Michael Arias
Michael Arias (born 1968) is an American-born filmmaker active primarily in Japan. Though Arias has worked variously as visual effects artist, animation software developer, and producer, he is best known for his directorial debut, the anime feature Tekkonkinkreet, which established him as the first non-Japanese director of a major anime film. Description above from the Wikipedia article Michael Arias, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
- Known for
- Directing
- Born
- 1968-02-02 · Los Angeles, California, USA
Known for
- Godzilla Minus One (2023)
- The Animatrix (2003) — Producer
- Tekkonkinkreet (2006) — Director
- Mind Game (2004) — Assistant Director
- The People vs. George Lucas (2010) — Self
- Harmony (2015) — Director
- Sturgill Simpson Presents Sound & Fury (2019) — Director
- Ani*Kuri15 (2007) — Director
- Ani*Kuri15 (2008) — Director
- Heaven's Door (2009) — Director
- Scrolls to Screen: A Brief History of Anime (2003) — Self
- Tokyo Alien Bros. (2018) — Director
- Innovators of Japan Anime (2025)
- The Animated Bible Series (2020) — Narrator
- The Twilight World — Screenplay
- Sunny — Director