About
Kenji Iwaisawa is an independent filmmaker and animator who was born in Tokyo Prefecture in 1981. After graduating from high school, Iwaisawa became an apprentice to the director Teruo Ishii. He began creating his own animation works by drawing on influences from live-action movies. In 2008 he finished his first animation piece, Fukuraicho, The Man in the Tunnel Alley. Henceforth, he focused on short film animations and began production on his independent feature-length animation On-Gaku: Our Sound.
Filmography
100 METERS2025 · Director, Storyboard Artist
Jinsei2025 · Producer
Taro Wanted to Become Water2021 · Director, Animation Director, Editor, Director of Photography
On-Gaku: Our Sound2020 · Animation Director, Art Direction, Editor, Screenplay, Supervising Animator, Character Designer, Storyboard
Fussa Dancing Animation2015 · Editor, Writer, Director of Photography
Kotatsu Man2012 · Director
Mountain2010 · Director, Animation Director, Editor, Director of Photography
Man in the Tunnel Alley2009 · Editor, Writer, Director of Photography
Mourning Ice Pop2009 · Animation Director, Director of Photography, Editor, Writer
Nicky2008 · Director, Animation Director, Editor, Director of Photography, Writer