Taiyō Matsumoto

Taiyō Matsumoto Trailers

Inu-Oh TrailerTekkonkinkreet TrailerRevolver — Blue Spring Trailer

Taiyō Matsumoto (born 1967) is an influential manga artist. He made his debut in Afternoon, Kodansha's monthly seinen manga magazine, but is probably best known for his works with Kodansha's rival publisher Shogakukan, including Tekkonkinkreet, Ping Pong and Number Five. He has received critical praise for his unconventional and often surrealist art style. Ping Pong and Aoi Haru (Blue Spring) have been adapted into live-action feature films, much more famous than the original manga in the west, and acclaimed animation studio Studio 4°C adapted Tekkonkinkreet into an animated feature film. In 2007 he received an Excellence Award for manga at the Japan Media Arts Festival for the art of Takemitsu Zamurai. He is the cousin of Santa Inoue, another critically acclaimed manga artist.

Most Popular Taiyō Matsumoto Trailers

Total trailers found: 6

Tekkonkinkreet Trailer (2006)

23 December 2006

Two penniless orphans, Black and White, struggle to survive on the mean streets of Treasure Town. When a megacorporation threatens to tear down the town to build an amusement park, Black and White engage in the fight of their life.

Inu-Oh Trailer (2022)

28 May 2022

A cursed dancer and a blind musician — both ostracized by society — become business partners and inseparable friends as their larger-than-life concerts propel them to stardom in 14th century Japan.

Revolver — Blue Spring Trailer (2003)

01 June 2003

Osamu (Tamaki Hiroshi), a member of the “Ero Supremacy Club,” Kōji (Sato Ryuta), the quiet Biology Club member, and Tatsutoshi (Moriyama Mirai), the solitary Soccer Club member, come across a map one day.

Ping Pong Trailer (2002)

20 July 2002

As children, the introverted Smile was being bullied by a gang of kids until the brash Peco comes by and chases all of them them away.

Blue Spring Trailer (2001)

09 September 2001

Soon after being named the new leader of his high school's gang system, Kujo grows bored with the violence and hatred that surround him.

Tekkonkinkreet Pilot Trailer (1999)

01 January 1999

Softimage's Michael Arias started the project as a short CG exercise, which then came to the attention of Morimoto, who then agreed to work on the project on the Softimage 3D software.