
Personal Info
Known For
Directing
Gender
Male
December 13, 1949 (76 years old)
Hokkaido, Japan
Also Known As
- 児玉兼嗣
- こだま けんじ
- Kodama Kenji
Kenji Kodama
Biography
Kenji Kodama (こだま 兼嗣, Kodama Kenji, born December 13, 1949), real name: 児玉 兼嗣 (same reading), is a Japanese anime director and storyboard artist born in Hokkaidō. He is a member of the Japanese Animation Creators Association (JAniCA). His wife is Sachiko Kamimura, an animator and illustrator.
He is best known for being one of the main directors on the long-running anime Case Closed, also known as Detective Conan, as well as the City Hunter series and Lupin III Part III.
Known For
Directing

Ninja Kamui
Key Animation
2024

City Hunter the Movie: Angel Dust
Other
2023

Yashahime: Princess Half-Demon
Storyboard Artist
2020

City Hunter: Shinjuku Private Eyes
Storyboard Artist, Director
2019

Aikatsu Stars!
Script, Storyboard
2016

Detective Conan: Dimensional Sniper
Key Animation
2014

Aikatsu!
Storyboard Artist
2012

Kekkaishi
Director, Storyboard Artist
2006

Detective Conan: The Private Eyes' Requiem
Key Animation
2006

Detective Conan: Crossroad in the Ancient Capital
Director
2003

Detective Conan: The Phantom of Baker Street
Director, Storyboard Artist
2002

Case Closed: Countdown to Heaven
Storyboard Artist, Director
2001





