Tatsuya Nagamine

Yes, Tatsuya Nagamine died in August 2025. He had spent decades as a director at Toei Animation, where his action-focused work made him one of the studio's most relied-upon filmmakers.

Nagamine directed episodes of the One Piece television series for years before moving into feature films. In 2019 he helmed the franchise's 20th anniversary movie, One Piece: Stampede.

Nagamine returned to One Piece in 2022 to direct One Piece Film: Red, one of the series' highest-grossing theatrical releases. He guided its large ensemble cast through elaborate action and musical sequences.

Outside One Piece, Nagamine built his reputation at Toei Animation working across the Dragon Ball franchise, including directing the 2018 feature Dragon Ball Super: Broly. That action-focused directing became a hallmark of his career at the studio.

Nagamine was born in 1971 and worked as a director at Toei Animation for decades, moving from directing television episodes of One Piece into major feature films.