児玉兼嗣, こだま けんじ, Kodama Kenji
Name: Kenji Kodama
Known for: Directing
Place of birth: Hokkaido, Japan
Birth date: Tuesday, 13th December 1949
Popularity: 5.664
Biography: Kenji Kodama (こだま 兼嗣, Kodama Kenji, born December 13, 1949), real name: 児玉 兼嗣 (same reading), is a Japanese anime director and storyboard artist born in Hokkaidō. He is a member of the Japanese Animation Creators Association (JAniCA). His wife is Sachiko Kamimura, an animator and illustrator.
He is best known for being one of the main directors on the long-running anime Case Closed, also known as Detective Conan, as well as the City Hunter series and Lupin III Part III.