Kenji Nakamura is a disruptive, unique, truly avantgarde anime director. An ever-evolving creator whose mindset shifted 15 years ago when he directed Kuuchuu Buranko / Trapeze, despite having achieved amazing works by that point already. Even as he chases new forms of expression, that can still be felt in his new Mononoke films. Calling Kenji Nakamura a unique anime director is an understatement. You don’t need to make it as far as his visually radical design sense, unusually grand preoccup...
