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Tooru Hara
Production
Born December 26, 1935 · Kitakyushu, Fukuoka, Japan
Died December 14, 2021
Also known as Toru Hara · Tohru Hara · 原 徹
Biography
Tooru Hara is a Japanese producer. He joined Toei Douga in 1959 and founded Top Craft in 1972 when Toei Douga dismissed many of its employees. After the company was reorganised into Studio Ghibli, he became its CEO until 1991, when he left the company and was succeeded by Toshio Suzuki.
Filmography11 titles
Grave of the Fireflies
1988Producer
1988Producer
My Neighbor Totoro
1988Producer
1988Producer
Castle in the Sky
1986Executive Producer, Production Manager
1986Executive Producer, Production Manager
Nausicaä of the Valley of the Wind
1984Executive Producer
1984Executive Producer
Kiki's Delivery Service
1989Executive Producer
1989Executive Producer
The Last Unicorn
1982Animation Coordinator
1982Animation Coordinator
The Flight of Dragons
1982Animation Coordinator
1982Animation Coordinator
'Twas the Night Before Christmas
1974Animation
1974Animation
The Hobbit
1977Animation Coordinator
1977Animation Coordinator
Frosty's Winter Wonderland
1976Animation
1976Animation
The Stingiest Man in Town
1978Animation Coordinator
1978Animation Coordinator