| Takahiko Akiyama is highly praised worldwide as a VFX director of "Final Fantasy: The Spirits Within". AKIYAMA served as the visual effects director for "Kappa" (Water Creature) in 1994, and for "Acri" (The Legend of Homo-Aquarellius) in 1996, both directed by ISHII Tatsuya. In 1998, he moved to Hawaii, where he served as the CG director and visual effects art director for the full CG animated feature film, "Final Fantasy: The Sprits Within" (2002), which took four years for completion. "HINOKIO" is his long-awaited theatrical directorial debut. |
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