A work in constant progress (and occasional regress).
Alias:
Акио Таками
Акіо Такамі
たかみ あきお
高見明夫
Birthplace:
Osaka Prefecture, Japan
Born:
May 23, 1965
Akio Takami is an animator and character designer. Before joining Xebec in the 90s, he worked for Ashi Productions.
Animation:
1985 GoShogun: The Time Étranger
Animation Director:
1985 GoShogun: The Time Étranger
1997 Bakusō Kyōdai Let's & Go!! WGP Bōsō Mini Yonku Dai Tsuiseki!
2005 Rockman.EXE: The Program of Light and Darkness
2011 Pokémon the Movie: Black - Victini and Reshiram
2011 Pokémon the Movie: White - Victini and Zekrom
2014 Space Battleship Yamato 2199: Odyssey of the Celestial Ark
2024 Mobile Suit Gundam SEED FREEDOM
Character Designer:
1985 GoShogun: The Time Étranger
1994 The Mighty Gin Rei
1997 Bakusō Kyōdai Let's & Go!! WGP Bōsō Mini Yonku Dai Tsuiseki!
2005 Rockman.EXE: The Program of Light and Darkness
2011 Pokémon the Movie: Black - Victini and Reshiram
2011 Pokémon the Movie: White - Victini and Zekrom
2014 Space Battleship Yamato 2199: Odyssey of the Celestial Ark
2024 Mobile Suit Gundam SEED FREEDOM
Key Animation:
1985 GoShogun: The Time Étranger
1986 Call Me Tonight
1986 M.D. Geist
1987 Ultraman: The Adventure Begins
1991 Judge
1993 Patlabor 2: The Movie
1994 Plastic Little: The Adventures of Captain Tita
1994 The Mighty Gin Rei
1995 Legend of Crystania: The Motion Picture
1997 Bakusō Kyōdai Let's & Go!! WGP Bōsō Mini Yonku Dai Tsuiseki!
1998 Martian Successor Nadesico: The Motion Picture - Prince of Darkness
2001 Inuyasha the Movie: Affections Touching Across Time
2005 Rockman.EXE: The Program of Light and Darkness
2011 Pokémon the Movie: Black - Victini and Reshiram
2011 Pokémon the Movie: White - Victini and Zekrom
2014 Space Battleship Yamato 2199: Odyssey of the Celestial Ark
2024 Mobile Suit Gundam SEED FREEDOM
Animation Director:
1992 Free Kick Toward Tomorrow
1994 Blue Seed
1994 Macross 7
1998 Steam Detectives
2000 Love Hina
2001 Shaman King
2003 Stellvia of the Universe
2005 Shuffle!
2007 Shuffle! Memories
2008 Kanokon
2010 Ladies versus Butlers!
2012 Upotte!!
2013 Star Blazers [Space Battleship Yamato] 2199
2016 Keijo!!!!!!!!
2017 BanG Dream!
2017 Boku to Misaki-sensei
2019 NAMUAMIDABUTSU! -UTENA-
2021 The Faraway Paladin
2023 Gundam Build Metaverse
Character Designer:
1992 Free Kick Toward Tomorrow
1994 Blue Seed
1994 Macross 7
1998 Steam Detectives
2000 Love Hina
2001 Shaman King
2003 Stellvia of the Universe
2005 Shuffle!
2006 Buso Renkin
2007 Shuffle! Memories
2008 Kanokon
2010 Ladies versus Butlers!
2011 Maken-Ki! Battling Venus
2012 Upotte!!
2013 Star Blazers [Space Battleship Yamato] 2199
2015 Triage X
2016 Keijo!!!!!!!!
2017 BanG Dream!
2017 Boku to Misaki-sensei
2019 NAMUAMIDABUTSU! -UTENA-
2021 The Faraway Paladin
2023 Gundam Build Metaverse
Director:
