Kenji Iwaisawa
Personal Info
Known for
Directing
Gender
Male
Birthday
1981-01-01 (44 years old)
Place of Birth
Tokyo, Japan
Kenji Iwaisawa
Biography
Kenji Iwaisawa is an independent filmmaker and animator who was born in Tokyo Prefecture in 1981. After graduating from high school, Iwaisawa became an apprentice to the director Teruo Ishii. He began creating his own animation works by drawing on influences from live-action movies. In 2008 he finished his first animation piece, Fukuraicho, The Man in the Tunnel Alley. Henceforth, he focused on short film animations and began production on his independent feature-length animation On-Gaku: Our Sound.
Crew
Hina Is Beautiful
Director
(2025)
100 Meters
Director
(2025)
Jinsei
Producer
(2021)
Taro Wanted to Become Water
Director, Animation Director, Editor, Director of Photography
(2020)
On-Gaku: Our Sound
Animation Director, Art Direction, Editor, Director, Screenplay, Supervising Animator, Character Designer, Storyboard
(2015)
Fussa Dancing Animation
Editor, Writer, Director of Photography, Director
(2012)
Kotatsu Man
Director
(2010)
Mountain
Director, Animation Director, Editor, Director of Photography
(2009)
Mourning Ice Pop
Animation Director, Director, Director of Photography, Editor, Writer
(2009)
Man in the Tunnel Alley
Editor, Writer, Director of Photography, Director
(2008)
Nicky
Director, Animation Director, Editor, Director of Photography, Writer