Keiko Nobumoto
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Keiko Nobumoto | |
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 Keiko Nobumoto at 2018 New York Comic Con | |
| Born | 13 March 1964 Hokkaidō, Japan |
| Died | 1 December 2021 (aged 57) |
| Nationality | Japanese |
| Occupation | Screenwriter |
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Keiko Nobumoto (信本敬子, Nobumoto Keiko; 13 March 1964 – 1 December 2021) was a Japanese screenwriter. She wrote the screenplay for Cowboy Bebop and created Wolf's Rain.
Nobumoto died due to esophageal cancer on December 1, 2021, at the age of 57.[1][2]
Filmography
[edit]Note: Series head writer is denoted in bold
Anime television series
[edit]- Hiroshima ni Ichiban Densha ga Hashita (1993)
- Cowboy Bebop (1998–99)
- Wolf's Rain (2003)
- Samurai Champloo (2004)
- Space Dandy (2014)
- Carole & Tuesday (2019)
- Lazarus (2024) (story and character advisor; posthumous release)[3]
Anime films
[edit]- Tobé! Kujira no Peek (1991)
- Cowboy Bebop: The Movie (2001)
- Tokyo Godfathers (2003)
Live action films
[edit]- World Apartment Horror (1991)
OVAs
[edit]- Macross Plus (1994–95)
- Wolf's Rain (2004)
Television films
[edit]- Bakkenrekodo wo Koete (Fuji TV / 2013)
Video games
[edit]- Kingdom Hearts (scenario supervisor)
- Kingdom Hearts II (special thanks)
References
[edit]- ^ Colbert, Isaiah (10 December 2021). "Keiko Nobumoto, Writer For Cowboy Bebop And Tokyo Godfathers, Dies At 57". Kotaku. Retrieved 13 February 2022.
- ^ Cardine, Kyle (10 December 2021). "Famed Anime Screenwriter Keiko Nobumoto Passes Away at 57". Crunchyroll. Archived from the original on 11 December 2021. Retrieved 10 December 2021.
- ^ Dodge, John (10 April 2025). "'Her Spirit Still Lives in This Work': New Lazarus Anime Is a Tribute to Cowboy Bebop's Late Screenwriter". CBR. Archived from the original on April 26, 2025. Retrieved 30 June 2025.
External links
[edit]- Keiko Nobumoto at IMDb
- Keiko Nobumoto at Anime News Network's encyclopedia
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