Directed credits
16
Established
Strong directing catalog.
Director
Kōzō Kusuba
Directing
Career Snapshot
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TMDB popularity
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Directed movies: 8Directed series: 8All crew credits: 23
TMDB ID: 932980
IMDb ID: nm0476417
Known for: Directing
Born: July 11, 1947
Died: March 20, 2018
Age: 70
Place of birth: Uwajima, Ehime, Japan
Gender: Male
Adult content flag: No
Career span: 1979 - 2012
Years active: 34
Average TMDB rating: 7.48
Wikidata: Q8979739
Also known as
Kouzou Kusuba • Kôzô Kusuba • Kusuba Kouzou • くすば こうぞう
Frequent jobs
Director (10)Series Director (4)Assistant Director (1)Stage Director (1)Storyboard Artist (3)Screenplay (2)Storyboard (1)Writer (1)
Biography
Kōzō Kusuba was a Japanese anime screenwriter and director. He joined Tokyo Movie in 1971, which he left in 1981 and joined Nippon Animation. After that, he was in charge of the mid-to-late works of the World Masterpiece Theater series. He became freelance in 2004 and worked on many storyboards and direction on Doraemon.
Movies
Directed Movies
Movies directed by Kōzō Kusuba.
6.8
Doraemon: Nobita and the Island of Miracles – Animal Adventure
Director
2012 Movie
6.9
Doraemon: Nobita's Great Battle of the Mermaid King
Director
2010 Movie
World Masterpiece Theater Complete Edition: Pollyanna
Director
2001 Movie
World Masterpiece Theater Complete Edition: Lassie
Stage Director
2001 Movie
World Masterpiece Theater Complete Edition: Little Women
Director
2001 Movie
6.8
Marco: Carry a Dream
Director
1999 Movie
Locomotive Teacher
Director
1997 Movie
Shin Karate Jigokuhen
Director
1990 Movie
Series
Directed Series
Series directed by Kōzō Kusuba.
7.8
Remy, Nobody's Girl
Series Director • 26 eps
1996 Series
8.7
Romeo and the Black Brothers
Series Director • 33 eps
1995 Series
5.9
Tico of the Seven Seas
Director • 39 eps
1994 Series
6.0
Little Women II : Jo's Boys
Director • 40 eps
1993 Series
6.7
Trapp Family Story
Series Director • 40 eps
1991 Series
Bucchigiri
Director • 4 eps
1989 Series
6.5
Little Lord Fauntleroy
Series Director • 43 eps
1988 Series
7.6
Anne of Green Gables
Assistant Director • 14 eps
1979 Series
Movies
Top Rated Movies
Highest rated movies linked with Kōzō Kusuba.
Movies
Most Popular Movies
Most viewed movie titles linked with Kōzō Kusuba.
6.8
Marco: Carry a Dream
Director
1999 Movie
7.4
Doraemon: Nobita's Dinosaur
Screenplay
2006 Movie
6.8
Doraemon: Nobita and the Island of Miracles – Animal Adventure
Director
2012 Movie
6.9
Doraemon: Nobita's Great Battle of the Mermaid King
Director
2010 Movie
6.8
Doraemon: The New Record of Nobita's Spaceblazer
Storyboard Artist
2009 Movie
Shin Karate Jigokuhen
Director
1990 Movie
World Masterpiece Theater Complete Edition: Lassie
Stage Director
2001 Movie
Locomotive Teacher
Director
1997 Movie
World Masterpiece Theater Complete Edition: Pollyanna
Director
2001 Movie
World Masterpiece Theater Complete Edition: Little Women
Director
2001 Movie
Series
Most Popular Series
Most viewed series linked with Kōzō Kusuba.
7.6
Anne of Green Gables
Assistant Director • 14 eps
1979 Series
6.7
Trapp Family Story
Series Director • 40 eps
1991 Series
8.5
The Adventures of Peter Pan
Storyboard Artist • 5 eps
1989 Series
8.1
Princess Sarah
Storyboard • 46 eps
1985 Series
8.7
Romeo and the Black Brothers
Series Director • 33 eps
1995 Series
6.5
Little Lord Fauntleroy
Series Director • 43 eps
1988 Series
5.9
Tico of the Seven Seas
Director • 39 eps
1994 Series
6.0
Little Women II : Jo's Boys
Director • 40 eps
1993 Series
5.6
Ruy, the Little Cid
Writer • 26 eps
1980 Series
7.8
Remy, Nobody's Girl
Series Director • 26 eps
1996 Series
5.2
Story of the Alps: My Annette
Storyboard Artist • 1 eps
1983 Series
Fuusen no Doratarou
Screenplay • 13 eps
1981 Series
Movies
Other Crew Work in Movies
Additional movie credits for Kōzō Kusuba.
Series
Other Crew Work in Series
Additional series credits for Kōzō Kusuba.