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

Godzilla Minus One
2023
The Animatrix
2003
Ani*Kuri15
2007
Tekkonkinkreet
2006
Mind Game
2004
Harmony
2015
Tokyo Alien Bros.
2018
Sturgill Simpson Presents Sound & Fury
2019
The People vs. George Lucas
2010
Ueno Juri and the Five Bags
2009
Ani*Kuri15
2008
Scrolls to Screen: A Brief History of Anime
2003

FILMOGRAPHY

All
Movies
TV
Acting
5
Directing
11
Writing
4
Producing
1
Art
1
Visual Effects
1
2025
Innovators of Japan Anime
2023
Godzilla Minus One
2020
The Animated Bible Series
as Narrator
2010
The People vs. George Lucas
as Self
2003
Scrolls to Screen: A Brief History of Anime
as Self