Fumio Kurokawa

was a Japanese storyboard artist and animated film director. He directed a number of animated television series produced by Nippon Animation during the 1970s and 1980s. Kurokawa was the series director of Animated Classics of Japanese Literature, included among the "100 Must-See Japanese Animation Masterpieces" in the 2007 encyclopedia Anime Classics Zettai!. Kurokawa died on April 10, 2024, at the age of 91.

Filmography

Year TV series Studio Role Reference 1992 Christopher Columbus Nippon Animation Director 1989-1990 Jungle Book Shōnen Mowgli Nippon Animation Director 1987 Grimm Masterpiece Theatre Nippon Animation Director (1 episode) 1981 Swiss Family Robinson Nippon Animation Storyboard artist 1976 Little Lulu and Her Little Friends Nippon Animation Director 1972-1974 Kagaku ninja tai Gatchaman or Battle of the Planets Tatsunoko Production Director (105 episodes); with Eiko Toriumi, Hiroshi Sasagawa, Jinzo Toriumi and Katsuhisa Yamada 1971 Animentary Ketsudan or Animentary: Critical Moments Tatsunoko Production Director; with Hideo Makino and Ippei Kuri 1969-1971 Attack No. 1 TMS Entertainment Director (34 episodes) 1968-1969 Sabu to Ichi Torimono Hikae Mushi Production, Studio Zero, Toei Animation Director (3 episodes)