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Movie
Directing
Daisuke 'Dice' Tsutsumi
- Born
- (age 51)
- Birthplace
- Tōkyō, Japan
- Credits
- 11 titles
Biography
Daisuke "Dice" Tsutsumi (堤 大介; born November 6, 1974) is a Japanese animator and illustrator living in San Francisco, California. He is a former color key artist at Blue Sky Studios and art director at Pixar. Together with Robert Kondo, he founded the indie animation studio Tonko House in 2014.
Born and raised in Tokyo, Japan, he is married to Mei Okuyama (奥山 芽以), a jewelry artist and the niece of acclaimed anime director Hayao Miyazaki. A graduate of the School of Visual Arts in New York, he left Pixar to focus on independent animation. In 2014, he co-directed The Dam Keeper which was nominated for an Oscar for short animated film. He most recently directed the short film Bottle George, based on the original story by Akihiro Nishino, which premiered at the 2024 San Francisco International Film Festival.
Signature work
Known For
Acting credits 3
| Year | Title | Role |
|---|---|---|
| TBA | Sacrée frousse ! Film | Father / George (first segment) (voice) |
| 2024 | Bottle George Film | George & Father |
| 2011 | Cars 2 Film | Additional Voices (voice) |
Crew credits 10
| Year | Title | Job |
|---|---|---|
| TBA | Sacrée frousse ! Film | Director, Screenplay |
| 2024 | Bottle George Film | Director, Screenplay |
| 2022 | ONI: Thunder God's Tale TV | Executive Producer, Story, Director, Creator (4 ep) |
| 2019 | The Pig, the Fox, and the Mill Film | Story, Executive Producer |
| 2016 | Moom Film | Director |
| 2014 | The Dam Keeper Film | Director |
| 2013 | Monsters University Film | Art Direction |
| 2010 | Toy Story 3 Film | Art Direction |
| 2002 | Gone Nutty Film | Art Department Manager |
| 2002 | Ice Age Film | Matte Painter |