Directed credits
54
Prolific
Very extensive directing filmography.
Director
Osamu Dezaki
Directing
Career Snapshot
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Directed movies: 35Directed series: 19All crew credits: 65
TMDB ID: 97288
IMDb ID: nm0223411
Known for: Directing
Born: November 18, 1943
Died: April 17, 2011
Age: 67
Place of birth: Meguro, Tokyo, Japan
Gender: Male
Adult content flag: No
Career span: 1966 - 2009
Years active: 44
Average TMDB rating: 6.93
Wikidata: Q1315839
Also known as
Makura Saki • 崎枕 • Kan Matsudo • 松戸完 • Toru Yabuki • 矢吹徹 • Kuyou Sai • 斉九洋 • さきまくら
Frequent jobs
Director (51)Series Director (2)Animation Director (1)Storyboard (3)Creator (2)Key Animation (1)Producer (1)Screenplay (1)Storyboard Designer (1)Supervising Animator (1)Writer (1)
Biography
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.
Movies
Directed Movies
Movies directed by Osamu Dezaki.
Director
Clannad: The Motion Picture
2007 • Movie
Director
Air: The Motion Picture
2005 • Movie
Director
Hamtaro: Fairy Tale
2004 • Movie
Director
Astro Boy: The Glorious Earth
2004 • Movie
Director
Hamtaro: Miracle in Aurora Valley
2003 • Movie
Director
Astro Boy: Ivan's Planet - Robot and Human Friendship
2003 • Movie
Director
The Secret of Astro Boy’s Birth
2003 • Movie
Director
Hamtaro: The Captive Princess
2002 • Movie
Director
The Lady Oscar Story
2002 • Movie
Director
Hamtaro: Adventures in Ham-Ham Land
2001 • Movie
Director
Black Jack: The Movie
1996 • Movie
Director
The Heroic Elegy of Confucius
1996 • Movie
Director
Lupin the Third: The Pursuit of Harimao's Treasure
1995 • Movie
Director
Lupin the Third: From Siberia with Love
1992 • Movie
Director
Lupin the Third: Napoleon's Dictionary
1991 • Movie
Director
Sword for Truth
1990 • Movie
Director
Lupin the Third: The Hemingway Papers
1990 • Movie
Director
Lupin the Third: Bye Bye, Lady Liberty
1989 • Movie
Director
One Pound Gospel
1988 • Movie
Director
Treasure Island: The Movie
1987 • Movie
Director
Little Nemo: Adventures in Slumberland Pilot 3
1987 • Movie
Director
The Blinkins: The Bear and the Blizzard
1986 • Movie
Director
Sweet Sea
1985 • Movie
Director
The Adventurers Gamba and His Seven Friends
1984 • Movie
Series
Directed Series
Series directed by Osamu Dezaki.
Director • 1 eps
The Tale of Genji
2009 • Series
Director • 12 eps
Ultraviolet: Code 044
2008 • Series
Series Director • 26 eps
In the Beginning: The Bible Stories
1992 • Series
Director • 39 eps
Dear Brother
1991 • Series
Director • 3 eps
Burning Blood
1990 • Series
Director • 12 eps
Aim For The Ace! Final Stage
1989 • Series
Series Director • 4 eps
Nightsong of Splendor
1989 • Series
Director • 12 eps
Ace wo Nerae! 2
1988 • Series
Director • 13 eps
Visionaries: Knights of the Magical Light
1987 • Series
Director • 65 eps
Bionic Six
1987 • Series
Director • 13 eps
Mighty Orbots
1984 • Series
Director • 40 eps
The Rose of Versailles
1979 • Series
Director • 26 eps
Treasure Island
1978 • Series
Director • 51 eps
Nobody's Boy: Remi
1977 • Series
Director • 245 eps
Manga Fairy Tales of the World
1976 • Series
Director • 26 eps
Adventure of Gamba
1975 • Series
Director • 26 eps
Aim for the Ace!
1973 • Series
Director • 126 eps
Tomorrow's Joe
1970 • Series
Director • 3 eps
Dororo and Hyakkimaru
1969 • Series
Movies
Top Rated Movies
Highest rated movies linked with Osamu Dezaki.
Series
Top Rated Series
Highest rated series linked with Osamu Dezaki.
Movies
Most Popular Movies
Most viewed movie titles linked with Osamu Dezaki.
Key Animation
Belladonna of Sadness
1973 • Movie
Director
Clannad: The Motion Picture
2007 • Movie
Animation Director
Frosty the Snowman
1969 • Movie
Storyboard
Golgo 13: Queen Bee
1998 • Movie
Director
Space Adventure Cobra
1982 • Movie
Director
Golgo 13: The Professional
1983 • Movie
Director
Lupin the Third: From Siberia with Love
1992 • Movie
Director
Black Jack: The Movie
1996 • Movie
Director
The Heroic Elegy of Confucius
1996 • Movie
Director
Lupin the Third: Bye Bye, Lady Liberty
1989 • Movie
Director
Hamtaro: Miracle in Aurora Valley
2003 • Movie
Director
Lupin the Third: The Hemingway Papers
1990 • Movie
Series
Most Popular Series
Most viewed series linked with Osamu Dezaki.
Director • 126 eps
Tomorrow's Joe
1970 • Series
Director • 245 eps
Manga Fairy Tales of the World
1976 • Series
Director • 40 eps
The Rose of Versailles
1979 • Series
Director • 39 eps
Dear Brother
1991 • Series
Director • 51 eps
Nobody's Boy: Remi
1977 • Series
Storyboard • 12 eps
Black Jack
1993 • Series
Director • 65 eps
Bionic Six
1987 • Series
Storyboard • 31 eps
Space Cobra
1982 • Series
Storyboard Designer • 26 eps
Hakugei: Legend of the Moby Dick
1997 • Series
Director • 26 eps
Adventure of Gamba
1975 • Series
Creator
Animated Travels: Marco Polo's Adventures
1979 • Series
Director • 3 eps
Dororo and Hyakkimaru
1969 • Series
Movies
Other Crew Work in Movies
Additional movie credits for Osamu Dezaki.
Series
Other Crew Work in Series
Additional series credits for Osamu Dezaki.
Storyboard Designer • 26 eps
Hakugei: Legend of the Moby Dick
1997 • Series
Creator
Historias de la Biblia
1997 • Series
Storyboard • 12 eps
Black Jack
1993 • Series
Supervising Animator • 13 eps
Aim for the Ace! Another Match
1988 • Series
Storyboard • 31 eps
Space Cobra
1982 • Series
Creator
Animated Travels: Marco Polo's Adventures
1979 • Series