Toyoo Ashida

Toyoo Ashida

animation department, director, producer

Toyoo Ashida was born on Apr 21, 1944 in Japan. Toyoo Ashida's big-screen debut came with Cleopatra directed by Osamu Tezuka in 1970. Toyoo Ashida is known for Vampire Hunter D directed by Toyoo Ashida, Kaneto Shiozawa stars as D and Michie Tomizawa as Doris. The upcoming new movie Toyoo Ashida plays is Pokémon: Lucario and the Mystery of Mew which will be released on Sep 19, 2006.

Joined Mushi Animation Production in the 60s and was very soon promoted to animation direction of several TV Series including "Moomin" and "Wansa-kun". After his collaboration on the TV series "Space Battleship Yamato" (1974-75), he made his film debut in its theatrical version in 1977. His debut as a director in a long-feature format couldn't have been more successful: "Vampire Hunter D" (1985), made for the Video Animation market. Shortly after he directed his only long-feature film, "Fist of the North Star" in 1986.

  • Birthday

    Apr 21, 1944
  • Place of Birth

    Tokyo, Japan