Yôji Kuri

Personal Info

Known For

Directing

Birthday

April 9, 1928

Place of Birth

Sabae City, Fukui Prefecture, Japan

Died

November 24, 2024

Yôji Kuri

Biography

Yôji Kuri was a Japanese cartoonist and independent filmmaker. He was the unofficial leader and most prolific of the "Animation Association of Three" collective who kick-started the renaissance of modern-styled, independently made, adult-aimed animation in early 1960s Japan.