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Katsuhiro Ōtomo (大友克洋 ''Ōtomo Katsuhiro'') (born April 14 , 1954 ) is a Japanese Manga artist and director. He is perhaps best known for being the creator of the manga '' Akira '' and Its Anime Adaptation , which are extremely famous and influential. Otomo has also directed several live action films, such as the recent 2006 feature film adaptation of the '' Mushishi '' manga. BIOGRAPHY Ōtomo was born in the former town of Hasama , in Miyagi Prefecture . As a teenager growing up in the turbulent 1960s , he was surrounded by the demonstrations of both students and workers against the Japanese Government . This period of change in Japan is what created the Japan we all know today - a Japan that is a sharp contrast to the occupation era that occurred after World War II . The riots, demonstrations, and overall chaotic conditions of this time would serve as the inspiration for his best known work, '' Akira ''. Some would argue that this seminal work is an Allegory of 1960s Japan, and that one could easily substitute the year 2019 for 1969 and leave little difference in the basic story. The animation from this period (especially the works coming out of Tokyo animation studios '' would help push Ōtomo toward a career in animation. However, it was the films coming out of America that were driving his rebellious nature. '' Five Easy Pieces '' and '' Easy Rider '' would serve as inspiration for Shotaro Kaneda and his biker gang in ''Akira'': rebellious youth who took too many drugs and didn't care about authority or the pressures put on them by their parents' generation. Ōtomo has recently worked extensively with noted studio Sunrise with the studio animating and producing his most recent projects, the 2004 feature film '' Steamboy '', 2006's '' Freedom Project '' and his latest project, , which will be released in 2007 . BIBLIOGRAPHY
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