Takeshi Seyama
Japanese film editor from Tokyo (born 1944)
Takeshi Seyama (瀬山 武司, Seyama Takeshi; born in 1944) is a Japanese film editor from Tokyo.
Seyama is the editor of many anime series and movies from Studio Ghibli, Katsuhiro Otomo, and Satoshi Kon, including hits such as Princess Mononoke, Steamboy, and Paprika. In 1992, Seyama founded the "Seyama Editing Room," which specializes in editing anime.
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Reception evidence should be dated and situated: later canonical status may differ sharply from the work’s initial circulation. The source revision retrieved here is dated Jun 22, 2026. The linked authority identifier is Q1379022. VIAF identifies the subject as 233149294091680520739. The Library of Congress control number is no2004036835. 3 of 3 selected statements include explicit references; 0 carry qualifiers and 0 use preferred rank. The first chronological checks are 1944 and 1992.
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