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Yoshifumi Kondō was a Japanese animator who worked for Studio Ghibli in his last years. He was born in Gosen, Niigata Prefecture, Japan. He worked as an animation director on Anne of Green Gables, Sherlock Hound, Kiki's Delivery Service, Only Yesterday and Princess Mononoke. Kondō directed the animated film Whisper of the Heart, and was expected to become one of the top directors at Studio Ghibli, alongside Hayao Miyazaki and Isao Takahata, and to become their eventual successor.
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Filmography11 titles
Grave of the Fireflies
1988Animation Director, Character Designer
1988Animation Director, Character Designer
Future Boy Conan
1978Key Animation
1978Key Animation
Princess Mononoke
1997Animation Director, Character Designer
1997Animation Director, Character Designer
Whisper of the Heart
1995Director, Storyboard Artist
1995Director, Storyboard Artist
Porco Rosso
1992Key Animation
1992Key Animation
Kiki's Delivery Service
1989Animation Director
1989Animation Director
Only Yesterday
1991Animation Director
1991Animation Director
Pom Poko
1994Key Animation
1994Key Animation
Sherlock Hound
1984Animation Director
1984Animation Director
Tales of Little Women
1987Character Designer
1987Character Designer
Ocean Waves
1993Key Animation
1993Key Animation