Kenji Kodama
# Kenji Kodama

Kenji Kodama (こだま 兼嗣, Kodama Kenji, December 13, 1949) is a Japanese anime director, and storyboard artist. He is best known for being one of the main directors on the long-running anime Case Closed, as well as the City Hunter series and Lupin III Part III.

## Filmography

### Anime

List of production work in anime :

| Year | Title | Crew role | Notes |
| - | - | - | - |
| 1984–85 | Lupin III Part III | Production, Storyboards | |
| 1984–85 | Cat's Eye | Chief director, director, storyboard | 2nd TV series |
| 1986 | Robotan | Production | 2nd TV series |
| 1986–87 | Bug tte Honey | Director, Continuity | |
| 1987–88 | City Hunter | Chief director, director, storyboards | |
| 1988 | City Hunter 2 | Chief director, director, storyboards | |
| 1989 | City Hunter: .357 Magnum | Director | film |
| 1989–90 | City Hunter 3 | Director | |
| 1990 | The Rose of Versailles | Director | 1990 film |
| 1990 | City Hunter: Bay City Wars | Director | OVA |
| 1990 | City Hunter: Million Dollar Conspiracy | Director | OVA |
| 1991 | Reporter Blues | Director | |
| 1991–92 | I and Myself: The Two Lottes | Director | |
| 1992–93 | My Patrasche | Director | |
| 1996 | City Hunter: The Secret Service | Director, Screenplay | TV special |
| 1996–present | Case Closed | Director, General Director | |
| 1997 | Case Closed: The Time Bombed Skyscraper | Director, Screenplay | film |
| 1998 | Case Closed: The Fourteenth Target | Director | film |
| 1999 | Case Closed: The Last Wizard of the Century | Director | film |
| 2000 | Case Closed: Captured in Her Eyes | Director | film |
| 2001 | Case Closed: Countdown to Heaven | Director | film |
| 2002 | Case Closed: The Phantom of Baker Street | Director | film |
| 2003 | Case Closed: Crossroad in the Ancient Capital | Director | film |
| 2006 | Kekkaishi | Director | |
| 2008 | Tales of the Abyss | Director | Also OVA fan disc |
| | Black Jack | Storyboard | |
| | Kamichu! | Storyboard | |
