魔女宅急便
is a Japanese anime director. Some of his works include being an animator in the "Akira" film; shorts in "Robot Carnival", "Short Peace", and "The Animatrix"; and key animation in anime such as "Kiki's Delivery Service", "City Hunter", and "Fist of the North Star". He is the co-founder of Studio 4°C.He has hosted the independent creative team 'phy' since 2009.