Kazuto Nakazawa

Known for

Directing

Born

March 4, 1968 (age 58)

Birthplace

Niigata, Japan

Biography

Kazuto Nakazawa (中澤一登, Nakazawa Kazuto, born March 4, 1968) is a Japanese character designer and director of numerous anime series and video games who also goes by the pseudonym Takeshi Tsuji (辻武司, Tsuji Takeshi). His directorial work includes Parasite Dolls, the anime sequence in Kill Bill: Volume 1, and the Moondrive segment of Genius Party Beyond. He has designed characters for many anime, such as Ashita no Nadja and Samurai Champloo, for which he also served as animation director. In addition to his work with anime, he designed the characters of Tales of Legendia and was the animation director of Devil Kings. Throughout his career, he has worked also as an animator, providing key anima...

Best known work

Kill Bill: Vol. 1

2003

Attack on Titan

2013

Hunter x Hunter

2011

Haikyu!!

2014

Samurai Champloo

2004

Kuroko's Basketball

2012

Steamboy

2004

Terror in Resonance

2014

Usagi Drop

2011

The Second Renaissance Part I

2003

Filmography

2026
20001 An Earth Odyssey
Character Designer
2026
Love Through a PrismTV
Supervising Animation Director, Storyboard Artist, Key Animation, Series Director, Director, Animation Director
2022
AoashiTV
Storyboard Artist
2021
Fena: Pirate PrincessTV
Series Director, Original Story, Director, Sound Director, Supervising Animation Director, Animation Director, Character Designer, Key Animation, Storyboard Artist
2019
Case File N° 221: KabukichoTV
Key Animation
2018
B: The BeginningTV
Series Director, Other, Storyboard Artist, Animation Director, Key Animation, Director
2016
DaysTV
Character Designer
2015
Comedy Skit 1989
Director, Screenplay
2014
Japan Animator ExpoTV
Director, Character Designer, Writer, Key Animation
2014
Terror in ResonanceTV
Character Designer, Animation Director, Supervising Animation Director, Key Animation
2014
Haikyu!!TV
Key Animation
2014
Giovanni's Island
Key Animation
2013
Attack on TitanTV
Key Animation, Opening/Ending Animation
2013
Vassalord.
Director, Key Animation
2013
OreshuraTV
Key Animation
2012
Kids on the SlopeTV
Key Animation
2012
Kuroko's BasketballTV
Key Animation
2012
Medusa's Revenge
Director
2012
Kid IcarusTV
Director
2011
Hunter x HunterTV
Key Animation
2011
Usagi DropTV
Key Animation
2010
House of Five LeavesTV
Character Designer
2009
Tales of Vesperia: The First Strike
Key Animation
2008
Hells
Animation Director, Character Designer
2008
Genius Party Beyond
Director, Animation Director, Character Designer, Screenplay