Directing
Daisuke 'Dice' Tsutsumi
Born 1974-11-06 · Tōkyō, Japan
Daisuke "Dice" Tsutsumi (堤 大介; born November 6, 1974) is a Japanese animator and illustrator living in San Francisco, California. He is a former color key artist at Blue Sky Studios and art director at Pixar. Together with Robert Kondo, he founded the indie animation studio Tonko House in 2014. Born and raised in Tokyo, Japan, he is married to Mei Okuyama (奥山 芽以), a jewelry artist and the niece of acclaimed anime director Hayao Miyazaki. A graduate of the School of Visual Arts in New York, he left Pixar to focus on independent animation. In 2014, he co-directed The Dam Keeper which was nominated for an Oscar for short animated film. He most recently directed the short film Bottle George, based on the original story by Akihiro Nishino, which premiered at the 2024 San Francisco International Film Festival.
Acting credits
6.2Star race car Lightning McQueen and his pal Mater head overseas to compete in the World Grand Prix race. But the road to the championship becomes rocky as Mater gets caught up in an intriguing adventure of his own: international espionage.
Cars 2
2011
6.0A mischievous cat and a young girl facing family troubles meet an unusual creature.
Bottle George
2024
Behind the camera
7.5In a desolate future, one small town has survived because of a large windmill dam that acts as a fan to keep out pollution. The dam's operator, Pig, works tirelessly to keep the sails spinning and protect the town, despite abuse from classmates and an indifferent public. When a new student joins Pig's class, nothing will be the same again.
The Dam Keeper
2014
NREvery forgotten object has a memory with its previous owner still attached. This is a story of Moom, one of those memories stuck in this world. One day, Moom meets another memory just like him.
Moom
2016
NRNo synopsis available yet.
Sacrée frousse !
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6.0A mischievous cat and a young girl facing family troubles meet an unusual creature.
Bottle George
2024
6.0A mischievous cat and a young girl facing family troubles meet an unusual creature.
Bottle George
2024