Kenji Iwaisawa
Directing
- Born
- January 1, 1981 (age 45) · Tokyo, Japan
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.
Known for
100 METERS
September 19, 2025
On-Gaku: Our Sound
January 11, 2020
Man in the Tunnel Alley
February 4, 2009
Jinsei
May 16, 2025
Mountain
January 1, 2010
Mourning Ice Pop
January 1, 2009
Taro Wanted to Become Water
March 29, 2021
Nicky
January 1, 2008
Fussa Dancing Animation
February 16, 2015
Hina Is Beautiful
Kotatsu Man
September 16, 2012
Behind the camera11
- 2025100 METERS Director, Storyboard Artist
- 2025Jinsei Producer
- 2021Taro Wanted to Become Water Director, Animation Director, Director of Photography, Editor
- 2020On-Gaku: Our Sound Editor, Art Direction, Animation Director, Director, Screenplay, Character Designer, Supervising Animator, Storyboard
- 2015Fussa Dancing Animation Writer, Director of Photography, Editor, Director
- 2012Kotatsu Man Director
- 2010Mountain Director, Animation Director, Director of Photography, Editor
- 2009Man in the Tunnel Alley Writer, Director of Photography, Editor, Director
- 2009Mourning Ice Pop