Yasuji Murata
Animator

Yasuji Murata

村田安司

Biography

Profile (Film Archives)

Born 1896, in Yokohama. Murata started out as a signboard artist for movie theaters, but after the Great Kanto Earthquake, he joined the Yokohama Cinema Shokai where he created as many as 50 animation titles. With the skills he cultivated, he propelled paper cutout animations to greater heights.

38 credits

Anime credits