Daisuke "Dice" Tsutsumi

Daisuke "Dice" Tsutsumi

Daisuke "Dice" Tsutsumi (堤 大介; born November 6, 1974) is a Japanese animator and illustrator living in San Francisco, California. He is a former color key artist at Blue Sky Studios and art director at Pixar. Together with Robert Kondo, he founded the indie animation studio Tonko House in 2014.

Born and raised in Tokyo, Japan, he is married to Mei Okuyama (奥山 芽以), a jewelry artist and the niece of acclaimed anime director Hayao Miyazaki. A graduate of the School of Visual Arts in New York, he left Pixar to focus on independent animation. In 2014, he co-directed The Dam Keeper which was nominated for an Oscar for short animated film. He most recently directed the short film Bottle George, based on the original story by Akihiro Nishino, which premiered at the 2024 San Francisco International Film Festival.

Directing

Writing

Art

2013

2010

Toy Story 3
Movie

Art Direction

2004

Gone Nutty
Movie

Art Department Manager

Acting

2024

Bottle George
Movie

George & Father

2011

Cars 2
Movie

Additional Voices (voice)

Production

2022

ONI: Thunder God's Tale
Tv

Executive Producer

Creator

Visual Effects

2002

Ice Age
Movie

Matte Painter

Infos

Full Name
Daisuke "Dice" Tsutsumi
Gender
Male
Date of Birth
11/6/1974
Also Known As

堤大介

Dice Tsutsumi