Osamu Tezuka

Osamu Tezuka

Known for
Writing
Born
November 3, 1928
Died
February 9, 1989 (aged 60)
Birthplace
Toyonaka, Osaka, Japan

Biography

Osamu Tezuka (手塚 治虫, Tezuka Osamu) is a Japanese cartoonist, manga artist, and animator, often dubbed as the "Godfather of Anime".  He was the originator of anime's trademark "large eyes" style of character drawing. Five years after his death, the Osamu Tezuka Manga Museum opened.

Known For

Filmography

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Astro Boy

Astro Boy

Movie · Characters

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The Book of Human Insects

The Book of Human Insects

Movie · Comic Book

2026
THE RIBBON HERO poster

THE RIBBON HERO

Movie · Original Story

2026
手塚治虫の戦争 poster

手塚治虫の戦争

Movie · Writer

2026
手塚治虫の戦争 poster

手塚治虫の戦争

Movie · Comic Book

2025
Apollo's Song poster

Apollo's Song

TV · Original Story · 7 eps

2024
Black Jack poster

Black Jack

Movie · Comic Book

2023
PHOENIX: Reminiscence of Flower poster

PHOENIX: Reminiscence of Flower

Movie · Comic Book

2023
Phoenix: Eden17 poster

Phoenix: Eden17

TV · Comic Book · 4 eps

2023
PLUTO poster

PLUTO

TV · Original Story · 8 eps

2020
Tezuka's Barbara poster

Tezuka's Barbara

Movie · Comic Book

2019
Phoenix: "Dougo Onsen" Chapter poster

Phoenix: "Dougo Onsen" Chapter

Movie · Comic Book

2019
Dororo poster

Dororo

TV · Comic Book · 24 eps

2019
Go Astro Boy Go! poster

Go Astro Boy Go!

