Arias, Michael

Arias, Michael

Given name: マイケル
Family name: アリアス
Birthday: Feb 2, 1968
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Michael Arias is an American-born filmmaker active primarily in Japan. He is best known as the director of Tekkon Kinkreet, which made him the first non-Japanese director of a major anime film.

Although Arias is a Southern California native, he has lived in Tokyo, Japan since he was 24 and speaks fluent Japanese. He is married to a Japanese woman and they have two children.

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Movie, 2001
8.77
 
1,937,874 Members
add Special Effects (Software Development)
Movie, 1997
8.66
 
1,315,651 Members
add Script (Translation Assistance)
Movie, 2013
7.94
 
304,931 Members
add Director, Storyboard, Special Effects (CG), Series Composition
Movie, 2006
7.94
 
117,188 Members
add Associate Producer
Movie, 2004
7.79
 
90,947 Members
add Special Effects (Second Renaissance Parts I & II), Producer
OVA, 2003
7.30
 
88,355 Members
add Director, Special Effects (CG)
Movie, 2015
6.88
 
62,508 Members
add Director (ep 13), Storyboard (ep 13), Episode Director (ep 13), Original Creator (ep 13)
TV Special, 2007
6.68
 
24,115 Members
add Producer (CG Supervision)
Movie, 2013
6.88
 
13,558 Members
add Producer (CG Supervision)
Movie, 2013
6.52
 
9,669 Members
add Producer (CG Supervision)
Movie, 2012
6.32
 
8,891 Members
add Producer (CG Supervision)
Movie, 2012
6.61
 
8,314 Members
add Episode Director
Music, 2019
6.20
 
3,363 Members
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