Director

Tadao Nagahama

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Directed movies: 10Directed series: 9All crew credits: 21

TMDB ID: 1241348

IMDb ID: nm0619068

Known for: Directing

Born: September 26, 1932

Died: November 4, 1980

Age: 48

Gender: Male

Adult content flag: No

Career span: 1965 - 2002

Years active: 38

Average TMDB rating: 8.15

Wikidata: Q2306002

Also known as

Akira Aoi

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Biography

Tadao Nagahama (長浜忠夫 Nagahama Tadao) (September 26, 1932 – November 4, 1980) was a director of both puppet shows and animation. He is best known as the director of Sunrise and Toei Company's Robot Romance Trilogy, which added human drama to the Super Robot Genre. Nagahama also directed several hit anime series that are still well known among Japanese viewers. Moreover, he produced hits with works of all genres, including sports, comedies, shōnen, shōjo, and Super Robots. He has been referred to as "the Emperor" in imitation of film director Akira Kurosawa. He and his wife contracted hepatitis while traveling overseas. Although his wife survived, he died from the disease at the age of 48.

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