TV · Characters · 52 eps

2017
Atom: The Beginning poster

Atom: The Beginning

TV · Original Concept, Characters · 12 eps

2015
Pieta in the Toilet poster

Pieta in the Toilet

Movie · Original Concept

2015
Princess Knight - The Musical poster

Princess Knight - The Musical

Movie · Original Story

2015
Young Black Jack poster

Young Black Jack

TV · Characters · 12 eps

2014
Legend of the Forest: 2nd Movement poster

Legend of the Forest: 2nd Movement

Movie · Writer

2014
Buddha 2: The Endless Journey poster

Buddha 2: The Endless Journey

Movie · Author

2014
Little Astro Boy poster

Little Astro Boy

TV · Comic Book · 8 eps

2013
Garon poster

Garon

Movie · Comic Book

2012
Phoenix: Bonds Chapter poster

Phoenix: Bonds Chapter

Movie · Comic Book

2012
A Tree In The Sun

A Tree In The Sun

TV · Original Story · 12 eps

2011
Young Black Jack poster

Young Black Jack

Movie · Novel

2011
Buddha: The Great Departure poster

Buddha: The Great Departure

Movie · Author

2010
Astro Boy vs The Junkyard Pirates poster

Astro Boy vs The Junkyard Pirates

Movie · Comic Book

2009
MW poster

MW

Movie · Novel, Original Story

2009
Astro Boy poster

Astro Boy

Movie · Author

2009
MW: The Devil's Game poster

MW: The Devil's Game

Movie · Comic Book

2009
Jungle Emperor: Courage Changes the Future poster

Jungle Emperor: Courage Changes the Future

Movie · Comic Book

2007
Dororo poster

Dororo

Movie · Comic Book

2005
Black Jack: The Two Doctors in Black poster

Black Jack: The Two Doctors in Black

Movie · Original Story

2005
Astro Boy: Mighty Atom – Visitor of 100,000 Light Years, IGZA poster

Astro Boy: Mighty Atom – Visitor of 100,000 Light Years, IGZA

Movie · Comic Book

2005
Black Jack: Dr. Pinoko's Forest Adventure poster

Black Jack: Dr. Pinoko's Forest Adventure

Movie · Comic Book, Original Concept

2004
Phoenix: Robe of Feathers poster

Phoenix: Robe of Feathers

Movie · Comic Book

2004
Astro Boy: The Glorious Earth poster

Astro Boy: The Glorious Earth

Movie · Characters

2004
Phoenix poster

Phoenix

TV · Comic Book · 13 eps

2004
Black Jack poster

Black Jack

TV · Comic Book · 77 eps

2003
Astro Boy: Ivan's Planet - Robot and Human Friendship poster

Astro Boy: Ivan's Planet - Robot and Human Friendship

Movie · Characters

2003
The Secret of Astro Boy’s Birth poster

The Secret of Astro Boy’s Birth

Movie · Characters

2003
Astro Boy poster

Astro Boy

TV · Comic Book, Original Story · 50 eps

2001
Astro Boy: Shinsengumi poster

Astro Boy: Shinsengumi

Movie · Characters

2001
Metropolis poster

Metropolis

Movie · Comic Book

2000
Sleeping Bride poster

Sleeping Bride

Movie · Novel

2000
Black Jack: The Boy Who Came from the Sky poster

Black Jack: The Boy Who Came from the Sky

Movie · Comic Book

2000
Black Jack: Capital Transfer to Heian poster

Black Jack: Capital Transfer to Heian

Movie · Comic Book

2000
Jungle Emperor Leo: Hon-o-ji poster

Jungle Emperor Leo: Hon-o-ji

Movie · Comic Book

2000
The Tree In Sunlight poster

The Tree In Sunlight

TV · Original Story · 25 eps

1999
Neo Faust poster

Neo Faust

Movie · Original Story

1999
Astro Boy: Volume of the Blue Knight poster

Astro Boy: Volume of the Blue Knight

Movie · Characters

1999
Princess Knight poster

Princess Knight

Movie · Original Story

1997
Jungle Emperor Leo poster

Jungle Emperor Leo

Movie · Original Story

1996
Black Jack poster

Black Jack

Movie · Original Story, Comic Book

1996
Black Jack 2: Pinoko I Love You poster

Black Jack 2: Pinoko I Love You

Movie · Original Story, Comic Book

1996
Black Jack 3: Black Mirror Image poster

Black Jack 3: Black Mirror Image

Movie · Original Story

1996
Black Jack: The Movie poster

Black Jack: The Movie

Movie · Comic Book

1994
Black Jack: A Lucky Bet / Phoenix poster

Black Jack: A Lucky Bet / Phoenix

Movie · Original Concept

1993
Akuemon poster

Akuemon

Movie · Original Story

1993
Black Jack poster

Black Jack

TV · Original Series Creator, Comic Book · 12 eps

1992
In the Beginning: The Bible Stories poster

In the Beginning: The Bible Stories

TV · Series Composition · 26 eps

1991
Adachi-ga Hara poster

Adachi-ga Hara

Movie · Comic Book

1991
Kimba the White Lion: Symphonic Poem poster

Kimba the White Lion: Symphonic Poem

Movie · Comic Book, Writer

1990
The Three-eyed One poster

The Three-eyed One

TV · Comic Book · 48 eps

1989
Little Wansa poster

Little Wansa

Movie · Novel

1989
Animated Self-Portraits poster

Animated Self-Portraits

Movie · Writer

1989
Blue Blink poster

Blue Blink

TV · Writer · 1 ep

1987
Phoenix: Space Chapter poster

Phoenix: Space Chapter

Movie · Comic Book

1987
Phoenix: Yamato Chapter poster

Phoenix: Yamato Chapter

Movie · Comic Book

1987
Legend of the Forest poster

Legend of the Forest

