Director: Nobuo Tomizawa

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Birthday: 1951-12-26
Biography: Nobuo Tomizawa (富沢 信雄, Tomizawa Nobuo, born December 26, 1951) is a Japanese anime animator and director. He is a member and director of Telecom Animation Film. He is a member of Japanese Animation Creators Association (JAniCA). Around 1974, he began working as an illustrator on works for Nippon Animation, where he met Hayao Miyazaki, Yasuo Otsuka, Isao Takahata, and others. His work on “Future Boy Conan” led him to work on “Lupin the Third: The Castle of Cagliostro”, and he joined Telecom Animation Film in 1979. After that, he worked as an animator on “Lupin the Third” (second TV series) and “Chie the Brat” at Telecom, and then studied directing with Hayao Miyazaki on “Sherlock Hound.” Even after Miyazaki left Telecom, he continued to be a central figure at Telecom, directing many of the company's productions. Currently, in addition to his main job, he also works as a manager, serving as the director of Telecom Animation Film.

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Lupin the Third: The Castle of Cagliostro

After a successful robbery leaves famed thief Lupin the Third and his partner Jigen with nothing but a large amount of expertly crafted counterfeit bills, he decides to track down the forgers responsible—and steal any other treasures he may find in the Castle of Cagliostro, including the 'damsel in distress' he finds imprisoned there.
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Lupin the Third: The Castle of Cagliostro

1979

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Pom Poko

The Raccoons of the Tama Hills are being forced from their homes by the rapid development of houses and shopping malls. As it becomes harder to find food and shelter, they decide to band together and fight back. The Raccoons practice and perfect the ancient art of transformation until they are even able to appear as humans in hilarious circumstances.
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Little Nemo: Adventures in Slumberland

A little boy whose dreams transcend reality is sucked into his own fantasy, which is everything he has dreamed of, until he unleashes an old secret that may not only destroy this perfect dream world but reality itself.
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Little Nemo: Adventures in Slumberland

1989

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Case Closed: The Fourteenth Target

Ran’s secret past revealed! Ten years ago, something happened between her mom and dad. Now, plagued by nightmares, Ran is starting to remember… Meanwhile, a murderous card dealer breaks out of jail to seek revenge. His target: Ran’s father. Can Conan stop him in time and save his girlfriend’s family?
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Case Closed: The Fourteenth Target

1998

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WXIII: Patlabor The Movie 3

Set in the year 2000 (between the events of Patlabor and Patlabor 2), when the level of Labor accidents begin to escalate around Tokyo Bay, police detectives Kusumi and Hata are assigned to investigate. What they discover leads to a series of government cover-ups, conspiracy concerning a new biological weapon entitled WXIII-Wasted Thirteen and a tragic, personal connection to Hata. The only hope to stop this threat is to cooperate with the military and lead WXIII into a showdown with the Labors of Special Vehicle Division 2.
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WXIII: Patlabor The Movie 3

2002

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Detective Conan: The Lost Ship in the Sky

A terrorist group invades a laboratory containing a deadly bacteria and destroys the lab with an explosion. They later announce via the internet they have gained possession of the bacteria and declare themselves to be the Red Siamese Cats, a terrorist group that was eradicated a decade ago.
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Detective Conan: The Lost Ship in the Sky

2010

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The Piano Forest

Amamiya Shu transfers to Moriwaki elementary filled with hope and ambition. But it doesn't take long before he gets picked on by the class bullies, and gets involved in a dare to play the mysterious piano in the forest.
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The Piano Forest

2007

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Lupin the Third: Farewell to Nostradamus

A simple diamond heist leads Lupin into the machinations of a bizarre cult based around the prophecies of Nostradamus. They kidnap Julia, the daughter of Douglas, a wealthy American who is seeking the presidency, along with Lupin's diamond. At stake is the lost book of prophecy Douglas holds in the vault at the top of his skyscraper.
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Lupin the Third: Farewell to Nostradamus

1995

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Chie the Brat

Chie Takemoto is a dependable girl who struggles to help her troublesome father run a small tavern in Osaka. Unbeknown to her dad, she occasionally visits her mother who left him not too long ago. She plans on trying to reunite them, but not until her father gets a job.
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Chie the Brat

1981

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Lupin the Third: Greatest Capers

A double dose of fun and excitement unfolds as Lupin III, the world's most loveable thief, does his best to stay one step ahead of the law, as he presents his two most spectacular capers! Hayao Miyazaki directed both episodes under the pseudonym Teruki Tsutomu.
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Lupin the Third: Greatest Capers

1995

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Little Nemo: Adventures in Slumberland Pilot 2

The second of three pilot shorts that eventually became the 1989 movie Little Nemo: Adventures in Slumberland.
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Little Nemo: Adventures in Slumberland Pilot 2

1984

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