| Minoru Nishida | |
|---|---|
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| Details | |
| Role | animator |
| Country | Japan |
| Other Works | SilverHawks, The Comic Strip, Darkwing Duck, Adventures of the Gummi Bears |
| Page | List of all Cast & Crew |
Minoru Nishida is a Japanese animator who worked at the Japanese animation company known as "Pacific Animation Corporation (PAC)", which was headed by Masaki Iizuka
Nishida started working in the animation field since the mid 1970s. He worked on a number of a Japanese animated cartoons with various animation companies. In the mid 1980s, he joined the newly formed PAC, which handled almost all of the animation duties of the various Rankin/Bass cartoons.
Among the Rankin/Bass productions that Nishida worked on was ThunderCats. His specialty was designing and painting backgrounds for the show.
After ThunderCats wrapped up, Nishida went on to work on SilverHawks and The Comic Strip, the other Rankin/Bass shows.
After PAC was acquired by Walt Disney and transformed into Walt Disney Animation Japan, Nishida continued to work there, serving as background artist on various Disney TV series such as "Darkiwing Duck" and "Adventure of the Gummi Bears".
Notes of Interest[]
- Nishida worked as an art director on WB's "Superman: The Animated Series" and the movie "Kill Bill: Vol.1".
External Links[]
- Minoru Nishida at IMDb