is a Japanese
CGI animation
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director. His works include ''
Popee the Performer'', ''
Mr. Stain on Junk Alley'' and ''
Funny Pets''.
He has been known to be active in both his native Kumamoto and
Okinawa
most commonly refers to:
* Okinawa Prefecture, Japan's southernmost prefecture
* Okinawa Island, the largest island of Okinawa Prefecture
* Okinawa Islands, an island group including Okinawa itself
* Okinawa (city), the second largest city in th ...
.
Works
Awards
In 2003, he received Excellent Animation Award in
Cultural Affair Agencies Media Art Festival.
Books
In 2002, he helped with the ''
Popee the Performer'' manga (he wrote the Magazine Z manga).
In 2007, he wrote the ''
Mr. Stain'' and ''
Funny Pets'' picture books.
Others
*Special lecturer at
Kyoto University of Art and Design.
*Member of
Directors Guild of Japan.
Personal life
During university, he studied film, but while looking for a job, he met anime director Seiji Endo, and although he got a job at an anime company, he left the company.
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2009年10月 坂本綾（アリカ） Adobe Japan He was impressed by the CG of
Jurassic Park
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, which was being released at the time, and studied in the CG department of a game company.
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References
External links
About Ryuji Masuda
Ryuji Masuda anime
at Media Arts Database
1968 births
Living people
Japanese animators
Japanese animated film directors
People from Kumamoto
Osaka University of Arts alumni
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