Kenji Iwaisawa
Known for
Directing
Born
January 1, 1981 (age 45)
Birthplace
Tokyo, Japan
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.
Best known work
100 METERS
2025
On-Gaku: Our Sound
2020
Man in the Tunnel Alley
2009
Jinsei
2025
Mountain
2010
Mourning Ice Pop
2009
Taro Wanted to Become Water
2021
Nicky
2008
Fussa Dancing Animation
2015
Hina Is Beautiful
Filmography
TBA
Hina Is BeautifulDirector
2025
100 METERSDirector, Storyboard Artist
2025
JinseiProducer
2021
Taro Wanted to Become WaterDirector, Animation Director, Director of Photography, Editor
2020
On-Gaku: Our SoundEditor, Art Direction, Animation Director, Director, Screenplay, Character Designer, Supervising Animator, Storyboard
2015
Fussa Dancing AnimationWriter, Director of Photography, Editor, Director
2012
Kotatsu ManDirector
2010
MountainDirector, Animation Director, Director of Photography, Editor
2009
Man in the Tunnel AlleyWriter, Director of Photography, Editor, Director
2009
Mourning Ice PopDirector, Animation Director, Writer, Director of Photography, Editor
2008
NickyDirector, Animation Director, Writer, Director of Photography, Editor