Keita Amemiya

Japanese film and television director

Keita Amemiya (雨宮 慶太, Amemiya Keita, born 24 August 1959) is a Japanese film and television director, screenwriter and character designer from Urayasu, Chiba. He directed the films Mirai Ninja (1988),^[1][2] Zeiram (1991), Kamen Rider ZO (1993), and Kamen Rider J (1994), and created the tokusatsu franchise Garo in 2005.

Biography

Born in Urayasu, Chiba, Amemiya graduated from the Asagaya College of Art and Design,^[3] after which he joined the Den Film Effect in 1981. As a film director, he made his debut in 1988's Mirai Ninja: Keigumo Kinin Gaiden. He went on to direct the 1991 science fiction film Zeiram, and created the tokusatsu franchise Garo in 2005.

Selected filmography

Film

Television

Video games

• Clock Tower 3: character designs
• Dual Heroes: character designs
• Final Fantasy XIV: Return to Ivalice boss designs.
• Genji: Days of the Blade: art direction
• Hagane: The Final Conflict: character designs
• Nanatsu Kaze no Shima Monogatari: character designs
• Onimusha 2: Samurai's Destiny: character designs
• Onimusha 3: Demon Siege: character designs from Onimusha 2
• Rudra no Hihō: character designs and director
• Shin Megami Tensei IV: demon designs

Other

• Convention appearances (one time): Anime Expo (1993-07-02 to 1993-07-04)

References

1. Keita Amemiya (1988), Mirai Ninja: Making of, retrieved 19 February 2024
2. Chute, Harrison (13 January 2023). "Best Video Game Adaptations That Prove They're Not All Terrible". Collider. Retrieved 19 February 2024.
3. Komatsu, Mikikazu (23 January 2015). "Manga Artist Masakazu Katsura Makes Guest-Voice Appearance in "Garo: The Animation" 15th Episode". CrunchyRoll. Retrieved 19 February 2024.

External links

• Keita Amemiya at IMDb
• CROWD - official website
• Keita Amemiya at the Japanese Movie Database (in Japanese)
• Keita Amemiya fansite