Born in Hirakata, Osaka, Katabuchi honed his craft at Nihon University’s College of Art, where he contributed to the writing team of Sherlock Hound while studying cinema. After graduation he entered Telecom Animation Film, declined a script-writing invitation from Hayao Miyazaki for Nausicaä, and later assisted on Kiki’s Delivery Service during a secondment from Mushi Production. He subsequently j…
