Masao Maruyama (film producer)

Summary

Masao Maruyama (丸山 正雄, Maruyama Masao, born June 19, 1941) is a Japanese anime producer and entrepreneur. He is the co-founder of Madhouse, as well as the founder of MAPPA and Studio M2 animation studios. He is the current Chairman of MAPPA and President of Studio M2[1][2][3] and Board member of N LITE Japan.[4][5]

Masao Maruyama
Maruyama in 2011
Born (1941-06-19) June 19, 1941 (age 82)
Shiogama, Japan
EducationHosei University, Faculty of Letters
Occupations
Years active1963–present
Known for

Maruyama has been involved in the Japanese animation business for more than 50 years. He has worked with many well-known and up-and-coming animators, established several animation production companies, worked on dozens of series, films, planned and produced various works.[1][6][7]

Maruyama is one of the most experienced producers in the Japanese animation industry, and has given opportunities to individuals who went on to become accomplished directors in their own right.[8] Among the talents he picked up were Satoshi Kon, Mamoru Hosoda, and Sunao Katabuchi. He also gave Masaaki Yuasa and Mitsuo Iso the chance to direct an animated television series early in their directing careers.[6][8] He also gave Mamoru Hosoda, who was thinking of returning to his hometown to change careers after he was forced to drop out of directing Studio Ghibli's Howl's Moving Castle, a chance to direct his first theatrical film after resigning from Toei Animation.[9][10] Yuichiro Hayashi, Munehisa Sakai, and Sunghoo Park, who became MAPPA's main directors, and Sayo Yamamoto, his direct protégé at Madhouse, are also people whose talents were discovered by Maruyama. His ability to find talented people helped Madhouse and MAPPA to make great strides.[8] He was also the one who inspired manga artist Katsuhiro Otomo to become an animated film director.[11]

Maruyama is a regular guest at Otakon, having attended or been confirmed to attend 15 times since 2001. In 2009, the convention named him an honorary staff member.[12]

Masato Marukawa, the president of the fictional animation studio Musashino Animation, in the TV animation series Shirobako, which depicts the inner workings of the animation industry, is modelled on Maruyama.[8]

In recognition of his contribution to the industry, he received the Special Award at the 7th Animation Kobe in 2002 and the Encouragement Award at the 23rd Fujimoto Award in 2003.[13][14][15]

Early life edit

Maruyama was born in Shiogama in Miyagi Prefecture in 1941.[1]

Maruyama graduated from Hosei University in 1963.[16] After hanging around for a while without a regular job, he joined Mushi Production in 1965, which a friend introduced him to.[16] Those were the early days of Japanese TV animation, and Mushi Pro, a pioneer in this field, was always short on staff.[16] It was not a job he particularly wanted, but he was fascinated by animation after experiencing culture shock by Osamu Tezuka, the head of Mushi Pro.[6][16]

Career edit

In 1972, Maruyama left Mushi Productions, which was facing a financial crisis, to found Madhouse, along with his colleagues including Osamu Dezaki, Rintaro, and Yoshiaki Kawajiri, and in 1980, he became the president.[1][6][17] Since then, he has focused on planning, producing and production design for numerous Madhouse TV series, OVAs and theatrical film.[2] After the film Genma Taisen, for which Katsuhiro Otomo designed the characters, Maruyama and director Rintaro invited Otomo to make a film. Otomo then made his directorial debut with the short film Construction Cancellation Order, one of the anthology film Neo Tokyo in 1987.[11] The 1993 film Jūbē Ninpūchō, produced by him and directed by Yoshiaki Kawajiri, was released on video in North America under the title Ninja Scroll, and sold nearly half a million copies.[18]

As the main producer and studio head of Madhouse, Maruyama was personally responsible for green-lighting new projects. As a result, projects were often directly pitched to him by outside interests or brought to him by creators within the company. He also had a significant amount of influence in determining the staff of these new projects, particularly in the assignment of directorial duties. In addition, he was frequently involved in the planning phase of major studio productions at Madhouse.

