Osamu Dezaki

Osamu Dezaki

Known for
Directing
Born
November 18, 1943
Died
April 17, 2011 (aged 67)
Birthplace
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.

Known For

Filmography

2009
The Tale of Genji poster

The Tale of Genji

TV · Director · 1 ep

2008
Ultraviolet: Code 044 poster

Ultraviolet: Code 044

TV · Director, Series Director · 12 eps

2007
Clannad: The Motion Picture poster

Clannad: The Motion Picture

Movie · Director

2005
Air: The Motion Picture poster

Air: The Motion Picture

Movie · Director

2004
Hamtaro: Fairy Tale poster

Hamtaro: Fairy Tale

Movie · Director

2004
Astro Boy: The Glorious Earth poster

Astro Boy: The Glorious Earth

Movie · Director

2003
Hamtaro: Miracle in Aurora Valley poster

Hamtaro: Miracle in Aurora Valley

Movie · Director

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

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

Movie · Director

2003
The Secret of Astro Boy’s Birth poster

The Secret of Astro Boy’s Birth

Movie · Director

2002
Hamtaro: The Captive Princess poster

Hamtaro: The Captive Princess

Movie · Director

2002
The Lady Oscar Story poster

The Lady Oscar Story

Movie · Director

2001
Hamtaro: Adventures in Ham-Ham Land poster

Hamtaro: Adventures in Ham-Ham Land

Movie · Director

1998
Golgo 13: Queen Bee poster

Golgo 13: Queen Bee

Movie · Director

1997
Hakugei: Legend of the Moby Dick poster

Hakugei: Legend of the Moby Dick

TV · Director · 26 eps

1996
Black Jack: The Movie poster

Black Jack: The Movie

Movie · Director

1996
The Heroic Elegy of Confucius poster

The Heroic Elegy of Confucius

Movie · Director

1995
Lupin the Third: The Pursuit of Harimao's Treasure poster

Lupin the Third: The Pursuit of Harimao's Treasure

Movie · Director

1993
Black Jack poster

Black Jack

TV · Director · 12 eps

1992
Lupin the Third: From Siberia with Love poster

Lupin the Third: From Siberia with Love

Movie · Director

1992
Treasure Island Memorial poster

Treasure Island Memorial

Movie · Director

1992
In the Beginning: The Bible Stories poster

In the Beginning: The Bible Stories

TV · Series Director · 26 eps

1991
Lupin the Third: Napoleon's Dictionary poster

Lupin the Third: Napoleon's Dictionary

Movie · Director

1991
Dear Brother poster

Dear Brother

TV · Director · 39 eps

1990
Sword for Truth poster

Sword for Truth

Movie · Director

1990
Lupin the Third: The Hemingway Papers poster

Lupin the Third: The Hemingway Papers

Movie · Director

1990
Burning Blood poster

Burning Blood

TV · Director · 3 eps

1989
Lupin the Third: Bye Bye, Lady Liberty poster

Lupin the Third: Bye Bye, Lady Liberty

Movie · Director

1989
Aim For The Ace! Final Stage poster

Aim For The Ace! Final Stage

TV · Director · 12 eps

1989
Nightsong of Splendor poster

Nightsong of Splendor

TV · Series Director · 4 eps

1988
One Pound Gospel poster

One Pound Gospel

Movie · Director

1988
Ace wo Nerae! 2 poster

Ace wo Nerae! 2

TV · Director · 12 eps

1987
Treasure Island: The Movie poster

Treasure Island: The Movie

Movie · Director

1987
Little Nemo: Adventures in Slumberland Pilot 3 poster

Little Nemo: Adventures in Slumberland Pilot 3

Movie · Director

1987
Bionic Six poster

Bionic Six

TV · Director · 65 eps

1987
Visionaries: Knights of the Magical Light poster

Visionaries: Knights of the Magical Light

TV · Director · 13 eps

1986
The Blinkins: The Bear and the Blizzard poster

The Blinkins: The Bear and the Blizzard

Movie · Director

1985
Sweet Sea poster

Sweet Sea

Movie · Director

1984
The Adventurers Gamba and His Seven Friends poster

The Adventurers Gamba and His Seven Friends

Movie · Director

1984
Mighty Orbots: Magnetic Menace poster

Mighty Orbots: Magnetic Menace

Movie · Director

1984
Mighty Orbots poster

Mighty Orbots

TV · Director · 13 eps

1983
Golgo 13: The Professional poster

Golgo 13: The Professional

Movie · Director

1982
Space Adventure Cobra poster

Space Adventure Cobra

Movie · Director

1982
Space Cobra poster

Space Cobra

TV · Series Director · 31 eps

1981
Tomorrow's Joe 2: The Movie poster

Tomorrow's Joe 2: The Movie

Movie · Director

1980
Nobody's Boy: Remi (Movie) poster

Nobody's Boy: Remi (Movie)

Movie · Director

1980
The Rose and Women of Versailles poster

The Rose and Women of Versailles

Movie · Director

1980
Tomorrow's Joe The Movie poster

Tomorrow's Joe The Movie

Movie · Director

1979
Aim for the Ace! The Movie poster

Aim for the Ace! The Movie

Movie · Director

1979
The Rose of Versailles poster

The Rose of Versailles

TV · Director · 40 eps

1978
Treasure Island poster

Treasure Island

TV · Director · 26 eps

1977
Nobody's Boy: Remi poster

Nobody's Boy: Remi

TV · Director · 51 eps

1976
The Thunder God and the Mulberry Tree poster

The Thunder God and the Mulberry Tree

Movie · Director

1976
Manga Fairy Tales of the World poster

Manga Fairy Tales of the World

TV · Director · 245 eps

1975
Adventure of Gamba poster

Adventure of Gamba

TV · Director · 26 eps

1974
The★Fire G-Men

The★Fire G-Men

Movie · Director

1973
Aim for the Ace! poster

Aim for the Ace!

TV · Director · 26 eps

1970
Tomorrow's Joe poster

Tomorrow's Joe

TV · Director · 126 eps

1969
Dororo and Hyakkimaru poster

Dororo and Hyakkimaru

TV · Director · 3 eps

1966
Adventures of the Monkey King poster

Adventures of the Monkey King

Movie · Director