About

Known credits:
77
Birthday:
1943-11-18
Place of birth:
Shinagawa, Tokyo Prefecture, Japan
Website:
N/A

Osamu Dezaki

Overview

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

Directing
2008 Ultraviolet: Code 044 Directing Series Director 69
Fair
2007 Clannad: The Motion Picture Directing Director 61
Fair
2005 Air: The Motion Picture Directing Director 58
Average
2004 Hamtaro: Fairy Tale Directing Director N/A
N/A
2004 Astro Boy: The Glorious Earth Directing Director N/A
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2003 Hamtaro: Miracle in Aurora Valley Directing Director N/A
N/A
2003 Astro Boy: Ivan's Planet - Robot and Human Friendship Directing Director N/A
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2003 The Secret of Astro Boy’s Birth Directing Director N/A
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2002 Hamtaro: The Captive Princess Directing Director N/A
N/A
2002 The Lady Oscar Story Directing Director 59
Average
2001 Hamtaro: Adventures in Ham-Ham Land Directing Director 59
Average
1998 Golgo 13: Queen Bee Directing Director 58
Average
1997 Hakugei: Legend of the Moby Dick Directing Director 70
Good
1997 In the Beginning: The Bible Stories Directing Series Director 69
Fair
1996 Black Jack: The Movie Directing Director 59
Average
1996 The Heroic Elegy of Confucius Directing Director N/A
N/A
1995 Lupin the Third: The Pursuit of Harimao's Treasure Directing Director 59
Average
1993 Black Jack Directing Director 69
Fair
1992 Treasure Island Memorial Directing Director 59
Average
1992 Lupin the Third: From Siberia with Love Directing Director 59
Average
1992 Bionic Six Directing Director 68
Fair
1991 Lupin the 3rd: Napoleon's Dictionary Directing Director N/A
N/A
1991 Lupin the Third: Napoleon's Dictionary Directing Director 59
Average
1991 Dear Brother Directing Director 68
Fair
1990 Sword for Truth Directing Director 58
Average
1990 Burning Blood Directing Director N/A
N/A
1990 Lupin the Third: The Hemingway Papers Directing Director 59
Average
1989 Aim For The Ace! Final Stage Directing Director 70
Good
1989 Lupin the Third: Bye Bye, Lady Liberty Directing Director 59
Average
1989 Nightsong of Splendor Directing Series Director N/A
N/A
1988 One Pound Gospel Directing Director 59
Average
1988 Ace wo Nerae! 2 Directing Director 70
Good
1987 Visionaries: Knights of the Magical Light Directing Director 71
Good
1987 Treasure Island: The Movie Directing Director 59
Average
1987 Little Nemo: Adventures in Slumberland Pilot 3 Directing Director N/A
N/A
1986 The Blinkins: The Bear and the Blizzard Directing Director 59
Average
1985 Sweet Sea Directing Director N/A
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1984 Mighty Orbots Directing Director 70
Good
1984 The Adventurers Gamba and His Seven Friends Directing Director N/A
N/A
1984 Mighty Orbots: Magnetic Menace Directing Director N/A
N/A
1983 A Time Slip of 10000 Years: Prime Rose Directing Director 58
Average
1983 Golgo 13: The Professional Directing Director 59
Average
1982 Space Cobra Directing Series Director 79
Good
1982 Space Adventure Cobra Gekijôban Directing Director N/A
N/A
1982 Space Adventure Cobra: The Movie Directing Director 59
Average
1981 Tomorrow's Joe 2: The Movie Directing Director 59
Average
1980 The Rose and Women of Versailles Directing Director N/A
N/A
1980 Nobody's Boy: Remi (Movie) Directing Director 58
Average
1980 Tomorrow's Joe The Movie Directing Director 59
Average
1979 The Rose of Versailles Directing Director 78
Good
1979 Aim for the Ace! Directing Director 59
Average
1977 Nobody's Boy: Remi Directing Director 76
Good
1976 World Famous Fairy Tales Directing Director 69
Fair
1976 The Thunder God and the Mulberry Tree Directing Director N/A
N/A
1975 Adventure of Gamba Directing Director 69
Fair
1974 The★Fire G-Men Directing Director N/A
N/A
1973 Aim for the Ace! Directing Director 69
Fair
1966 Adventures of the Monkey King Directing Director N/A
N/A
1963 Astro Boy Directing Director 69
Fair

Writing
2003 Hamtaro: Miracle in Aurora Valley Writing Writer N/A
N/A
1998 Golgo 13: Queen Bee Writing Storyboard 58
Average
1996 Black Jack: The Movie Writing Screenplay 59
Average
1995 Lupin the Third: The Pursuit of Harimao's Treasure Writing Storyboard 59
Average
1993 Black Jack Writing Storyboard 69
Fair
1993 Black Jack Writing Screenplay 69
Fair
1992 Treasure Island Memorial Writing Screenplay 59
Average
1989 Aim For The Ace! Final Stage Writing Writer 70
Good
1989 Nightsong of Splendor Writing Storyboard N/A
N/A
1982 Space Cobra Writing Storyboard 79
Good
1981 Tomorrow's Joe 2: The Movie Writing Screenplay 59
Average
1979 Young Eleven Writing Writer 59
Average

Production
1980 Botchan Production Producer 59
Average

Art
2008 Ultraviolet: Code 044 Art Storyboard Artist 69
Fair
1997 Hakugei: Legend of the Moby Dick Art Storyboard Designer 70
Good

Visual Effects
1976 World Famous Fairy Tales Visual Effects Character Designer 69
Fair
1973 Belladonna of Sadness Visual Effects Key Animation 64
Fair
1969 Frosty the Snowman Visual Effects Animation Director 62
Fair