is a Japanese

anime is a Traditional animation, hand-drawn and computer animation, computer-generated animation originating from Japan. Outside Japan and in English, ''anime'' refers specifically to animation produced in Japan. However, , in Japan and in Ja ...

director Director may refer to: Literature * ''Director'' (magazine), a British magazine * ''The Director'' (novel), a 1971 novel by Henry Denker * ''The Director'' (play), a 2000 play by Nancy Hasty Music * Director (band), an Irish rock band * ''D ...

and an illustrator.

Biography

Uratani was the second generation animator of Telecom Animation Film. After leaving Telecom, she has worked for the

World Masterpiece Theater is a Japanese TV animated series that showcased an animated version of a different classical book or story each year from 19:30 to 20:00 on Sunday on Fuji TV. It aired from 1969 to 1997 and from 2007 to 2009. It is commonly abbreviated to ...

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, Madhouse and

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. She is married to a fellow director of anime

Sunao Katabuchi is a Japanese animation director, screenwriter, and storyboard artist. He is director of Contrail Co. Ltd. He has been a part-time lecturer at Nihon University College of Art since 2006, and a Project Professor at the college of Art of at the ...

Selected works

Films

* ''

Kiki's Delivery Service is a 1989 Japanese Anime, animated fantasy film written, produced, and directed by Hayao Miyazaki, based on Eiko Kadono's 1985 novel ''Kiki's Delivery Service (novel), Kiki's Delivery Service''. Animated by Studio Ghibli, the film stars Minami ...

'' - key animation, 1989 * ''

Memories (1995 film) ''Memories'' is a 1995 Japanese animated science fiction anthology film with Katsuhiro Otomo as executive producer, and based on three of his manga short stories. The film is composed of three shorts: , directed by Studio 4°C co-founder Kō ...

'' - key animation (Magnetic Rose, Cannon Fodder), 1995 * - assistant animation director, 2001 * - animation director, 2006 * - animation director, layout design, 2009 * - assistant director, writer, 2016

Television productions

* ''The Blinkins: The Bear And The Blizzard'' - animation director, 1986 * ''

Tales of Little Women , also simply known as ''Little Women'', is a Japanese animated television series adaptation itself of Louisa May Alcott's 1868-69 two-volume novel ''Little Women'', produced by Nippon Animation. It was first aired in 1987 (January–December) ...

'' - key animation (episodes 3, 5, 7, 9, 12, 16, 20, 24, 28, 32, 36, 40, 44, 48), 1987 * ''

Moomin (1990 TV series) ''Moomin'' is an anime television series produced by Telescreen (company), Telecable Benelux B.V. and animated by Telescreen Japan. Based on the ''Moomin'' novels and Moomin comic strips, comic strips by the Finnish people, Finnish illustrator an ...

'' - key animation (episodes 6, 55, 61, 67), 1991 * '' Tico of the Seven Seas'' - key animation (episodes 9, 13, 18, 24, 28, 32, 36), 1994 * ''

Romeo's Blue Skies is a 1995 Japanese anime series by Nippon Animation. Although "Romeo's Blue Skies" is the literal translation of the Japanese title, the official English name given by Nippon Animation is "Romeo and the Black Brothers". It is based on the nov ...

'' - key animation (episodes 1, 4, 9, 12, 16, 19, 22, 25, 28, 32, 33), 1995 * '' Famous Dog Lassie'' - key animation (episodes 3, 4, 5, 7, 9, 12, 17, 21, 25), 1996 * ''

Black Lagoon ''Black Lagoon'' (stylized in all caps) is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Rei Hiroe. It has been published in Shogakukan's manga magazine '' Monthly Sunday Gene-X'' since April 2002, with its chapters collected in ...

The Second Barrage'' - key animation (episode 24), 2006

OVA

* ''

Roberta's Blood Trail'' - animation director (episodes 25, 27, 28), storyboard (episode 29), 2010 * - director, character design, animation director, storyboard, 2004

Video games

* '' Ace Combat 04: Shattered Skies'' (2001) - animation director for Side-story movie

Commercials

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PV of animation version - producer, 2013

References

External links

* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Uratani, Chie Anime character designers Japanese animators Japanese animated film directors Anime directors Living people Year of birth missing (living people)