Maruyama has also planned and produced some of the best-known and rising films of famous directors, such as all of Satoshi Kon's films (Perfect Blue, Millennium Actress, Tokyo Godfathers, Paprika), Mamoru Hosoda's The Girl Who Leapt Through Time and Summer Wars, and Sunao Katabuchi's Mai Mai Miracle.[17][19] After the release of Paprika, Maruyama had been preparing for Satoshi Kon's next film, Dreaming Machine, but the film's production has been suspended when Kon passed away suddenly in August 2010.[20][21]

In 2010, Maruyama served as the executive producer for an anime project based on the TV show Supernatural, entitled Supernatural The Animation, and is the world's first animated project from a Japanese anime studio based on an overseas drama series.[22]

From 2010 to 2011, Iron Man, Wolverine, and Blade, three works from the Marvel Anime Project, of which Maruyama is one of the planners, were broadcast on Animax in Japan.[23]

In June 2011, Maruyama left Madhouse and established a new animation production company, MAPPA (an acronym for Maruyama Animation Produce Project Association), at the age of 70.[2][3][17][19][24][25] MAPPA had a production room for Sunao Katabuchi's In This Corner of the World since the very beginning in 2016.[17] Maruyama first started working with Katabuchi for the film in 2010 during the Madhouse era, but it took three to four years to start production due to difficulties in raising funds.[3][17]

Then in April 2016, Maruyama handed over the presidency of MAPPA to founding member Manabu Otsuka and newly established Studio M2, specializing in planning and pre-production.[3][26] At the age of 75, Maruyama wanted to execute at least two more big projects, so he established the studio to prepare for the execution of his projects even if he was gone.[3]

In 2023, Maruyama joined N LITE Japan, led by its CEO and producer Shin Koyamada, as the Board member, and is set to produce an anime film Mfinda. [27][28]

Works edit

Movies edit

Year Title Japanese Name Director Role(s)
1981 Natsu e no Tobira 夏への扉 Mori Masaki Coordinator
1982 Haguregumo 浮浪雲 Mori Masaki Coordinator
1983 Unico in the Island of Magic ユニコ 魔法の島へ Moribi Murano Coordinator
1983 Barefoot Gen はだしのゲン Mori Masaki Coordinator
1983 Genma Wars 幻魔大戦 Rintaro Coordinator
1984 Lensman SF新世紀レンズマン Kazuyuki Hirokawa, Yoshiaki Kawajiri Producer
1985 The Dagger of Kamui カムイの剣 Rintaro Coordinator, Producer
1985 Bobby ni Kubittake ボビーに首ったけ Toshio Hirata Producer
1986 Toki no Tabibito: Time Stranger 時空の旅人 Mori Masaki Producer
1986 Neo Tokyo 迷宮物語 Rintaro, Yoshiaki Kawajiri, Katsuhiro Otomo Story Editor, Producer
1986 Phenix Hō-ō-hen 火の鳥 鳳凰編 Rintaro Producer
1987 Barefoot Gen 2 はだしのゲン2 Mori Masaki Coordinator
1987 Hoero Bun Bun ほえろブンブン Shigeru Omachi Producer
1987 Wicked City 妖獣都市 Yoshiaki Kawajiri Coordinator
1987 Gokiburi-tachi no Tasogare ゴキブリたちの黄昏 Hiroaki Yoshida Producer
1988 Legend of the Galactic Heroes: My Conquest is the Sea of Stars 銀河英雄伝説 わが征くは星の大海 Noboru Ishiguro Production Producer
1993 Ninja Scroll 獣兵衛忍風帖 Yoshiaki Kawajiri Production Producer
1995 The Diary of Anne Frank アンネの日記 Akinori Nagaoka Producer
1997 Perfect Blue パーフェクトブルー Satoshi Kon Producer
1999 Cardcaptor Sakura: The Movie 劇場版カードキャプターさくら Morio Asaka Planning
2000 Vampire Hunter D: Bloodlust バンパイアハンターD Yoshiaki Kawajiri Producer
2000 Cardcaptor Sakura Movie 2: The Sealed Card 劇場版カードキャプターさくら 封印されたカード Morio Asaka Planning
2001 Metropolis メトロポリス Rintaro Planning
2002 WXIII: Patlabor the Movie 3 WXIII 機動警察パトレイバー Takuji Endo Producer
2002 Millennium Actress 千年女優 Satoshi Kon Planning
2003 Nasu: Summer in Andalusia 茄子 アンダルシアの夏 Kitarō Kōsaka Producer
2003 Tokyo Godfathers 東京ゴッドファーザーズ Satoshi Kon Planner
2006 Paprika パプリカ Satoshi Kon Planner
2006 The Girl Who Leapt Through Time 時をかける少女 Mamoru Hosoda Planner
2007 Highlander: The Search for Vengeance Highlander: The Search for Vengeance Yoshiaki Kawajiri Co-Producer
2007 Forest of Piano ピアノの森 Masayuki Kojima Planner
2007 Cinnamoroll The Movie シナモン the Movie Gisaburō Sugii Planner
2007 The Story of a Mouse-The Adventures of George and Gerald- ねずみ物語 〜ジョージとジェラルドの冒険〜 Masami Hata Planner
2008 Hells Angels HELLS ANGELS Yoshinobu Yamakawa Planner
2009 Summer Wars サマーウォーズ Mamoru Hosoda Planner
2009 Mai Mai Miracle マイマイ新子と千年の魔法 Sunao Katabuchi Planner
2010 Trigun: Badlands Rumble TRIGUN Badlands Rumble Satoshi Nishimura Planner
2010 Redline REDLINE Takeshi Koike Planner
2011 The Princess and the Pilot とある飛空士への追憶 Jun Shishido Planner
2012 The Tibetan Dog チベット犬物語 〜金色のドージェ〜 Masayuki Kojima Planner
2012 Wolf Children おおかみこどもの雨と雪 Mamoru Hosoda Special Supporters
2013 Hunter × Hunter: Phantom Rouge 劇場版 HUNTER×HUNTER 緋色の幻影 Yūzō Satō Creative Producer
2016 In This Corner of the World この世界の片隅に Sunao Katabuchi Planner
2016 Garo: Divine Flame 牙狼〈GARO〉-DIVINE FLAME- Yūichirō Hayashi Creative Producer
2018 Usuzumizakura: Garo 薄墨桜 -GARO- Satoshi Nishimura Creative Producer
TBA MFINDA ムフィンダ Gisaburō Sugii Producer[29]

