OSAMU DEZAKI

Osamu Dezaki
Osamu Dezaki
Gender: Male
Known for: Directing
Birthday: November 18, 1943
Deathday: April 17, 2011
Place of Birth: Meguro, Tokyo, Japan

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.

Filmography

Production

Director
Storyboard Artist, Series Director, Director
Director
Writer, Director
Director
Storyboard, Director
Creator, Director, Storyboard Designer
Screenplay, Director
Director, Screenplay, Storyboard
Director, Series Director
Director, Screenplay
Director
Creator, Director
Director
Creator, Storyboard, Series Director
Writer, Director
Storyboard Artist, Supervising Animator
Director
Director
Director
1985·
Sweet Sea
Director
Director
Series Director, Storyboard
Screenplay, Director
1980·
Botchan
Producer
Storyboard Artist, Director
Writer
Director
Director
Character Designer, Director
Creator, Director
Director
Director
Key Animation
Writer, Script, Storyboard, Director
Animation Director
1963·
Astro Boy
Storyboard