Takeyuki Kanda (神田 武幸, August 8, 1943-July 27, 1996)) was a anime director for Sunrise who was know for directing Vifam, the Ultraman anime, Kiko Senki Dragonar and the first six episodes of Mobile Suit Gundam: The 08th MS Team. He was also heavily inspired by Nicolas Roeg, Stanley Kubrick and Steven Spielberg on his works. On July 27, 1996 while making his first directed Gundam series, Takeyuki Kanda was reportedly killed in a car crash.