Michael Arias

Michael Arias

Actor · Director · Producer · Writer

Los Angeles, California, USA
February 2, 1968

Biography

Michael Arias (born 1968) is an American-born filmmaker active primarily in Japan. Though Arias has worked variously as visual effects artist, animation software developer, and producer, he is best known for his directorial debut, the anime feature Tekkonkinkreet, which established him as the first non-Japanese director of a major anime film. Description above from the Wikipedia article Michael Arias, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

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Michael Arias 1
Michael Arias 2

Representative Works

Godzilla Minus One
Godzilla Minus One
7.6
/ Japanese
Mind Game
Mind Game
7.5
/ Japanese
The Animatrix
The Animatrix
7.2
/ English
Tekkonkinkreet
Tekkonkinkreet
7.4
/ Japanese
Harmony
Harmony
6.8
/ Japanese
Sunny
Sunny
No Rating Yet
/ Japanese
Ani*Kuri15
Ani*Kuri15
6.3
/ Japanese
Heaven's Door
Heaven's Door
6.2
/ Japanese
Innovators of Japan Anime
Innovators of Japan Anime
No Rating Yet
/ Japanese

Awards and Honors

Critical Favorites

Godzilla Minus One
2023Winner

Best Performance

Godzilla Minus One

Mind Game
2004Winner

Best Director

Mind Game

The Animatrix
2003Nominee

Best Picture

The Animatrix

Career Highlights

Tekkonkinkreet
2006Highlight

Best Director

Tekkonkinkreet

Sturgill Simpson Presents Sound & Fury
2019Highlight

Best Director

Sturgill Simpson Presents Sound & Fury

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