Television series edit

Year Title Japanese Name Director Role(s)
1965 The Amazing 3 W3 Osamu Tezuka Assistant Director
1967 Princess Knight リボンの騎士 Osamu Tezuka Coordinator
1970 Ashita no Joe あしたのジョー Osamu Dezaki Coordinator
1972 Hazedon ハゼドン Makura Saki (Osamu Dezaki), Fumio Ikeno Coordinator
1973 Aim for the Ace! エースをねらえ! Osamu Dezaki Scriptwriter
1976 Gaiking 大空魔竜ガイキング Story Editor
1976 Piccolino no Bōken ピコリーノの冒険 Masaharu Endō, Hiroshi Saitō Story Editor
1977 Jetter Mars ジェッターマルス Rintaro Story Editor
1979 Animation Travelogue: The Adventures of Marco Polo アニメーション紀行 マルコ・ポーロの冒険 Katsuhiko Fujita, Hiroshi Matsumura, Kenichi Murakami, Tetsuji Nakamura, Kazuyuki Sakai Story Editor
1989 Yawara! YAWARA! Hiroko Tokita Producer
1994 DNA² D・N・A² 〜何処かで失くしたあいつのアイツ〜 Junichi Sakata Producer
1998 Master Keaton MASTERキートン Masayuki Kojima Producer
1998 Trigun TRIGUN Satoshi Nishimura Planner
1998 Super Doll Licca-chan スーパードール★リカちゃん Gisaburō Sugii Animation Producer
1999 Reign: The Conqueror アレクサンダー戦記 Yoshinori Kanemori, Rintaro Producer
1999 Jubei-chan: The Ninja Girl The Secret of the Lovely Eyepatch 十兵衛ちゃん -ラブリー眼帯の秘密- Akitaro Daichi Producer
1999 Pet Shop of Horrors Petshop of Horrors Toshio Hirata Planner
1999 Bomberman B-Daman Bakugaiden V Bビーダマン爆外伝V Toshifumi Kawase Planning Producer
2000 Boogiepop Phantom ブギーポップは笑わない Boogiepop Phantom Takashi Watanabe Producer
2000 Sakura Wars サクラ大戦TV Ryūtarō Nakamura Producer
2000 Carried by the Wind: Tsukikage Ran 風まかせ月影蘭 Akitaro Daichi Planner
2000 Hidamari no Ki 陽だまりの樹 Gisaburō Sugii Producer
2000 Hajime no Ippo Season 1: The Fighting! はじめの一歩 Satoshi Nishimura Producer
2001 Magical Meow Meow Taruto 魔法少女猫たると Tsukasa Sunaga Planning Cooperation
2001 Chance Pop Session チャンス〜トライアングルセッション〜 Susumu Kudō Planner
2002 Panyo Panyo Di Gi Charat ぱにょぱにょデ・ジ・キャラット Shigehito Takayanagi Executive Producer
2002 Dragon Drive ドラゴンドライブ Toshifumi Kawase Planning Producer
2002 Pita-Ten ぴたテン Toshifumi Kawase, Yūzō Satō Planner
2002 Chobits ちょびっツ Morio Asaka Planner
2002 Aquarian Age: Sign for Evolution アクエリアンエイジ Sign for Evolution Yoshimitsu Ōhashi Planner
2002 Mirage of Blaze 炎の蜃気楼 Susumu Kudō Production Producer
2002 Rizelmine りぜるまいん Yasuhiro Matsumura Producer
2002 Hanada Shōnen Shi 花田少年史 Masayuki Kojima Producer
