Directing
Osamu Dezaki
Born November 18, 1943 Meguro, Tokyo, Japan
Biography
Osamu Dezaki (November 18, 1943 – April 17, 2011) also known as Makura Saki (崎枕 Saki Makura), Kan Matsudo (松戸完 Matsudo Kan), Toru Yabuki (矢吹徹 Yabuki Toru) or Kuyou Sai (斉九洋 Sai Kuyou), was a Japanese anime director and screenwriter. He is acknowledged to be one of the best and most influential Anime directors and popularized various techniques that are now considered standard in Japanese animation. Dezaki developed a highly distinctive Signature Style and is credited with inventing the Pastel-Chalked Freeze Frame.
Directed Films
7.2
Clannad: The Motion Picture
2007·Animation
6.0
Air: The Motion Picture
2005·Animation
3.5
Hamtaro: Fairy Tale
2004·Family
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Astro Boy: The Glorious Earth
2004·Animation
2.5
Hamtaro: Miracle in Aurora Valley
2003·Family
5.0
Astro Boy: Ivan's Planet - Robot and Human Friendship
2003·Animation
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The Secret of Astro Boy’s Birth
2003·Animation
3.0
Hamtaro: The Captive Princess
2002·Fantasy
8.1
The Lady Oscar Story
2002·Animation
5.5
Hamtaro: Adventures in Ham-Ham Land
2001·Family
5.6
Golgo 13: Queen Bee
1998·Action
6.4
Black Jack: The Movie
1996·Animation
10.0
The Heroic Elegy of Confucius
1996·Animation
6.3
Lupin the Third: The Pursuit of Harimao's Treasure
1995·Animation
6.0
Treasure Island Memorial
1992·Animation
6.2
Lupin the Third: From Siberia with Love
1992·Action
6.4
Lupin the Third: Napoleon's Dictionary
1991·Animation
4.2
Sword for Truth
1990·Animation
6.2
Lupin the Third: The Hemingway Papers
1990·Action
6.4
Lupin the Third: Bye Bye, Lady Liberty
1989·Action
6.5
One Pound Gospel
1988·Romance
6.0
Treasure Island: The Movie
1987·Adventure
6.0
Little Nemo: Adventures in Slumberland Pilot 3
1987·Animation
5.7
The Blinkins: The Bear and the Blizzard
1986·Fantasy