Ryūtarō Nakamura

| birth_place = | death_date = | death_place = | resting_place = | occupation = Director, storyboard artist, key animator | language = Japanese | nationality = | ethnicity = | citizenship = | education = | alma_mater = | period = | genre = | subject = | movement = | notableworks = ''Serial Experiments Lain''
''Kino's Journey''
''Ghost Hound''
''Despera'' | spouse(s) = | partner(s) = | children = | relative(s) = | awards = | signature = | signature_alt = | website = | portaldisp = }} was a Japanese director and animator, best known for directing the landmark anime series ''Serial Experiments Lain'', and for his collaboration with Masamune Shirow and Chiaki J. Konaka on ''Ghost Hound''. Provided by Wikipedia