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Director
Leiji Matsumoto
Writing
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Directed movies: 5Directed series: 2All crew credits: 80
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 - 2026
Years active: 53
Average TMDB rating: 7.36
Wikidata: Q431443
Also known as
松本 零士 • Reiji Matsumoto • Akira Matsumoto • 마츠모토 레이지
Frequent jobs
Director (6)Series Director (1)Original Story (31)Creator (14)Comic Book (8)Writer (6)Original Series Creator (4)Author (2)Original Concept (2)Original Film Writer (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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Series directed by Leiji Matsumoto.
Movies
Top Rated Movies
Highest rated movies linked with Leiji Matsumoto.
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Most viewed movie titles linked with Leiji Matsumoto.
Comic Book
Space Battleship Yamato
2010 • Movie
Original Story
Be Forever Yamato Rebel 3199: Part 3: Ultramarine Asteroid
2025 • Movie
Original Story
Space Battleship Yamato 2199
2012 • Movie
as Self
Daft Punk Unchained
2015 • Movie
Author
Adieu Galaxy Express 999
1981 • Movie
Original Series Creator
Maetel Legend
2000 • Movie
Original Story
Space Pirate Captain Harlock
2013 • Movie
Story
Space Battleship Yamato
1977 • Movie
Original Series Design
Interstella 5555: The 5tory of the 5ecret 5tar 5ystem
2003 • Movie
Original Story
Queen Millennia
1982 • Movie
Author
Galaxy Express 999: Eternal Fantasy
1998 • Movie
Series Writer
Galaxy Express 999: The Movie
1979 • Movie
Series
Most Popular Series
Most viewed series linked with Leiji Matsumoto.
Comic Book • 113 eps
Galaxy Express 999
1978 • Series
Series Director • 77 eps
Space Battleship Yamato
1974 • Series
Comic Book • 42 eps
Space Pirate Captain Harlock
1978 • Series
Original Story • 26 eps
The Galaxy Railways
2003 • Series
Director • 77 eps
Star Blazers
1974 • Series
as Self • 1 eps
99.9 Criminal Lawyer
2016 • Series
Creator
Queen Millennia
1981 • Series
Creator
Star Blazers: Space Battleship Yamato 3199
2024 • Series
Creator
Arcadia of My Youth: Endless Orbit SSX
1982 • Series
Creator
Starzinger
1978 • Series
Creator
Planet Robot Danguard Ace
1977 • Series
Character Designer • 26 eps
Maeterlinck's Blue Bird: Tyltyl and Mytyl's Adventurous Journey
1980 • Series
Movies
Other Crew Work in Movies
Additional movie credits for Leiji Matsumoto.
Original Story
Be Forever Yamato - Rebel 3199 - Part 6: Blue Labyrinth
2026 • Movie
Original Story
Be Forever Yamato Rebel 3199: Part 3: Ultramarine Asteroid
2025 • Movie
Original Story
Be Forever Yamato: Rebel 3199: Part 2: The Assault of the Burning Sun
2024 • Movie
Original Story
Be Forever Yamato: Rebel 3199: Part 1: Dark Invasion
2024 • Movie
Original Story
Space Battleship Yamato 2205: A New Journey
2022 • Movie
Original Film Writer
Space Battleship Yamato 2205: The New Voyage - Prior Chapter: Take Off
2021 • Movie
Original Story
Space Battleship Yamato 2202: The Era Called Yamato - Choices of 2202
2021 • Movie
Original Story
Space Battleship Yamato 2202: Warriors of Love - Ch. 7
2019 • Movie
Original Story
Space Battleship Yamato 2202: Warriors of Love - Ch. 6
2018 • Movie
Original Story
Space Battleship Yamato 2202: Warriors of Love - Ch. 5
2018 • Movie
Original Story
Space Battleship Yamato 2202: Warriors of Love - Ch. 4
2018 • Movie
Creator
Space Battleship Yamato 2202: Warriors of Love - Ch. 3
2017 • Movie
Original Story
Space Battleship Yamato 2202: Warriors of Love - Ch. 2
2017 • Movie
Original Story
Space Battleship Yamato 2202: Warriors of Love - Ch. 1
2017 • Movie
Original Concept
Space Battleship Yamato 2199: Odyssey of the Celestial Ark
2014 • Movie
Creator
Space Battleship Yamato 2199: A Voyage to Remember
2014 • Movie
Series
Other Crew Work in Series
Additional series credits for Leiji Matsumoto.
Creator
Star Blazers: Space Battleship Yamato 3199
2024 • Series
![Series poster for Star Blazers [Space Battleship Yamato] 2205: The New Voyage (2024)](https://cdn.latestnetflix.com/t/p/w342/7I1GV8dMafguduC09loooPr6xd0.jpg)
Creator
Star Blazers [Space Battleship Yamato] 2205: The New Voyage
2024 • Series
Original Concept • 6 eps
Ozma
2012 • Series
Creator
Galaxy Express 999: Journey with Energy Beyond Space and Time
2010 • Series
Original Story • 13 eps
Space Symphony Maetel
2004 • Series
Original Film Writer • 5 eps
Great Yamato No. Zero
2004 • Series
Original Story • 26 eps
The Galaxy Railways
2003 • Series
Comic Book • 13 eps
Submarine Super 99
2003 • Series
Comic Book • 13 eps
Space Pirate Captain Herlock: Outside Legend - The Endless Odyssey
2002 • Series
Creator
Galaxy Express 999: Indestructible Space Rail
2002 • Series
Creator
Gun Frontier
2002 • Series
Creator
Cosmo Warrior Zero
2001 • Series
Original Story • 2 eps
Maetel Legend
2000 • Series
Comic Book • 6 eps
Harlock Saga - The Ring of the Nibelungs
1999 • Series
Comic Book • 3 eps
The Cockpit
1993 • Series
Creator
Arcadia of My Youth: Endless Orbit SSX
1982 • 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.