Famous People with Name Kondo

Katsuya Kondo            Origin/Culture/Country: Japanese

Katsuya Kondo: a mangaka, character designer, animator and animation director born June 2, 1963 in Ehime Prefecture, Japan. He is most well known for his character design work on the Studio Ghibli films Kiki's Delivery Service and I Can Hear the Sea, as well as the PlayStation game Jade Cocoon. His character designs are considered the epitome of the Studio Ghibli style.After graduating from high school, he began working for Osamu Dezaki and Akio Sugino at their Studio Annapuru. Under the direction of Shinji Otsuka, Kondo worked as a key animator of the TV anime series Cat's Eye. He then worked as a free agent on such shows as The Mighty Orbots, Rainbow Brite and Disney's Adventures of the Gummi Bears. His first work with Studio Ghibli was as a key animator on Castle in the Sky. After working on the Gainax film The Wings of Honneamise and the OVAs Devilman and Meikyu Bukken File 538, Kondo began to be known for the high quality of his work.

Junya Kondo            Origin/Culture/Country: Japanese

Junya Kondo: is the founder and CEO of Hatena Co., Ltd.. He is also known as one of the A-list bloggers in Japan. After he graduated from Yokkaichi Minami High School, he got into Faculty of Science, Kyoto University, and then he graduated.In 2000, He dropped out of Graduate School of Science, Kyoto University. On July 19, 2001, He founded Hatena as a private limited company in Kyoto. On February 1, 2004, Hatena was converted to joint stock company.

Toshinori Kondo            Origin/Culture/Country: Japanese

Toshinori Kondo: an avant-garde jazz and jazz fusion trumpeter. He has lived in Japan, New York City, and Amsterdam. In college he was a member of the band "Funky Beaters" and by 1976 he was a member of an ensemble which gained some notice in his native Japan. His early influences were Charlie Parker, Dizzy Gillespie, and Miles Davis. That said, his style is quite distinct from theirs and influenced by his religious studies, among other things. In the mid-1970s his career gained new momentum on moving to NYC, where he worked with members of the 'Downtown' scene, including Bill Laswell and John Zorn; his first solo album coming out in 1979. Later he toured Europe with Eugene Chadbourne and returned to Japan. After that he moved to the Netherlands where he lives today. In 2002 he worked on an international peace festival in Hiroshima after being approached by the Dalai Lama about organizing one. He has also done musical, and possibly acting, work for Japanese crime films.

Takuya Kondo            Origin/Culture/Country: Japanese

Takuya Kondo: a Japanese figure skater. He is a two season competitor on the Junior Grand Prix circuit and placed 14th at the 2006 Junior Grand Prix Norway.

Mitsue Kondo            Origin/Culture/Country: Japanese

Mitsue Kondo: a Japanese politician of the Liberal Democratic Party, a member of the House of Representatives in the Diet (national legislature). A native of Hyogo and graduate of Konan University, she was elected for the first time in 2005.