Yoshifumi Kondō
Yoshifumi Kondō | |
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| Born | 近藤 喜文 31 March 1950 Gosen, Niigata Prefecture, Japan |
| Died | 21 January 1998 (aged 47) |
| Nationality | Japanese |
| Education | Tokyo Design College, Shin-Ei Animation, Nippon Animation, Telecom Animation Film, Studio Ghibli |
| Known for | Anime |
| Notable work | Whisper of the Heart (director), Anne of Green Gables, Sherlock Hound, Kiki's Delivery Service, Only Yesterday, Princess Mononoke |
Yoshifumi Kondō (近藤 喜文, Kondō Yoshifumi, March 31, 1950 – January 21, 1998) 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.
Kondō died of aortic dissection – alternately aneurysm – in 1998.