Osamu Dezaki
Directing
- Born
- November 18, 1943 · Meguro, Tokyo, Japan
- Died
- April 17, 2011 (age 67)
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
Frosty the Snowman
December 7, 1969
Belladonna of Sadness
June 30, 1973
Clannad: The Motion Picture
September 15, 2007
Golgo 13: The Professional
May 28, 1983
Space Adventure Cobra
July 3, 1982
Lupin the Third: Bye Bye, Lady Liberty
April 1, 1989
Lupin the Third: The Pursuit of Harimao's Treasure
August 4, 1995
Black Jack: The Movie
November 29, 1996
Lupin the Third: From Siberia with Love
September 1, 1992
Lupin the Third: The Hemingway Papers
March 1, 1990
Golgo 13: Queen Bee
May 21, 1998
Lupin the Third: Napoleon's Dictionary
August 9, 1991
Behind the camera41
- 2007Clannad: The Motion Picture Director
- 2005Air: The Motion Picture Director
- 2004Hamtaro: Fairy Tale Director
- 2004Astro Boy: The Glorious Earth Director
- 2003Hamtaro: Miracle in Aurora Valley Director, Writer
- 2003Astro Boy: Ivan's Planet - Robot and Human Friendship Director
- 2003The Secret of Astro Boy’s Birth Director
- 2002Hamtaro: The Captive Princess Director
- 2002The Lady Oscar Story Director
- 2001