Masami Hata
Biography
Masami Hata (波多 正美, November 5, 1942) is a Japanese anime director and animator born in Taipei, Taiwan during the Japanese colonial era, and raised in Toyama prefecture. He is a veteran director who has been active since the dawn of Japanese TV anime. After joining Mushi Production, he participated in Tezuka's works such as Goku no Daibouken and later worked on Tezuka Osamu Monogatari: Boku wa Son-Gokū (The Tezuka Osamu Story: I Am Son Gokuu, co-directed by Rintaro) at Madhouse. A veteran director known for directing many of Sanrio's feature films such as Shiriusu no Densetsu (The Sea Prince and the Fire Child) and Chirin no Suzu (Ringing Bell). Other masterpieces include the US-Japan collaboration fantasy giant Little Nemo: Adventures in Slumberland (also known as Little Nemo).
Directed Films
Mouse Story: The Adventures of George and Gerald
My Father's Dragon
Hello Kitty: Santa's Missing Hat
Kiki to Lala no Habatake! Pegasus
Keroppi in Robin Hood
Keroppi in The Adventures of Gulliver
Keroppi in Find the Pink Mushroom
Kiki & Lala's Hansel and Gretel
Keroppi in the Christmas Eve Gift
Santa & His Reindeer Kuppi
Super Mario World: Mario & Yoshi's Adventure Land
Kero Kero Keroppi's Three Musketeers
Keroppi and the Beanstalk
Pokopon no Yukai na Saiyuuki
The Tale of Osamu Tezuka: I'm Son-Goku
Kiki & Lala's Blue Bird
Hello Kitty in Cinderella
Little Nemo: Adventures in Slumberland
Nayuta
Super Mario Brothers: Great Mission to Rescue Princess Peach
A Journey Through Fairyland
Sea Prince and the Fire Child
Ringing Bell
