Kenji Yoshida, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Kenji Yoshida

Japanese film producer

Date of Birth: 01-Jan-1935

Place of Birth: Kyōto Prefecture, Japan

Date of Death: 03-May-2003

Profession: screenwriter, film director, film producer

Nationality: Japan

Zodiac Sign: Capricorn

Kenji Yoshida (?? ??, Yoshida Kenji, born January 1, 1935) is a Japanese anime producer, manga artist and illustrator best known as the co-founder of Tatsunoko Production.
Yoshida is the younger brother of Tatsuo Yoshida and the older brother of Ippei Kuri.
He replaced Tatsuo as president after the latter's death in 1977 and continued to run the company until 1987, when Kuri replaced him.
On July 1, 2005, he and Kuri resigned from Tatsunoko Production when Takara merged with Tomy.