Directed credits
12
Active
Regular directing credits.
Director
Kazuo Komatsubara
Visual Effects
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Directed movies: 8Directed series: 4All crew credits: 31
TMDB ID: 1611737
Known for: Visual Effects
Born: December 24, 1943
Died: March 24, 2000
Age: 56
Place of birth: Yokohama, Kanagawa, Japan
Gender: Male
Adult content flag: No
Career span: 1969 - 2001
Years active: 33
Average TMDB rating: 6.97
Wikidata: Q3814186
Frequent jobs
Animation Director (11)Director (1)Character Designer (13)Key Animation (5)Animation (1)
Biography
Kazuo Komatsubara (小松原 一男 or 小松原 一夫, Komatsubara Kazuo, December 24, 1943 – March 24, 2000) was a Japanese animator, animation director and character designer born in Yokohama, Kanagawa, Japan. He worked as an independently contracted character designer for Toei Animation in the 1970s and 1980s. He was a member of the board of directors of animation studio Oh! Production (which he helped found along with Norio Shioyama, Kōichi Murata, and Kōshin Yonekawa). He died on March 24, 2000 due to a cancerous tumor on his neck.
Movies
Directed Movies
Movies directed by Kazuo Komatsubara.
6.1
A Chinese Ghost Story: The Tsui Hark Animation
Animation Director
1997 Movie
Little Twins: How Our Summer Flew Past
Animation Director
1992 Movie
Have a Merry Christmas, Children!
Director
1987 Movie
6.5
Arei's Mirror ~ Way to Virgin Space
Animation Director
1985 Movie
Wee Wendy
Animation Director
1985 Movie
I Am a Cat
Animation Director
1982 Movie
7.0
Adieu Galaxy Express 999
Animation Director
1981 Movie
7.3
Space Pirate Captain Harlock: Mystery Of The Arcadia
Animation Director
1978 Movie
Series
Directed Series
Series directed by Kazuo Komatsubara.
Movies
Top Rated Movies
Highest rated movies linked with Kazuo Komatsubara.
Movies
Most Popular Movies
Most viewed movie titles linked with Kazuo Komatsubara.
7.9
Nausicaä of the Valley of the Wind
Character Designer
1984 Movie
7.4
Detective Conan: The Time Bombed Skyscraper
Key Animation
1997 Movie
7.2
Case Closed: The Fourteenth Target
Key Animation
1998 Movie
7.1
Metropolis
Key Animation
2001 Movie
7.0
Magnos
Character Designer
1983 Movie
6.9
Devilman - Volume 1: The Birth
Key Animation
1987 Movie
7.0
Adieu Galaxy Express 999
Animation Director
1981 Movie
6.8
Galaxy Express 999: The Movie
Character Designer
1979 Movie
6.5
Hans Christian Andersen's The Little Mermaid
Key Animation
1975 Movie
6.1
A Chinese Ghost Story: The Tsui Hark Animation
Animation Director
1997 Movie
7.3
Space Pirate Captain Harlock: Mystery Of The Arcadia
Animation Director
1978 Movie
6.5
Galaxy Express 999: Claire of Glass
Character Designer
1980 Movie
Series
Most Popular Series
Most viewed series linked with Kazuo Komatsubara.
6.4
Tiger Mask
Animation • 1 eps
1969 Series
5.3
Maple Town
Animation Director • 1 eps
1986 Series
7.0
Devilman
Animation Director • 1 eps
1972 Series
7.5
Do Your Best Genki
Character Designer • 35 eps
1980 Series
J9 Series
Character Designer • 121 eps
1981 Series
8.9
Magnet Robot Gakeen
Character Designer • 39 eps
1976 Series
6.8
Hai! Step Jun
Character Designer • 45 eps
1985 Series
6.7
Arcadia of My Youth: Endless Orbit SSX
Animation Director • 22 eps
1982 Series
7.0
Chojin Sentai Barattack
Character Designer • 31 eps
1977 Series
5.8
Ryu the Primitive Boy
Character Designer • 22 eps
1971 Series
8.0
Go Nagai World
Animation Director • 3 eps
1991 Series
Little Twins
Character Designer • 13 eps
1992 Series
Movies
Other Crew Work in Movies
Additional movie credits for Kazuo Komatsubara.
7.1
Metropolis
Key Animation
2001 Movie
Devilman Memorial
Character Designer
1999 Movie
7.2
Case Closed: The Fourteenth Target
Key Animation
1998 Movie
7.4
Detective Conan: The Time Bombed Skyscraper
Key Animation
1997 Movie
4.0
Fair, then Partly Piggy
Character Designer
1988 Movie
6.9
Devilman - Volume 1: The Birth
Key Animation
1987 Movie
7.9
Nausicaä of the Valley of the Wind
Character Designer
1984 Movie
7.0
Magnos
Character Designer
1983 Movie
6.5
Galaxy Express 999: Claire of Glass
Character Designer
1980 Movie
6.8
Galaxy Express 999: The Movie
Character Designer
1979 Movie
6.5
Hans Christian Andersen's The Little Mermaid
Key Animation
1975 Movie
Series
Other Crew Work in Series
Additional series credits for Kazuo Komatsubara.
Little Twins
Character Designer • 13 eps
1992 Series
6.8
Hai! Step Jun
Character Designer • 45 eps
1985 Series
J9 Series
Character Designer • 121 eps
1981 Series
7.5
Do Your Best Genki
Character Designer • 35 eps
1980 Series
7.0
Chojin Sentai Barattack
Character Designer • 31 eps
1977 Series
8.9
Magnet Robot Gakeen
Character Designer • 39 eps
1976 Series
5.8
Ryu the Primitive Boy
Character Designer • 22 eps
1971 Series
6.4
Tiger Mask
Animation • 1 eps
1969 Series