Keiko Nobumoto

Keiko Nobumoto
Keiko Nobumoto at 2018 New York Comic Con
Born	(1964-03-13)13 March 1964 Hokkaidō, Japan
Died	1 December 2021(2021-12-01) (aged 57)
Nationality	Japanese
Occupation	Screenwriter
Known for	Cowboy Bebop Wolf's Rain

Keiko Nobumoto (信本敬子, Nobumoto Keiko, 13 March 1964 – 1 December 2021) was a Japanese screenwriter. She wrote the screenplay for Cowboy Bebop and created Wolf's Rain.[1]

Nobumoto died from esophageal cancer on December 1, 2021, at the age of 57.[2]

Filmography

• Series head writer denoted in bold

Anime television series

• Hiroshima ni Ichiban Densha ga Hashita (1993)
• Cowboy Bebop (1998–1999)
• Wolf's Rain (2003)
• Samurai Champloo (2004)
• Space Dandy (2014)
• Carole & Tuesday (2019)

Anime films

• Tobé! Kujira no Peek (1991)
• Cowboy Bebop: Knockin' on Heaven's Door (2001)
• Tokyo Godfathers (2003)

Live action films

• World Apartment Horror (1991)

OVAs

• Macross Plus (1994–1995)
• Wolf's Rain (2004)

Television movies

• Bakkenrekodo wo Koete (Fuji TV / 2013)

Games

• Kingdom Hearts (scenario supervisor)
• Kingdom Hearts II (special thanks)

References

1. "Keiko Nobumoto, Writer For Cowboy Bebop And Tokyo Godfathers, Dies At 57". Kotaku. Retrieved 2022-02-13.
2. Cardine, Kyle (10 December 2021). "Famed Anime Screenwriter Keiko Nobumoto Passes Away at 57". Crunchyroll. Retrieved 10 December 2021.

External links

• Keiko Nobumoto at IMDb
• Keiko Nobumoto at Anime News Network's encyclopedia