Movie · Storyboard, Scenario Writer

1987
Brave Fire S09 poster

Brave Fire S09

Movie · Writer

1986
Phoenix: Karma Chapter poster

Phoenix: Karma Chapter

Movie · Author

1986
Yamataro Comes Back poster

Yamataro Comes Back

Movie · Comic Book

1986
Galaxy Investigation 2100: Border Planet poster

Galaxy Investigation 2100: Border Planet

Movie · Screenplay

1986
Wonder Beat Scramble poster

Wonder Beat Scramble

TV · Writer · 26 eps

1985
Broken Down Film poster

Broken Down Film

Movie · Writer

1985
The Three-Eyed One: The Prince of Devil Island poster

The Three-Eyed One: The Prince of Devil Island

Movie · Original Story

1984
Jumping poster

Jumping

Movie · Screenplay

1984
Bagi, the Monster of Mighty Nature poster

Bagi, the Monster of Mighty Nature

Movie · Screenplay

1983
Rain Boy poster

Rain Boy

Movie · Author

1983
Unico in the Island of Magic poster

Unico in the Island of Magic

Movie · Writer

1983
A Time Slip of 10,000 Years: Prime Rose poster

A Time Slip of 10,000 Years: Prime Rose

Movie · Original Story

1983
The Green Cat poster

The Green Cat

Movie · Comic Book

1982
Don Dracula poster

Don Dracula

TV · Writer, Original Concept · 8 eps

1981
The Fantastic Adventures of Unico poster

The Fantastic Adventures of Unico

Movie · Story

1981
Bremen 4: Angels in Hell poster

Bremen 4: Angels in Hell

Movie · Original Story, Screenplay

1980
Phoenix 2772 poster

Phoenix 2772

Movie · Screenplay, Original Story

1980
Fumoon poster

Fumoon

Movie · Writer, Comic Book

1980
Astro Boy poster

Astro Boy

TV · Comic Book, Screenplay · 52 eps

1979
Unico: Black Cloud and White Feathers poster

Unico: Black Cloud and White Feathers

Movie · Writer

1979
Triton of the Sea poster

Triton of the Sea

Movie · Comic Book

1979
Undersea Super Train: Marine Express poster

Undersea Super Train: Marine Express

Movie · Story

1978
One Million-Year Trip: Bander Book poster

One Million-Year Trip: Bander Book

Movie · Writer, Storyboard

1978
The Phoenix poster

The Phoenix

Movie · Comic Book

1977
Tenguri, Boy of the Plains poster

Tenguri, Boy of the Plains

Movie · Writer, Story

1977
Black Jack: The Visitor in the Eye poster

Black Jack: The Visitor in the Eye

Movie · Original Story

1977
Jetter Mars poster

Jetter Mars

TV · Original Story · 27 eps

1973
Little Wansa poster

Little Wansa

TV · Original Story · 26 eps

1973
Microid S poster

Microid S

TV · Original Story · 26 eps

1972
Triton of the Sea poster

Triton of the Sea

TV · Original Concept, Writer, Comic Book · 27 eps

1971
Marvelous Melmo poster

Marvelous Melmo

TV · Writer · 26 eps

1970
Misuke in the Land of Ice poster

Misuke in the Land of Ice

Movie · Writer

1970
Cleopatra: Queen of Sex poster

Cleopatra: Queen of Sex

Movie · Idea, Screenstory, Original Story

1969
A Thousand and One Nights poster

A Thousand and One Nights

Movie · Writer, Original Story

1969
Space Journey: The First Dream of Wonder-kun poster

Space Journey: The First Dream of Wonder-kun

Movie · Writer

1969
Till a City Beneath the Sea is Built poster

Till a City Beneath the Sea is Built

Movie · Original Concept

1969
Dororo and Hyakkimaru poster

Dororo and Hyakkimaru

TV · Writer, Comic Book · 1 ep

1968
Dororo poster

Dororo

Movie · Comic Book, Writer

1968
Norman poster

Norman

Movie · Writer

1968
Vampires poster

Vampires

TV · Original Story · 26 eps

1967
Princess Knight poster

Princess Knight

TV · Original Story, Comic Book · 52 eps

1967
Goku's Adventure poster

Goku's Adventure

TV · Writer · 39 eps

1966
Jungle Emperor poster

Jungle Emperor

Movie · Writer, Comic Book

1966
Adventures of the Monkey King poster

Adventures of the Monkey King

Movie · Writer

1966
Leo the Lion poster

Leo the Lion

TV · Writer · 26 eps

1965
New Treasure Island poster

New Treasure Island

Movie · Writer

1965
The Amazing Three Pilot poster

The Amazing Three Pilot

Movie · Writer

1965
Kimba the White Lion poster

Kimba the White Lion

TV · Writer · 78 eps

1965
W3 poster

W3

TV · Writer · 52 eps

1964
Mermaid poster

Mermaid

Movie · Writer, Original Concept

1964
Memory poster

Memory

Movie · Story

1964
Astro Boy: The Brave In Space poster

Astro Boy: The Brave In Space

Movie · Comic Book, Scenario Writer

1964
Big X poster

Big X

TV · Original Story · 59 eps

1963
Astro Boy poster

Astro Boy

TV · Comic Book · 193 eps

1962
Arabian Nights: The Adventures of Sinbad poster

Arabian Nights: The Adventures of Sinbad

Movie · Writer

1962
Tales of a Street Corner poster

Tales of a Street Corner

Movie · Writer

1962
手塚治虫 実験アニメーション作品集 poster

手塚治虫 実験アニメーション作品集

TV · Writer · 15 eps

1960
Alakazam the Great! poster

Alakazam the Great!

Movie · Comic Book

1960
Astro Boy: ZZZ Fuhrer poster

Astro Boy: ZZZ Fuhrer

Movie · Comic Book