Masami Hata
- Known for
- Directing
- Born
- November 5, 1942 (age 84)
- Birthplace
- Taipei, Taiwan
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).
Known For
Dororo
Fighting Spirit
Inuyasha the Movie: Affections Touching Across Time
Little Nemo: Adventures in Slumberland
Initial D
Super Mario Brothers: Great Mission to Rescue Princess Peach
Cleopatra: Queen of Sex
Adachi and Shimamura
Tomorrow's Joe
Ringing Bell
The Dawn of the Witch
Endo and Kobayashi Live! The Latest on Tsundere Villainess Lieselotte
Filmography
Endo and Kobayashi Live! The Latest on Tsundere Villainess Lieselotte
TV · Director · 1 ep
The Dawn of the Witch
TV · Action Director · 1 ep
Adachi and Shimamura
TV · Director · 1 ep
Dororo
TV · Director · 1 ep
Garo: The Animation
TV · Director · 1 ep
Stitch!
TV · Series Director · 26 eps
Mouse Story: The Adventures of George and Gerald
Movie · Director
Inuyasha the Movie: Affections Touching Across Time
Movie · Second Unit Director
Fighting Spirit
TV · Director · 5 eps
Initial D
TV · Director · 4 eps
My Father's Dragon
Movie · Director
Hello Kitty: Santa's Missing Hat
Movie · Director
Keroppi in Robin Hood
Movie · Director
Kiki to Lala no Habatake! Pegasus
Movie · Director
Keroppi in Find the Pink Mushroom
Movie · Director
Keroppi in The Adventures of Gulliver
Movie · Director
Kiki & Lala's Hansel and Gretel
Movie · Director
キキとララの星のダンスシューズ
Movie · Director
Keroppi in the Christmas Eve Gift
Movie · Director
Santa & His Reindeer Kuppi
Movie · Director
Kero Kero Keroppi's Three Musketeers
Movie · Director
Super Mario World: Mario & Yoshi's Adventure Land
Movie · Director
Keroppi and the Beanstalk
Movie · Director
Pokopon no Yukai na Saiyuuki
Movie · Director
Hello Kitty's Thumbelina
Movie · Director
Little Nemo: Adventures in Slumberland
Movie · Director
The Tale of Osamu Tezuka: I'm Son-Goku
Movie · Director
Kiki & Lala's Blue Bird
Movie · Director
Hello Kitty in Cinderella
Movie · Director
Super Mario Brothers: Great Mission to Rescue Princess Peach
Movie · Director
Nayuta
Movie · Director
A Journey Through Fairyland
Movie · Director
Dream Star Button Nose
TV · Director · 26 eps
Sea Prince and the Fire Child
Movie · Director
Ringing Bell
Movie · Director
Little Jumbo
Movie · Director
Manga Fairy Tales of the World
TV · Director · 1 ep
Kunimatsu-sama no Otoridai
TV · Director · 46 eps
Tomorrow's Joe
TV · Director · 4 eps