
Directing
Kenji Iwaisawa
JA cinema · 11 credits
Born
1 January 1981 (age 45)
Birthplace
Tokyo, Japan
Kenji Iwaisawa is an independent filmmaker and animator who was born in Tokyo Prefecture in 1981. After graduating from high school, Iwaisawa became an apprentice to the director Teruo Ishii. He began creating his own animation works by drawing on influences from live-action movies. In 2008 he finished his first animation piece, Fukuraicho, The Man in the Tunnel Alley. Henceforth, he focused on short film animations and began production on his independent feature-length animation On-Gaku: Our Sound.
Known for
Filmography

Hina Is Beautiful
Director

100 METERS
Director, Storyboard Artist

Jinsei
Producer

Taro Wanted to Become Water
Animation Director, Director, Director of Photography, Editor

On-Gaku: Our Sound
Editor, Art Direction, Animation Director, Director, Screenplay, Character Designer, Supervising Animator, Storyboard

Fussa Dancing Animation
Director of Photography, Editor, Writer, Director

Kotatsu Man
Director

Mountain
Director, Animation Director, Director of Photography, Editor

Mourning Ice Pop
Director, Animation Director, Director of Photography, Writer, Editor

Man in the Tunnel Alley
Editor, Writer, Director of Photography, Director

Nicky
Director, Animation Director, Director of Photography, Editor, Writer

