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Keiichi Hara

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Keiichi Hara is a Japanese anime director known for both franchise work and independently acclaimed features. He directed numerous theatrical films based on the Crayon Shin-chan manga and anime franchise early in his career. His 2010 film Colorful, based on the novel by Eto Mori, follows a soul given a second chance at life by inhabiting the body of a boy who recently died. Miss Hokusai (2015) depicts the life of O-Ei, the daughter and artistic collaborator of the Edo-period ukiyo-e painter Katsushika Hokusai.

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Which Crayon Shin-chan movies did Keiichi Hara direct?

Hara directed several films in the series, including Crayon Shin-chan: The Adult Empire Strikes Back and Crayon Shin-chan: The Storm Called: The Battle of the Warring States. Both films became especially respected entries beyond the franchise's young audience.

What is Keiichi Hara's Colorful about?

Colorful follows a dead soul given another chance at life inside the body of schoolboy Makoto Kobayashi. The 2010 film addresses suicide, family conflict, and adolescent isolation through a supernatural premise.

Is Miss Hokusai about the artist Hokusai himself?

The 2015 film focuses primarily on Katsushika Oi, the daughter and artistic collaborator of Katsushika Hokusai. It was adapted from Hinako Sugiura's manga Sarusuberi.

Which studio produced Keiichi Hara's Miss Hokusai?

Miss Hokusai was animated by Production I.G. Hara later worked with the same studio on The Wonderland, released in Japan in 2019.

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