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Michael Arias

Known for directing · Born 2 February 1968 · 58 · Los Angeles, California, USA

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Michael Arias (born 1968) is an American-born filmmaker active primarily in Japan. Though Arias has worked variously as visual effects artist, animation software developer, and producer, he is best known for his directorial debut, the anime feature Tekkonkinkreet, which established him as the first non-Japanese director of a major anime film. Description above from the Wikipedia article Michael Arias, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

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Known for

Tekkonkinkreet

2006

Harmony

2015

Sturgill Simpson Presents Sound & Fury

2019

Ani*Kuri15

2007

Ani*Kuri15

2008

The Animatrix

2003

Tokyo Alien Bros.

2018

Heaven's Door

2009

Godzilla Minus One

2023

Ueno Juri and the Five Bags

2009

Sunny

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The Twilight World

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Acting (5)

2025Innovators of Japan AnimeFilm
2023Godzilla Minus OneFilm
2020The Animated Bible SeriesNarrator · 3 episodesSeries
2010The People vs. George LucasSelfFilm
2003Scrolls to Screen: A Brief History of AnimeSelfFilm

Directing (11)

2023Godzilla Minus OneOther, CG ArtistFilm
2019Sturgill Simpson Presents Sound & FuryDirectorFilm
2018Tokyo Alien Bros.DirectorSeries
2015HarmonyDirectorFilm
2009Heaven's DoorDirectorFilm
2009Ueno Juri and the Five BagsDirectorSeries
2008Ani*Kuri15Director, WriterFilm
2007Ani*Kuri15DirectorSeries
2006TekkonkinkreetDirector, Storyboard Artist, Story EditorFilm
2004Mind GameAssistant DirectorFilm
—SunnyDirector, ScreenplayFilm

Production (1)

2003The AnimatrixProducerFilm

Writing (1)

—The Twilight WorldScreenplayFilm