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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.
Michael Arias is an award-winning filmmaker who works in live-action, animation, and visual effects. He has collaborated with Studio Ghibli, The Wachowskis, and Nippon Television, and directed Tekkonkinkreet, Harmony, and Tokyo Alien Bros.
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Award-winning filmmaker Michael Arias enjoys a colorful and varied career, spanning the worlds of live-action storytelling, visual effects, computer graphics, and anime, the unique realm of Japanese traditional animation.
Michael Arias is a filmmaker who works in live-action, visual effects, computer graphics, and anime. He has directed Tekkonkinkreet, Harmony, and Tokyo Alien Bros., and co-directed The Animatrix.
We recently caught up with visual visionary Michael Arias to discuss his directing duties on the hugely popular film, Tekkonkinkreet . In the film, orphans Black and White rule the mean streets...
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.
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Michael Arias is the first non-Japanese person to have directed a major anime film. He shares his story of how he moved from Los Angeles to Tokyo in 1996 and pursued his passion for animation and special effects.
