Directed credits
5
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Beginning to build directing work.
Director
Leiji Matsumoto
Writing
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Directed movies: 3Directed series: 2All crew credits: 77
TMDB ID: 78014
IMDb ID: nm0559535
Known for: Writing
Born: January 25, 1938
Died: February 13, 2023
Age: 85
Place of birth: Kurume, Fukuoka, Kyushu, Japan
Gender: Male
Adult content flag: No
Career span: 1974 - 2025
Years active: 52
Average TMDB rating: 7.35
Wikidata: Q431443
Also known as
松本 零士 • Reiji Matsumoto • Akira Matsumoto • 마츠모토 레이지
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Director (4)Series Director (1)Original Story (29)Creator (14)Comic Book (8)Writer (8)Author (3)Original Concept (2)Original Film Writer (2)Original Series Creator (2)
Biography
Leiji Matsumoto was a Japanese mangaka, creator of several anime and manga series. His wife Miyako Maki is also a manga artist.
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Movies directed by Leiji Matsumoto.
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Directed Series
Series directed by Leiji Matsumoto.
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5.0
Sci-Fi West Saga Starzinger
Original Story
1979 Movie
6.5
Space Battleship Yamato
Comic Book
2010 Movie
6.6
Space Pirate Captain Harlock
Original Story
2013 Movie
7.8
Interstella 5555: The 5tory of the 5ecret 5tar 5ystem
Original Series Design
2003 Movie
6.8
Galaxy Express 999: The Movie
Author
1979 Movie
6.5
Galaxy Express 999: Eternal Fantasy
Author
1998 Movie
7.5
Space Battleship Yamato 2199: Odyssey of the Celestial Ark
Original Concept
2014 Movie
7.0
Adieu Galaxy Express 999
Author
1981 Movie
7.6
Be Forever Yamato
Original Story
1980 Movie
8.3
Space Battleship Yamato
Story
1977 Movie
7.0
Final Yamato
Story
1983 Movie
7.9
Farewell to Space Battleship Yamato
Director
1978 Movie
Series
Most Popular Series
Most viewed series linked with Leiji Matsumoto.
8.0
Space Battleship Yamato
Series Director • 77 eps
1974 Series
7.7
Galaxy Express 999
Comic Book • 113 eps
1978 Series
6.8
99.9 Criminal Lawyer
as Self • 1 eps
2016 Series
7.2
Space Pirate Captain Harlock
Comic Book • 42 eps
1978 Series
7.2
The Galaxy Railways
Creator
2003 Series
8.4
Queen Millennia
Creator
1981 Series
8.4
Starzinger
Creator
1978 Series
8.2
Star Blazers
Director • 77 eps
1974 Series
7.3
Planet Robot Danguard Ace
Creator
1977 Series
Maeterlinck's Blue Bird: Tyltyl and Mytyl's Adventurous Journey
Character Designer • 26 eps
1980 Series
10.0
Star Blazers: Space Battleship Yamato 3199
Creator
2024 Series
5.4
The Cockpit
Comic Book • 3 eps
1993 Series
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Other Crew Work in Movies
Additional movie credits for Leiji Matsumoto.
10.0
Be Forever Yamato Rebel 3199: Part 3: Ultramarine Asteroid
Original Story
2025 Movie
9.5
Be Forever Yamato: Rebel 3199: Part 2: The Assault of the Burning Sun
Original Story
2024 Movie
9.5
Be Forever Yamato: Rebel 3199: Part 1: Dark Invasion
Original Story
2024 Movie
Space Battleship Yamato 2205: A New Journey
Original Story
2022 Movie
Space Battleship Yamato 2205: The New Voyage - Prior Chapter: Take Off
Original Film Writer
2021 Movie
6.0
Space Battleship Yamato 2202: The Era Called Yamato - Choices of 2202
Original Story
2021 Movie
Space Battleship Yamato 2202: Warriors of Love - Ch. 7
Original Story
2019 Movie
Space Battleship Yamato 2202: Warriors of Love - Ch. 6
Original Story
2018 Movie
Space Battleship Yamato 2202: Warriors of Love - Ch. 5
Original Story
2018 Movie
Space Battleship Yamato 2202: Warriors of Love - Ch. 4
Original Story
2018 Movie
6.2
Space Battleship Yamato 2202: Warriors of Love - Ch. 3
Creator
2017 Movie
Space Battleship Yamato 2202: Warriors of Love - Ch. 2
Original Story
2017 Movie
Space Battleship Yamato 2202: Warriors of Love - Ch. 1
Original Story
2017 Movie
7.5
Space Battleship Yamato 2199: Odyssey of the Celestial Ark
Original Concept
2014 Movie
7.8
Space Battleship Yamato 2199: A Voyage to Remember
Creator
2014 Movie
6.6
Space Pirate Captain Harlock
Original Story
2013 Movie
Series
Other Crew Work in Series
Additional series credits for Leiji Matsumoto.
10.0
Star Blazers: Space Battleship Yamato 3199
Creator
2024 Series
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8.5
Star Blazers [Space Battleship Yamato] 2205: The New Voyage
Creator
2024 Series
6.3
Ozma
Original Concept • 6 eps
2012 Series
8.0
Space Symphony Maetel
Creator
2004 Series
7.0
Great Yamato No. Zero
Original Film Writer • 5 eps
2004 Series
7.2
The Galaxy Railways
Creator
2003 Series
6.2
Submarine Super 99
Comic Book • 13 eps
2003 Series
6.9
Space Pirate Captain Herlock: Outside Legend - The Endless Odyssey
Comic Book • 13 eps
2002 Series
6.7
Gun Frontier
Creator
2002 Series
5.9
Cosmo Warrior Zero
Creator
2001 Series
7.0
Maetel Legend
Original Story • 2 eps
2000 Series
7.0
Harlock Saga - The Ring of the Nibelungs
Comic Book • 6 eps
1999 Series
5.4
The Cockpit
Comic Book • 3 eps
1993 Series
6.7
Arcadia of My Youth: Endless Orbit SSX
Creator
1982 Series
8.4
Queen Millennia
Creator
1981 Series
Maeterlinck's Blue Bird: Tyltyl and Mytyl's Adventurous Journey
Character Designer • 26 eps
1980 Series
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Acting Appearances in Movies
Movie cast credits for Leiji Matsumoto.
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Acting Appearances in Series
Series cast credits for Leiji Matsumoto.