Seitarō Kitayama
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Seitarō Kitayama

Japanese film director

Seitarō Kitayama (北山 清太郎, Kitayama Seitarō; March 3, 1888 – February 13, 1945) was an early Japanese animation director whose work includes the first examples of commercial production of anime. Kitayama was referred to as one of the fathers of anime by Yoshirō Irie, a researcher at Japan's National Film Center.2

From Wikipedia’s article on Seitarō Kitayama (this version), CC BY-SA 4.0.

Born Mar 13, 1888, died Feb 2, 1945.1

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Career

Occupation: painter, film director, director, animator, film producer.5

Personal life

  • BornMar 13, 1888, Wakayama6 7
  • DiedFeb 2, 1945, Takaishi8
  • CitizenshipJapan9