Daisuke Tsutsumi

Daisuke Tsutsumi
Daisuke Tsutsumi
堤大介
Born	November 6, 1974 (age 50); Tokyo, Japan
Other names	Dice Tsutsumi
Alma mater	School of Visual Arts
Occupation(s)	Animator, illustrator
Employers	Blue Sky Studios ; (2000–2010); Pixar Animation Studios (2010–2014);
Spouse	Mei Okuyama (m. 2009)
Relatives	Hayao Miyazaki ; (uncle-in-law); Ryūhei Kawada ; (brother-in-law);

Daisuke Tsutsumi (堤大介, Tsutsumi Daisuke) (born November 6, 1974) is a Japanese animator and illustrator living in San Francisco, California. He is a former art director of Pixar.

Biography

Born and raised in Tokyo, Japan, he is married to Mei Okuyama (奥山芽以, Okuyama Mei), a jewelry artist and the niece of acclaimed anime director Hayao Miyazaki.^[1] He co-directed The Dam Keeper which was nominated for the Oscar for short animated film.^[2]

Filmography

Ice Age (2002) (Matte Painting/Color Stylist Art)
Robots (2005) (Lead Color Key Artist/Additional Design)
Horton Hears a Who! (2008) (Lead Color Design)
Toy Story 3 (2010) (Color and Lighting Art Director)
Cars 2 (2011) (Sushi Chef, Additional Voices)
Cars 2: The Video Game (2011) (Sushi Chef)
Monsters University (2013) (Lighting Design and Character Shading Art Director)
The Dam Keeper (2014) (Co-director)
Moom (2016) (Co-director)
Oni: Thunder God's Tale (2022) (Creator/Showrunner)
Bottle George (2024) (Director)

Books

Dice has appeared in both volumes of Blue Sky Studios Out of Picture anthology, contributing the stories "Noche Y Dia" in Volume 1^[3] and "The Dream of Kyosuke" in Volume 2.^[4]

The Dam Keeper has been developed volume graphic novel published by First Second Books:^[5]

The Dam Keeper (2017)^[6]
The Dam Keeper: World Without Darkness (2018)^[7]
The Dam Keeper: Return from the Shadows (2019)^[8]

Special projects

In 2008, Dice (along with Ronnie del Carmen. Enrico Casarosa and Yukino Pang) initiated the Totoro Forest Project, a fundraising exhibition/auction to support the non-profit Totoro Forest Foundation.^[9] This initiative also produced a corresponding art book reprinting the various pieces contributed and included the likes of James Jean, Charles Vess, Iain McCaig and William Joyce among others.^[10]

He is also overseeing Sketchtravel (with Gerald Guerlais) which purpose is passing a real sketchbook "from one artist's hand to another like an Olympic torch in an artistic relay through 12 countries over 4 and half years", and the end result auctioned off to benefit the various chosen charities that the participating artists choose.^[11]

References

^ Loo, Egan (2011-10-18). "'Toy Story 3' Art Director Married to Hayao Miyazaki's Niece". Anime News Network.
^ Solomon, Charles (2015-01-29). "Embracing a Fantasy From Their Pixar Past: 'The Dam Keeper' Delivers Oscar Nomination for Studio Alumni". The New York Times.
^ Amidi, Amid (2006-07-17). "SDCC: Out of Picture". Cartoon Brew.
^ Wheeler, Andrew (2008-06-04). "Review: Out of Picture, Vol. 2". ComicMix.
^ Flores, Terry (2015-03-12). "Oscar-Nominated 'Dam Keeper' Filmmakers Set Graphic Novel Deal, Developing Feature". Variety.
^ Shiach, Kieran (2016-12-08). "First Second Unveils New Titles For Fall 2017 By Tillie Walden, Gene Luen Yang, Ben Hatke, Gigi D.G., Andy Hirsch And More". ComicsAlliance.
^ Clark, Noelene (2017-08-09). "First Look at First Second's Spring 2018 Graphic Novels". Entertainment Weekly. Archived from the original on 2017-08-10. Retrieved 2017-09-27.
^ "The Dam Keeper, Book 3 | Robert Kondo | Macmillan". US Macmillan. Retrieved 2019-04-04.^{[permanent dead link‍]}
^ Gallo, Irene (2008-07-21). "Dice Tsutsumi on The Totoro Forest Project". Tor.com. Archived from the original on 2017-09-27. Retrieved 2017-09-27.
^ Parker, Charley (2008-09-06). "The Totoro Forest Project". Lines and Colors.
^ Sarto, Dan (2011-10-04). "Dice Tsutsumi's Sketchtravel Art Project is Auctioning a Masterpiece of Art History". Animation World Network.

External links

[1] Loo, Egan (2011-10-18). "'Toy Story 3' Art Director Married to Hayao Miyazaki's Niece". Anime News Network.

[2] Solomon, Charles (2015-01-29). "Embracing a Fantasy From Their Pixar Past: 'The Dam Keeper' Delivers Oscar Nomination for Studio Alumni". The New York Times.

[3] Amidi, Amid (2006-07-17). "SDCC: Out of Picture". Cartoon Brew.

[4] Wheeler, Andrew (2008-06-04). "Review: Out of Picture, Vol. 2". ComicMix.

[5] Flores, Terry (2015-03-12). "Oscar-Nominated 'Dam Keeper' Filmmakers Set Graphic Novel Deal, Developing Feature". Variety.

[6] Shiach, Kieran (2016-12-08). "First Second Unveils New Titles For Fall 2017 By Tillie Walden, Gene Luen Yang, Ben Hatke, Gigi D.G., Andy Hirsch And More". ComicsAlliance.

[7] Clark, Noelene (2017-08-09). "First Look at First Second's Spring 2018 Graphic Novels". Entertainment Weekly. Archived from the original on 2017-08-10. Retrieved 2017-09-27.

[8] "The Dam Keeper, Book 3 | Robert Kondo | Macmillan". US Macmillan. Retrieved 2019-04-04.^{[permanent dead link‍]}

[9] Gallo, Irene (2008-07-21). "Dice Tsutsumi on The Totoro Forest Project". Tor.com. Archived from the original on 2017-09-27. Retrieved 2017-09-27.

[10] Parker, Charley (2008-09-06). "The Totoro Forest Project". Lines and Colors.

[11] Sarto, Dan (2011-10-04). "Dice Tsutsumi's Sketchtravel Art Project is Auctioning a Masterpiece of Art History". Animation World Network.

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