Yoji kuri biography

Japanese cartoonist and independent filmmaker (–)

Yōji Kuri (久里洋二, Kuri Yōji, April 9, – November 24, ) was a Japanese cartoonist and independent filmmaker.

An influential figure in Japanese independent animation, he was the unofficial leader and most prolific of the "Animation Association of Three" (アニメーション三人の会, Animēshon Sannin no Kai) collective who kick-started the renaissance of modern-styled, independently made, adult-aimed animation in early s Japan.^[1] He is known internationally for the very black comedy of his films, with the typically naïve style of his cartooning often belying the surreal, obscene and disturbing situations they depict (though he has worked in a variety of styles and mediums, including pixilation);^[2] this made them a favourite among the fervently counter-cultural audiences,