Yôichi Kotabe，In the 60s he enters Toei Doga (the most important animation studio these days) as animator. Here he formed a team with Yasuo Ôtsuka, Isao Takahata and Hayao Miyazaki and worked together in the animation films "Prince of the Sun: The Great Adventure of Horus" (1968) and "The Mysterious Flying Boat" (1969).