Died: June 29, 2013 (aged 58)
Ryuutarou Nakamura is best known as an avant-garde anime director with a distinctive approach to sound design. His most celebrated works—Serial Experiments Lain, Kino no Tabi, and Ghost Hound—are considered some of the most influential anime ever made. He passed away in 2013 after a prolonged battle with pancreatic cancer.
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