2002 Magical Shopping Arcade Abenobashi アベノ橋魔法☆商店街 Hiroyuki Yamaga Animation Producer
2003 Texhnolyze TEXHNOLYZE Hiroshi Hamasaki Executive Producer
2003 Ninja Scroll: The Series 獣兵衛忍風帖 龍宝玉篇 Tatsuo Satō Planner
2003 Gunslinger Girl GUNSLINGER GIRL Morio Asaka Planner
2003 Gungrave ガングレイヴ Toshiyuki Tsuru Planner
2003 Di Gi Charat Nyo! デ・ジ・キャラットにょ Hiroaki Sakurai Planning Producer
2003 Uninhabited Planet Survive! 無人惑星サヴァイヴ Yūichiro Yano Planning Producer
2004 Tenjho Tenge 天上天下 Toshifumi Kawase Producer
2004 Gokusen ごくせん Yūzō Satō Producer
2004 Sweet Valerian スウィート・ヴァレリアン Hiroaki Sakurai Planner
2004 Monster MONSTER Masayuki Kojima Producer
2004 Jubei-chan: The Ninja Girl The Counter Attack of Siberia Yagyu 十兵衛ちゃん2 -シベリア柳生の逆襲- Akitaro Daichi Planner
2004 Paranoia Agent 妄想代理人 Satoshi Kon Planner
2004 Beck BECK Osamu Kobayashi Planner
2005 Strawberry 100% いちご100% Osamu Sekita Planner
2005 Paradise Kiss Paradise Kiss Osamu Kobayashi Producer
2005 Oku-sama wa Joshi Kōsei おくさまは女子高生 Jun Shishido Planner
2005 Akagi 闘牌伝説アカギ 〜闇に舞い降りた天才〜 Yūzō Satō Producer
2006 Nana NANA Morio Asaka Producer
2006 Strawberry Panic Strawberry Panic Masayuki Sakoi Planner
2006 The Story of Saiunkoku 彩雲国物語 Jun Shishido Animation Producer
2006 Yume Tsukai 夢使い Kazuo Yamazaki Planner
2006 Black Lagoon BLACK LAGOON Sunao Katabuchi Planner
2006 Kemonozume ケモノヅメ Masaaki Yuasa Planner
2006 A Spirit of the Sun 太陽の黙示録 Masayuki Kojima Planner
2006 Death Note DEATH NOTE Tetsurō Araki Producer
2006 Otogi-Jūshi Akazukin おとぎ銃士 赤ずきん Takaaki Ishiyama Planner
2006 Kiba 牙 -KIBA- Hiroshi Kōjina Planner
2006 Tokyo Tribes TOKYO TRIBE2 Tatsuo Satō Planner
2007 Oh! Edo Rocket 大江戸ロケット Seiji Mizushima Planner
2007 Princess Resurrection 怪物王女 Masayuki Sakoi Planner
2007 Devil May Cry: The Animated Series Devil May Cry Shin Itagaki Planner
2007 Shigurui シグルイ Hiroshi Hamasaki Planner
2007 Claymore CLAYMORE Hiroyuki Tanaka Producer
2007 Den-noh Coil 電脳コイル Mitsuo Iso Animation Producer
2007 Kaiji: Ultimate Survivor 逆境無頼カイジ Yūzō Satō Planner
2007 Neuro: Supernatural Detective 魔人探偵脳噛ネウロ Hiroshi Kōjina Planner
2007 MapleStory メイプルストーリー Takaaki Ishiyama Planner
2007 Mokke もっけ Masayoshi Nishida Planner
2008 Kamen no Maid Guy 仮面のメイドガイ Masayuki Sakoi Planner
2008 Chi's Sweet Home チーズスイートホーム Mitsuyuki Masuhara Planner
