Tsuneo Gōda

Tsuneo Gōda
合田 経郎
Born1967 (age 56–57)
Alma materJapan Institute of Moving Images

Tsuneo Gōda (合田 経郎, Gōda Tsuneo) is a Japanese stop motion animator. He is known for creating the character Domo (Domo-kun), the official mascot of Japanese public broadcasting company NHK, as well as directing an animated TV series starring Domo.[1] He is also the founder of studio dwarf inc., an animation studio specializing in stop motion animation and character design.[2]

He has also directed the stop motion animation film Komaneko - The Curious Cat and the three-minute stop motion music video "I am a Bear," which is based on the Hikaru Utada song "Boku wa Kuma."[3]

A life-size Domo-kun statue in front of the NHK Studio Park.

In 2011, Gōda was awarded the Inkpot Award for his work on Domo and other animated productions from dwarf studios.[4][5]

Career

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Japan Academy of Moving Images, where Tsuneo graduated in 1987.

Gōda graduated from the Japan Academy of Moving Images (formerly Japan Academy of Moving Images) in 1987 and began working at Dentsu Tec Inc. for three years until 1990. He freelanced for six years before joining TYO Productions Inc. in 1996 as part of their Creative Department. In September 2003, he established dwarf studios where he currently works as director and character designer.[6]

Filmography

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Year Title Role
2006 I am a Bear Director
2007 Makuma’s Foreign Journey Director
2008 Domo Director, Producer
2009 Komaneko: The Curious Cat Director
2009 The Curious Cat's Christmas Director
2011 PLUG, the New World Director, Writer
2011 I'm a Bear, too Director
2013 Komaneko: Home Alone Director
2014 By Your Side Director
2015 Komaneko no orusuban Director
2016 The Curious Kitty & Friends Director, Executive Producer
2017 To & Kyo Director
2018 Mogu & Perol Director

References

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  1. ^ "Tsuneo Goda". Kino Tuškanac. Retrieved 2023-04-29.
  2. ^ "dwarf". dw-f.jp. Retrieved 2023-04-29.
  3. ^ "FEATURE FILM Komaneko - The Curious Cat 01 DEC 07 11 AM Archived 2008-08-21 at the Wayback Machine." Singapore Film Society. Accessed September 14, 2008.
  4. ^ Inkpot Award
  5. ^ "Comic-Con Int'l to Host Domo-kun Creator Tsuneo Goda". Anime News Network. Retrieved 2023-04-29.
  6. ^ "dwarf". dw-f.jp. Retrieved 2023-04-29.
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