Directing
Michael Arias
Born February 2, 1968 · Los Angeles, California, USA
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.
Known for
7.6
Godzilla Minus One
2023 · Movie
7.3
The Animatrix
Producer
7.5
Tekkonkinkreet
Director, Storyboard Artist, Story Editor
7.7
Mind Game
Assistant Director
6.5
The People vs. George Lucas
Self
6.1
Harmony
Director
6.5
Sturgill Simpson Presents Sound & Fury
Director
6.5
Ani*Kuri15
Director
6.5
Ani*Kuri15
Director, Writer
6.4
Heaven's Door
Director
10.0 TMDB
Scrolls to Screen: A Brief History of Anime
Self
7.1
Tokyo Alien Bros.
Director
Innovators of Japan Anime
2025 · Movie
The Animated Bible Series
Narrator
The Twilight World
Screenplay
Sunny
Director, Screenplay
Ueno Juri and the Five Bags
Director
Filmography
- 2025Innovators of Japan AnimeMovie
- 2023Godzilla Minus OneMovie
- 2020The Animated Bible SeriesNarratorSeries
- 2019Sturgill Simpson Presents Sound & FuryDirectorMovie
- 2018Tokyo Alien Bros.DirectorSeries
- 2015HarmonyDirectorMovie
- 2010The People vs. George LucasSelfMovie
- 2009Ueno Juri and the Five BagsDirectorSeries
- 2009Heaven's DoorDirectorMovie
- 2008Ani*Kuri15Director, WriterMovie
- 2007Ani*Kuri15DirectorSeries
- 2006TekkonkinkreetDirector, Storyboard Artist, Story EditorMovie
- 2004Mind GameAssistant DirectorMovie
- 2003Scrolls to Screen: A Brief History of AnimeSelfMovie
- 2003The AnimatrixProducerMovie
- —The Twilight WorldScreenplayMovie
- —SunnyDirector, ScreenplayMovie