Toshiharu Mizutani
Biography
Toshiharu Mizutani (水谷利春) joined Kobayashi Production in 1972. In 1979, he worked in the art department for Hayao Miyazaki’s Lupin III: The Castle of Cagliostro.
He served as one of the art directors for Osamu Dezaki’s Space Adventure Cobra (1982), with Shinji Kimura as part of his team. In 1983, he left Kobayashi to establish Studio Fuga with his colleagues Hiroshi Ono and Hiromasa Ogura, and was its director from 1983 to 1997. During that period, he served as the art director for Katsuhiro Otomo’s AKIRA (1988).
In 1997, Mizutani left Studio Fuga and established his own studio, Moon Flower, which he runs to this day. His most notable assignments as art director include films in the Soreike! Anpanman series in 2004 and 2006, and the 2007 film adaptation of the Forest of Piano manga series. From 2012, he was the art director for the Little Busters! anime series.
Photos by Yasuyuki Takagi, 2021
Available artwork
At Riekeles Gallery we’re proud to offer signed prints and poster editions of Toshiharu Mizutani’s iconic background artwork.
Artist: Toshiharu Mizutani
Edition: 500 copies
Print type: lithograph (offset print)
Paper: Magno Volume 200 g/m²
Format: 70 × 50 cm
The poster is available in two options.
Choose between the plain poster shipped in a tube, or the poster mounted on a 3mm aluminum composite sheet including our custom made picture hook, delivered flat and ready to hang on your wall.
Posters ship within one week. Posters mounted on a panel are custom made and take 2 to 3 weeks to deliver.