Makino andIppei Kuri | [3]: 146 |
1969-1971 | Attack No. 1 | TMS Entertainment | Director (34 episodes) | [3]: 219 |
1968-1969 | Sabu to Ichi Torimono Hikae | Mushi Production, Studio Zero,Toei Animation | Director (3 episodes) | [3]: 2652 |