James Fujii is an American storyboard artist at DreamWorks Animation.
Career[]
His early credentials are Starchaser: The Legend of Orin, Pinocchio and the Emperor of the Night, Muppet Babies, and BraveStarr. He later worked on several Disney movies, including Oliver & Company, The Little Mermaid, The Rescuers Down Under, and Beauty and the Beast, as well as Aladdin and The Hunchback of Notre Dame (both of which he co-wrote). For DreamWorks Animation, he worked on Antz, The Prince of Egypt, The Road to El Dorado, and Shrek.
Fujii later contributed to Everyone's Hero, the 2006 Curious George film, NFL Rush Zone, and several modern Scooby-Doo features. He also did voiceover in the 1999 adaptation of The King and I.
Filmography[]
- Starchaser: The Legend of Orin (1985) - Inbetween Artist
- Pinocchio and the Emperor of the Night (1987) - Breakdown Artist
- BraveStarr: The Legend (1988) - Animator
- Oliver & Company (1988) - Breakdown and Inbetween Artist
- The Little Mermaid (1989) - Breakdown and Inbetween Artist
- The Rescuers Down Under (1990) - Breakdown and Inbetween Artist
- Beauty and the Beast (1991) - Breakdown Artist: Gaston
- Aladdin (1992) - Story
- The Hunchback of Notre Dame (1996) - Story
- Antz (1998) - Additional Story Artist
- The Prince of Egypt (1998) - Story Artist
- The King and I (1999) - First Wife
- Fantasia 2000 (1999) - Story Artist (segments: "Pomp and Circumstance") and Story Development (segments: "Pines of Rome")
- The Road to El Dorado (2000) - Additional Storyboard Artist
- Shrek (2001) - Story Artist
- Curious George (2006) - Storyboard Artist
- The Reef (2006) - Storyboard Artist
- Everyone's Hero (2006) - Storyboard Artist
- Alpha and Omega (2010) - Storyboard Artist
- Quest for Zhu (2011) - Storyboard Artist
- Legends of Oz: Dorothy's Return (2013) - Storyboard Artist
- Postman Pat: The Movie (2014) - Storyboard Artist
- Minions (2015) - Storyboard Artist
- Bunyan and Babe Bunyan and Babe (2017) - Storyboard Artist
- Animal Crackers (2017) - Storyboard Artist
- Wonder Park (2019) - Story Artist
- No Time to Spy: A Loud House Movie (2024) - Storyboard Artist
- The Wild Robot (2024) - Storyboard Artist