2008 Allison & Lillia アリソンとリリア Masayoshi Nishida Planner
2008 Himitsu – Top Secret 秘密 〜The Revelation〜 Hiroshi Aoyama Planner
2008 Kaiba カイバ Masaaki Yuasa Planner
2008 Ultraviolet: Code 044 ウルトラヴァイオレット:コード044 Osamu Dezaki Planner
2008 Mōryō no Hako 魍魎の匣 Ryōsuke Nakamura Planner
2008 One Outs ONE OUTS -ワンナウツ- Yūzō Satō Planner
2008 Chaos;Head カオス;ヘッド -CHAOS;HEAD- Takaaki Ishiyama Planner
2008 Casshern Sins キャシャーン Sins Shigeyasu Yamauchi Planner
2008 Kurozuka 黒塚 -KUROZUKA- Tetsurō Araki Planner
2008 Stitch! スティッチ! Masami Hata Planner
2009 Hajime no Ippo Season 2: New Challenger はじめの一歩 New Challenger Jun Shishido Planner
2009 Rideback RIDEBACK -ライドバック- Atsushi Takahashi Planner
2009 Needless NEEDLESS Masayuki Sakoi Planner
2009 Aoi Bungaku 青い文学シリーズ Morio Asaka, Tetsurō Araki, Shigeyuki Miya, Ryōsuke Nakamura, Atsuko Ishizuka Planner
2009 Kobato こばと。 Mitsuyuki Masuhara Planner
2009 Stitch! ~The Mischievous Alien's Great Adventure~ スティッチ! 〜いたずらエイリアンの大冒険〜 Masami Hata Planner
2010 Rainbow: Nisha Rokubō no Shichinin RAINBOW-二舎六房の七人- Hiroshi Kōjina Planner
2010 Iron Man アイアンマン Yūzō Satō Planner
2011 Wolverine ウルヴァリン Hiroshi Aoyama Planner
2011 Supernatural: The Anime Series スーパーナチュラル Shigeyuki Miya, Atsuko Ishizuka Executive Producer
2011 X-Men X-MEN Fuminori Kizaki Planner
2011 Kaiji: Against All Rules 逆境無頼カイジ 破戒録篇 Yūzō Satō Planner
2011 Blade ブレイド Mitsuyuki Masuhara Planner
2011 Hunter × Hunter (2011 TV series) HUNTER×HUNTER Hiroshi Kōjina Creative Producer
2011 Chihayafuru ちはやふる Morio Asaka Creative Producer
2012 Kids on the Slope 坂道のアポロン Shinichirō Watanabe Creative Producer
2013 Chihayafuru2 ちはやふる2 Morio Asaka Creative Producer
2013 Hajime no Ippo Season 1: Season 3: Rising はじめの一歩 Rising Jun Shishido, Satoshi Nishimura Creative Producer
2014 Terror in Resonance 残響のテロル Shinichirō Watanabe Production Manager
2014 Garo: The Carved Seal of Flames 牙狼-GARO- -炎の刻印- Yūichirō Hayashi Creative Producer
2014 Rage of Bahamut: Genesis 神撃のバハムート GENESIS Keiichi Sato Production Manager
2015 Punch Line パンチライン Yutaka Uemura Production Manager
2015 Ushio and Tora うしおととら Satoshi Nishimura Creative Producer
2015 Garo: Crimson Moon 牙狼 -紅蓮ノ月- Atsushi Wakabayashi Creative Producer
2017 Onihei 鬼平 Shigeyuki Miya Creative Producer
2018 Karakuri Circus からくりサーカス Satoshi Nishimura Creative Producer

