Atsushi Okui

Atsushi Okui (奥井敦, Okui Atsushi, born in 1963 in Shimane, Japan) is a Japanese director of photography.

History
In 1981, Okui joined Asahi Production to work in animation photography. He first served as photography supervisor on the theatrical film of Dirty Pair (1987) and Armor Hunter Mellowlink series. He then worked as director of photography on Mobile Suit Gundam: Char's Counterattack, Mobile Suit Gundam F91 and ''Mobile Suit Gundam 0083.

In 1993, Okui moved to Studio Ghibli after they established their photography department. He has since worked on nearly every Ghibli production beginning with Porco Rosso to When Marnie Was There'' (2014).