1992 Free Kick Toward Tomorrow
1994 Blue Seed
1994 Macross 7
1998 Steam Detectives
2000 Love Hina
2001 Shaman King
2003 Stellvia of the Universe
2005 Shuffle!
2006 Buso Renkin
2007 Shuffle! Memories
2008 Kanokon
2010 Ladies versus Butlers!
2011 Maken-Ki! Battling Venus
2012 Upotte!!
2013 Star Blazers [Space Battleship Yamato] 2199
2015 Triage X
2016 Keijo!!!!!!!!
2017 BanG Dream!
2017 Boku to Misaki-sensei
2019 NAMUAMIDABUTSU! -UTENA-
2021 The Faraway Paladin
2023 Gundam Build Metaverse
Key Animation:
1989 The Guyver: Bio-Booster Armor
1992 Free Kick Toward Tomorrow
1993 NG Knight Lamune & 40 DX
1994 Blue Seed
1994 Macross 7
1995 H2
1997 Virus Buster Serge
1998 Cowboy Bebop
1998 Steam Detectives
1999 Dai-Guard: Terrestrial Defense Corp.
1999 Turn A Gundam
1999 Zoids: Chaotic Century
2000 Love Hina
2000 Pilot Candidate
2001 Shaman King
2003 Stellvia of the Universe
2005 Shuffle!
2006 Buso Renkin
2007 Gurren Lagann
2007 Shuffle! Memories
2008 Kanokon
2010 Ladies versus Butlers!
2011 Maken-Ki! Battling Venus
2012 Upotte!!
2013 Star Blazers [Space Battleship Yamato] 2199
2015 Triage X
2016 Keijo!!!!!!!!
2017 BanG Dream!
2017 Boku to Misaki-sensei
2019 Arifureta: From Commonplace to World's Strongest
2019 NAMUAMIDABUTSU! -UTENA-
2021 The Faraway Paladin
2023 Gundam Build Metaverse
Original Concept:
1989 The Guyver: Bio-Booster Armor
1992 Free Kick Toward Tomorrow
1993 NG Knight Lamune & 40 DX
1994 Blue Seed
1994 Macross 7
1995 H2
1997 Virus Buster Serge
1998 Cowboy Bebop
1998 Steam Detectives
1999 Dai-Guard: Terrestrial Defense Corp.
1999 Turn A Gundam
1999 Zoids: Chaotic Century
2000 Love Hina
2000 Pilot Candidate
2001 Shaman King
2003 Stellvia of the Universe
2005 Shuffle!
2006 Buso Renkin
2007 Gurren Lagann
2007 Shuffle! Memories
2008 Kanokon
2010 Ladies versus Butlers!
2011 Maken-Ki! Battling Venus
2012 Upotte!!
2013 Star Blazers [Space Battleship Yamato] 2199
2015 Triage X
2016 Keijo!!!!!!!!
2017 BanG Dream!
2017 Boku to Misaki-sensei
2019 Arifureta: From Commonplace to World's Strongest
2019 NAMUAMIDABUTSU! -UTENA-
2021 The Faraway Paladin
2023 Gundam Build Metaverse
Series Director:
1989 The Guyver: Bio-Booster Armor
1992 Free Kick Toward Tomorrow
1993 NG Knight Lamune & 40 DX
1994 Blue Seed
1994 Macross 7
1995 H2
1997 Virus Buster Serge
1998 Cowboy Bebop
1998 Steam Detectives
1999 Dai-Guard: Terrestrial Defense Corp.
1999 Turn A Gundam
1999 Zoids: Chaotic Century
2000 Love Hina
2000 Pilot Candidate
2001 Shaman King
2003 Stellvia of the Universe
2005 Shuffle!
2006 Buso Renkin
2007 Gurren Lagann
2007 Shuffle! Memories
2008 Kanokon
2010 Ladies versus Butlers!
2011 Maken-Ki! Battling Venus
2012 Upotte!!
2013 Star Blazers [Space Battleship Yamato] 2199
2015 Triage X
2016 Keijo!!!!!!!!
2017 BanG Dream!
2017 Boku to Misaki-sensei
2019 Arifureta: From Commonplace to World's Strongest
2019 NAMUAMIDABUTSU! -UTENA-
2021 The Faraway Paladin
2023 Gundam Build Metaverse
Storyboard Artist:
1989 The Guyver: Bio-Booster Armor
1992 Free Kick Toward Tomorrow
1993 NG Knight Lamune & 40 DX
1994 Blue Seed
1994 Macross 7
1995 H2
1997 Virus Buster Serge
1998 Cowboy Bebop
1998 Steam Detectives
1999 Dai-Guard: Terrestrial Defense Corp.
1999 Turn A Gundam
1999 Zoids: Chaotic Century
2000 Love Hina
2000 Pilot Candidate
2001 Shaman King
2003 Stellvia of the Universe
2005 Shuffle!
2006 Buso Renkin
2007 Gurren Lagann
2007 Shuffle! Memories
2008 Kanokon
2010 Ladies versus Butlers!
2011 Maken-Ki! Battling Venus
2012 Upotte!!
2013 Star Blazers [Space Battleship Yamato] 2199
2015 Triage X
2016 Keijo!!!!!!!!
2017 BanG Dream!
2017 Boku to Misaki-sensei
2019 Arifureta: From Commonplace to World's Strongest
2019 NAMUAMIDABUTSU! -UTENA-
2021 The Faraway Paladin
2023 Gundam Build Metaverse
Supervising Animation Director:
1989 The Guyver: Bio-Booster Armor
1992 Free Kick Toward Tomorrow
1993 NG Knight Lamune & 40 DX
1994 Blue Seed
1994 Macross 7
1995 H2
1997 Virus Buster Serge
1998 Cowboy Bebop
1998 Steam Detectives
1999 Dai-Guard: Terrestrial Defense Corp.
1999 Turn A Gundam
1999 Zoids: Chaotic Century
2000 Love Hina
2000 Pilot Candidate
2001 Shaman King
2003 Stellvia of the Universe
2005 Shuffle!
2006 Buso Renkin
2007 Gurren Lagann
2007 Shuffle! Memories
2008 Kanokon
2009 Pandora Hearts
2010 Ladies versus Butlers!
2011 Maken-Ki! Battling Venus
2012 Upotte!!
2013 Star Blazers [Space Battleship Yamato] 2199
2015 Triage X
2016 Keijo!!!!!!!!
2017 BanG Dream!
2017 Boku to Misaki-sensei
2018 Yuuna and the Haunted Hot Springs
2019 Arifureta: From Commonplace to World's Strongest
2019 NAMUAMIDABUTSU! -UTENA-
2021 The Faraway Paladin
2023 Gundam Build Metaverse
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Additional data for Film Titles come from The Open Movie Database (OMDb).
At least one plug-in comes from IMDb.
Data are -- hey, it's a plural -- subject to the limitations of their sources. (For example, TMDB search results currently max out at 20.) I am limiting myself to free data sources for now. (No, a "free trial" is not free.)
While much of the above data are retrieved directly from outside APIs and other such sources, data from American Film Institute (AFI) and British Film Institute (BFI) were manually entered the old fashioned way into a MySQL database. Re BFI I took the following liberties:
Regarding profile removals and data corrections:
Filtering is applied here to film projects flagged as "adult" by TheMovieDB. Pending "popular demand" I am contemplating a login and profile system with preferences (such as whether to allow adult images to appear) and permissions (such as data entry).
Whereas the overall purpose of this website is to serve as a personal demo/portfolio/workshop of web and data skills, this Movies section is not meant to compete with or substitute for far more definitive movie websites.
Whether or not he still clings to an award which he won in 1986 as a film critic for his college's newspaper, Jeffrey Hartmann is not responsible for the texts of overviews and biographies supplied by external data sources.