OVA and others edit

Year Title Japanese Name Director Role(s)
1986 Wounded Man 傷追い人 Yoshio Takeuchi Coordinator
1987 Take the "X" Train X電車で行こう Rintaro Coordinator, Producer
1987 Junk Boy JUNK BOY Katsuhisa Yamada Producer
1987 Phoenix: Yamato 火の鳥 ヤマト編 Toshio Hirata Producer
1987 Phoenix: The Universe 火の鳥 宇宙編 Yoshiaki Kawajiri Producer
1989 Goku Midnight Eye MIDNIGHT EYE ゴクウ Yoshiaki Kawajiri Coordinator
1990 Record of Lodoss War ロードス島戦記 Akinori Nagaoka Producer
1990 Cyber City Oedo 808 電脳都市OEDO808 Yoshiaki Kawajiri Planner
1990 Nineteen 19 NINETEEN 19 Koichi Chigira Producer
1991 Anime Symphony: The Jungle Emperor アニメ交響詩ジャングル大帝 Toshio Hirata Producer
1992 OZ OZ Katsuhisa Yamada Coordinator
1992 Zetsuai 1989 絶愛-1989- Takuji Endo Producer
1992 Download: Namu Amida Buddha is a Love Poem ダウンロード 南無阿弥陀仏は愛の詩 Rintaro Producer
1993 Oedo wa nemurenai! お江戸はねむれない! Koichi Chigira Producer
1993 Mermaid's Scar 人魚の傷 Morio Asaka Planner
1993 Battle Angel 銃夢 Hiroshi Fukutomi production Producer
1994 Clamp in Wonderland CLAMP IN WONDERLAND Morio Asaka production Producer
1994 Shin Peacock King 真・孔雀王 Rintaro production Producer
1994 Phantom Quest Corp. 幽幻怪社 Koichi Chigira, Morio Asaka, Takuji Endo Planner
1996 Birdy the Mighty 鉄腕バーディー Yoshiaki Kawajiri Producer
1996 Wild Arms (video game opening movie) ワイルドアームズ animation & visual Producer
1997 Psycho Diver: Demonic Bodhisattva サイコダイバー 魔性菩薩 Mamoru Kanbe Planner, Producer
1998 Twilight of the Dark Master 支配者の黄昏 TWILIGHT OF THE DARK MASTER Akiyuki Shinbo Producer
2002 Trava: Fist Planet TRAVA-FIST PLANET episode 1 Takeshi Koike, Katsuhito Ishii Producer
2003 Hajime no Ippo: Mashiba vs. Kimura はじめの一歩 間柴vs木村 死刑執行 Hitoshi Nanba Producer
2007 Nasu: A Migratory Bird with Suitcase 茄子 スーツケースの渡り鳥 Kitarō Kōsaka Planner
2011 Meiji Fruit Juice Gummy Candy Tweet Love Story "Megumi to Taiyo" (TV commercial) 明治 果汁グミ Tweet Love Story 「メグミとタイヨウ」 Rintaro animation Producer
2012 Komachi and Dangoro Series (Niigata City PR animation) 古町と団五郎シリーズ Hisashi Abe Producer

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External links edit

  • Masao Maruyama at IMDb
  • Masao Maruyama at Anime News Network's encyclopedia
  • Masao Maruyama convention appearances on AnimeCons.com