Born 1954, Miyagi, Japan. Hailed as possibly the most internationally acclaimed animation director since his production of Akira (1982-86), Otomo was also greatly influenced by preceding animation studios such as the Mushi Production and Toei Doga during his childhood. Works such as Gigantor (Tetsujin-28-Go) and Astro Boy (Tetsuwan Atomu) pushed Otomo to aspire a career in animation. Some of his representative works are, Jiyū wo Warera ni (1982), Memories (1996), Metropolis (2001) and his most recent works Mushishi (2006) which was made into a live-action film. Even with a rich and prolific career already under his belt, Otomo’s contribution to extend the limits of animation is yet to cease, working as a colossal inspiration for future generations of animation directors.

1954年出生于日本宫城。自创作了《Akira》（亚基拉）（1982-86）以来，大友克洋被誉为可能是最具国际知名动画导演，他也是曾在儿时深受早期动画工作室Mushi Production和Toei Doga的影响。Gigantor （铁人28号）和Astro Boy (铁臂阿童木）等作品促使大友克洋立志专注于动画事业。他的代表作有Jiyū wo Warera ni（1982），Memories（回忆)（1996），Metropolis（大都市）（2001）和他最新作品一步实景电影Mushishi （虫师）(2006)。即便已经拥有了一个丰富而多产的职业生涯，大友克洋对动画领域的拓展仍未停止，他已经成为未来新生代动画导演的感召力量。