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Rintaro

1941 - Today

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Rintaro (りんたろう, Rintarō; born January 22, 1941) is the pseudonym of Shigeyuki Hayashi (林 重行, Hayashi Shigeyuki), a well-known director of anime. He works frequently with the animation studio Madhouse (which he co-founded), though he is a freelance director not employed directly by any one studio. He began working in the animation industry—at age 17—as an in-between animator on the 1958 film Hakujaden. His works have won and been nominated for multiple awards, including a nomination for Best Film (Metropolis) at the 2001 Festival de Cine de Sitges. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Rintaro is the 773rd most popular film director (down from 578th in 2019), the 1,097th most popular biography from Japan (down from 855th in 2019) and the 34th most popular Japanese Film Director.

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Among FILM DIRECTORS

Among film directors, Rintaro ranks 773 out of 2,041. Before him are Wolfgang Becker, Emil Loteanu, Henry Selick, Pierre Granier-Deferre, Max Fleischer, and Budd Boetticher. After him are Rudolph Maté, Mamoru Hosoda, Raoul Servais, André Roosevelt, Giuseppe Rotunno, and Friz Freleng.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1941, Rintaro ranks 320. Before him are Holger Meins, Ricardo Piglia, Albert Shesternyov, Chieko Baisho, Nate Thurmond, and Signe Toly Anderson. After him are Ed Roberts, Ryuichi Sugiyama, Paul Kantner, Arie den Hartog, Laura Mulvey, and Steve Cropper.

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In Japan

Among people born in Japan, Rintaro ranks 1,097 out of 6,245. Before him are Kiyonao Ichiki (1892), Kiko, Princess Akishino (1966), Kyōko Kagawa (1931), Hiromu Arakawa (1973), Masafumi Yokoyama (1956), and Yoko Shimada (1953). After him are Mamoru Hosoda (1967), Ryuichi Sugiyama (1941), Mayumi Kaji (1964), Chishū Ryū (1904), Maruyama Ōkyo (1733), and Chiaki Mukai (1952).

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Among FILM DIRECTORS In Japan

Among film directors born in Japan, Rintaro ranks 34. Before him are Kaneto Shindo (1912), Yoshiaki Kawajiri (1950), Keisuke Kinoshita (1912), Yoji Yamada (1931), Jun'ichi Kōuchi (1886), and Tomoyuki Tanaka (1910). After him are Mamoru Hosoda (1967), Shinichirō Watanabe (1965), Shinobu Hashimoto (1918), Yoshishige Yoshida (1933), Masato Harada (1949), and Shinya Tsukamoto (1960).

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