Akitarô Daichi was born on January 15, 1956 in Gunma, Japan. He is known for his work on 水果篮子 (2001), 萤火虫之墓 (1988) and Ima, soko ni iru boku (1999).
A native of Gunma Prefecture.
He originally aspired to be a stage photographer, but signed up with Tokyo Animation Film for anime photography.
A graduate of Tokyo Polytechnic University.