Rintaro is the pseudonym of Shigeyuki Hayashi, a well-known director of anime.
11 Facts About Rintaro
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Rintaro works frequently with the animation studio Madhouse, though he is a freelance director not employed directly by any one studio.
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Rintaro's works have won and been nominated for multiple awards, including a nomination for Best Film at the 2001 Festival de Cine de Sitges.
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Rintaro is a fan of science fiction, and has been influenced by American westerns, gangster films, film noir, and French films.
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Rintaro said that when he was making Metropolis, which was based on Tezuka's manga of the same name, he "wanted to communicate Tezuka's spirit".
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Rintaro personally introduced the film at the Big Apple Anime Fest in 2001, where it was screened before its theatrical release by TriStar Pictures.
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Rintaro has worked under the name Kuruma Hino, in addition to his best known pseudonym and his birth name.
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Rintaro's pseudonym is sometimes miswritten as Rin Taro or Taro Rin.
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Rintaro is a founding member of the Japanese Animation Creators Association labor group.
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Rintaro's first directing job was the fourth episode of the 1963 series Astro Boy.
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In recent years, Rintaro has lectured at Kyoto Seika University.