Takashi Nakamura

Takashi Nakamura (中村 たかし (formerly なかむら たかし)), is an accomplished Japanese animator and anime director. It was his work on Ōgon Senshi Gold Lightan that helped inspire fellow animator Koji Morimoto.

His 2001 film A Tree of Palme was an official selection of the Berlin Film Festival.

He is a founding member of the Japan Animation Creators Association (JAniCA) labor group.

Works

 * Yatterman (1977) - animation director and key animation
 * Ōgon Senshi Gold Lightan (1981) - animation director and key animation
 * Genma Taisen (1983) - key animation
 * Mirai Keisatsu Urashiman (1983) - character designs, animation director, key animation, storyboards
 * Nausicaä of the Valley of the Wind (1984) - key animation
 * Meikyū Monogatari (1987) - animation director
 * Robot Carnival (1987) - director, script, character designs, animation
 * AKIRA (1988) - animation director
 * Peter Pan no Bōken (1989) - character designs, scene artist, storyboards
 * Banipal (1995) - director, original creator, script, character design, animation director
 * A Tree of Palme (2001) - director, original creator, script
 * Tetsujin 28-go (2004) - character designs and storyboards
 * Fantastic Children (2004) - director, original creator, script, character designs
 * Panty & Stocking with Garterbelt (2010) - voice of Chuck