Kenji Kodama

Biography

Kenji Kodama (こだま 兼嗣, Kodama Kenji, born December 13, 1949), real name: 児玉 兼嗣 (same reading), is a Japanese anime director and storyboard artist born in Hokkaidō. He is a member of the Japanese Animation Creators Association (JAniCA). His wife is Sachiko Kamimura, an animator and illustrator. He is best known for being one of the main directors on the long-running anime Case Closed, also known as Detective Conan, as well as the City Hunter series and Lupin III Part III.

Directed

1. Detective Conan (1996) — Director
2. Detective Conan: The Time Bombed Skyscraper (1997) — Director
3. Detective Conan: The Phantom of Baker Street (2002) — Director
4. Case Closed: The Fourteenth Target (1998) — Director
5. Detective Conan: Captured in Her Eyes (2000) — Director
6. Detective Conan: The Last Wizard of the Century (1999) — Director
7. Case Closed: Countdown to Heaven (2001) — Director
8. Detective Conan: Crossroad in the Ancient Capital (2003) — Director
9. City Hunter: Shinjuku Private Eyes (2019) — Director
10. Cat's Eye (1983) — Director
11. City Hunter (1987) — Director
12. City Hunter: .357 Magnum (1989) — Director
13. City Hunter: Bay City Wars (1990) — Director
14. City Hunter: Million Dollar Conspiracy (1990) — Director
15. City Hunter Special: The Secret Service (1996) — Director
16. City Hunter Special: Goodbye My Sweetheart (1997) — Director
17. Kekkaishi (2006) — Director
18. Lupin the Third: Lupin Family Lineup (2012) — Director
19. Tales of the Abyss (2008) — Director
20. Reporter Blues (1991) — Director
21. The Rose of Versailles: I'll Love You As Long As I Live (1990) — Director
22. The Two Lottes (1991) — Director