Tensai Okamura

Biography

Tensai Okamura (岡村天斎, Okamura Tensai, December 13, 1961) is a Japanese anime director and animator born in Fukushima Prefecture and raised in Yokohama City, Kanagawa Prefecture. His real name is Yutaka Okamura (岡村豊, Okamura Yutaka). He graduated from Waseda University department of science and engineering. In 1991, he began using the name Tensai Okamura.

Known for

The Seven Deadly Sins

5 October 2014

The Seven Deadly Sins

DARLING in the FRANXX

13 January 2018

Neon Genesis Evangelion

4 October 1995

Neon Genesis Evangelion

4 October 1995

Neon Genesis Evangelion

4 October 1995

Acting roles

Year	Movie / TV show / Other	Role
2004	Memories of Memories	Self

Credits

Year	Movie / TV show / Other	Role
2024	T・P BON	Storyboard Artist
2024	My Hero Academia: You're Next	Director
2024	My Hero Academia: You're Next	Storyboard Artist
2024	My Hero Academia: You're Next	Second Unit Director
2023	Buddy Daddies	Storyboard Artist
2022	That Time I Got Reincarnated as a Slime the Movie: Scarlet Bond	Storyboard Artist
2021	Blade Runner: Black Lotus	Storyboard Artist
2021	The Case Study of Vanitas	Storyboard Artist
2021	Scarlet Nexus	Storyboard Artist
2021	The aquatope on white sand	Storyboard Artist
2020	SHIROBAKO The Movie	Key Animation
2018	DARLING in the FRANXX	Storyboard Artist
2018	IRODUKU: The World in Colors	Storyboard Artist
2016	My Hero Academia	Storyboard Artist
2014	The Seven Deadly Sins	Series Director
2014	The Seven Deadly Sins	Storyboard Artist
2014	World Conquest Zvezda Plot	Series Director
2013	The Eccentric Family	Storyboard Artist
2012	Tari Tari	Storyboard Artist
2011	Blue Exorcist	Series Director
2011	Blue Exorcist	Storyboard Artist
2011	Blue Exorcist	Director
2009	Canaan	Storyboard Artist
2008	Soul Eater	Director
2008	Soul Eater	Storyboard Artist
2008	Kannagi	Storyboard Artist
2008	Real Drive	Storyboard Artist
2007	Darker than Black	Director
2007	Darker than Black	Series Director
2007	Darker than Black	Storyboard
2007	Darker than Black	Writer
2007	Darker than Black	Storyboard Artist
2006	Kenichi: The Mightiest Disciple	Key Animation
2006	Project Blue Earth SOS	Director
2005	Naruto the Movie: Legend of the Stone of Gelel	Key Animation
2005	Emma: A Victorian Romance	Storyboard Artist
2004	Samurai Champloo	Storyboard Artist
2004	Naruto the Movie: Ninja Clash in the Land of Snow	Director
2004	Naruto the Movie: Ninja Clash in the Land of Snow	Storyboard Artist
2004	Kurau Phantom Memory	Key Animation
2003	Wolf's Rain	Series Director
2003	Wolf's Rain	Writer
2003	Wolf's Rain	Storyboard Artist
2003	Wolf's Rain	Director
2003	RahXephon: Pluralitas Concentio	Storyboard Artist
2003	新世紀エヴァンゲリオン (2003)	Creator
2002	Ghost in the Shell: Stand Alone Complex	Storyboard Artist
2002	RahXephon	Storyboard Artist
2001	Cowboy Bebop: The Movie	Key Animation
2001	Cowboy Bebop: The Movie	Director
2001	Medabots	Storyboard Artist
2001	Medabots	Director
2001	Medabots	Series Director
1999	Jin-Roh: The Wolf Brigade	Key Animation
1998	Cowboy Bebop	Storyboard Artist
1998	Evangelion: Death (True)²	Director
1998	Revival of Evangelion	Director
1997	Neon Genesis Evangelion: The End of Evangelion	Key Animation
1997	Neon Genesis Evangelion: Death and Rebirth	Director
1997	Neon Genesis Evangelion: Death and Rebirth	Key Animation
1995	Ghost in the Shell	Key Animation
1995	Neon Genesis Evangelion	Director
1995	Neon Genesis Evangelion	Storyboard Artist
1995	Neon Genesis Evangelion	Key Animation
1995	Memories	Director
1995	Stink Bomb	Director
1995	Memories	Director
1994	Mobile Fighter G Gundam	Key Animation
1993	Ninja Scroll	Key Animation
1993	Please Save My Earth	Key Animation
1993	Sleepless Oedo	Key Animation
1992	Mobile Suit Gundam 0083: Afterglow of Zeon	Key Animation
1992	Run, Melos!	Key Animation
1991	Mobile Suit Gundam 0083: Stardust Memory	Key Animation
1991	Urusei Yatsura: Always My Darling	Key Animation
1989	Urusei Yatsura: Goat and Cheese	Writer
1989	Urusei Yatsura: Goat and Cheese	Director
1989	Yawara!	Storyboard Artist
1989	Yawara!	Director
1988	My Neighbor Totoro	Animation
1988	Legend of the Galactic Heroes: My Conquest Is the Sea of Stars	Key Animation
1988	Bride of Deimos	Key Animation
1987	Wicked City	Key Animation
1987	Royal Space Force - The Wings Of Honneamise	Key Animation
1987	Junk Boy	Key Animation
1987	Junk Boy	Key Animation
1987	Yap! Bun Bun	Key Animation
1986	Space-Time Traveler - Time Stranger	Key Animation
1986	Phoenix: Karma Chapter	Key Animation
1984	Attacker You!	Key Animation
1984	Persia, the Magic Fairy	Animation Director
1984	Persia, the Magic Fairy	Key Animation