Yomiuri Online reported that anime director Toriumi Hisayuki passed away on January 23rd. He was 67 years old. Toriumi entered Tatsunoko Productions in 1966 and took part in the direction of “Speed Racer”. He was selected as the general director of “Gatchaman” in 1972. Oshii Mamoru and Mashimo Koichi studied the direction of anime under him.
List of Toriumi’s works
Gatchaman
Uchuu no Kishi Tekkaman
Nils no Fushigi na Tabi
Mysterious Cities of Gold
Area 88
Dallos *world’s first OVA series
Like the Clouds, like the Wind
Source: Yomiuri Online
