林太郎 Rintaro
Born in Tokyo in 1941. He began his career at Toei Animation before moving to Mushi Production, where he served as series director on Kimba the White Lion and helped establish the production system for early television animation. After leaving the company, he worked as a freelance director and co-founded the animation studio Madhouse. His major directorial works include Space Pirate Captain Harlock (1978), Galaxy Express 999 (1979), The Dagger of Kamui (1985), and Metropolis, based on Osamu Tezuka’s manga of the same name and written for the screen by Katsuhiro Otomo.
据釜山国际电影节 2026，第 31 届
