Directed credits
54
Prolific
Very extensive directing filmography.
Director
Osamu Dezaki
Directing
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Directed movies: 36Directed series: 18All 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: 1963 - 2009
Years active: 47
Average TMDB rating: 6.83
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.
7.2
Clannad: The Motion Picture
Director
2007 Movie
5.9
Air: The Motion Picture
Director
2005 Movie
1.0
Hamtaro: Fairy Tale
Director
2004 Movie
Astro Boy: The Glorious Earth
Director
2004 Movie
1.0
Hamtaro: Miracle in Aurora Valley
Director
2003 Movie
5.0
Astro Boy: Ivan's Planet - Robot and Human Friendship
Director
2003 Movie
The Secret of Astro Boy’s Birth
Director
2003 Movie
1.0
Hamtaro: The Captive Princess
Director
2002 Movie
8.1
The Lady Oscar Story
Director
2002 Movie
5.5
Hamtaro: Adventures in Ham-Ham Land
Director
2001 Movie
5.4
Golgo 13: Queen Bee
Director
1998 Movie
6.4
Black Jack: The Movie
Director
1996 Movie
10.0
The Heroic Elegy of Confucius
Director
1996 Movie
6.3
Lupin the Third: The Pursuit of Harimao's Treasure
Director
1995 Movie
6.2
Lupin the Third: From Siberia with Love
Director
1992 Movie
6.4
Lupin the Third: Napoleon's Dictionary
Director
1991 Movie
4.0
Sword for Truth
Director
1990 Movie
6.2
Lupin the Third: The Hemingway Papers
Director
1990 Movie
6.4
Lupin the Third: Bye Bye, Lady Liberty
Director
1989 Movie
6.4
One Pound Gospel
Director
1988 Movie
6.0
Treasure Island: The Movie
Director
1987 Movie
6.0
Little Nemo: Adventures in Slumberland Pilot 3
Director
1987 Movie
5.3
The Blinkins: The Bear and the Blizzard
Director
1986 Movie
5.0
Sweet Sea
Director
1985 Movie
Series
Directed Series
Series directed by Osamu Dezaki.
7.0
The Tale of Genji
Director • 1 eps
2009 Series
5.6
Ultraviolet: Code 044
Director • 12 eps
2008 Series
3.8
In the Beginning: The Bible Stories
Series Director • 26 eps
1992 Series
6.5
Dear Brother
Director • 39 eps
1991 Series
6.0
Burning Blood
Director • 3 eps
1990 Series
10.0
Aim For The Ace! Final Stage
Director • 12 eps
1989 Series
5.0
Nightsong of Splendor
Series Director • 4 eps
1989 Series
10.0
Ace wo Nerae! 2
Director • 12 eps
1988 Series
7.0
Visionaries: Knights of the Magical Light
Director • 13 eps
1987 Series
6.5
Bionic Six
Director • 65 eps
1987 Series
8.6
Mighty Orbots
Director • 13 eps
1984 Series
8.3
The Rose of Versailles
Director • 40 eps
1979 Series
6.8
Treasure Island
Director • 26 eps
1978 Series
8.0
Nobody's Boy: Remi
Director • 51 eps
1977 Series
5.8
Manga Fairy Tales of the World
Director • 245 eps
1976 Series
7.2
Adventure of Gamba
Director • 26 eps
1975 Series
6.2
Aim for the Ace!
Director • 26 eps
1973 Series
7.9
Tomorrow's Joe
Director • 126 eps
1970 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.
7.2
Clannad: The Motion Picture
Director
2007 Movie
7.4
Belladonna of Sadness
Key Animation
1973 Movie
6.7
Space Adventure Cobra: The Movie
Director
1982 Movie
6.9
Frosty the Snowman
Animation Director
1969 Movie
6.3
Lupin the Third: The Pursuit of Harimao's Treasure
Director
1995 Movie
6.4
Black Jack: The Movie
Director
1996 Movie
5.4
Golgo 13: Queen Bee
Director
1998 Movie
5.9
Air: The Motion Picture
Director
2005 Movie
6.2
Golgo 13: The Professional
Director
1983 Movie
6.0
Little Nemo: Adventures in Slumberland Pilot 3
Director
1987 Movie
6.2
Lupin the Third: From Siberia with Love
Director
1992 Movie
6.4
Lupin the Third: Bye Bye, Lady Liberty
Director
1989 Movie
Series
Most Popular Series
Most viewed series linked with Osamu Dezaki.
7.9
Tomorrow's Joe
Director • 126 eps
1970 Series
5.8
Manga Fairy Tales of the World
Director • 245 eps
1976 Series
7.5
Astro Boy
Storyboard • 193 eps
1963 Series
6.5
Dear Brother
Director • 39 eps
1991 Series
6.5
Black Jack
Storyboard • 12 eps
1993 Series
8.2
Space Cobra
Storyboard • 31 eps
1982 Series
8.0
Nobody's Boy: Remi
Director • 51 eps
1977 Series
8.3
The Rose of Versailles
Director • 40 eps
1979 Series
6.2
Aim for the Ace!
Director • 26 eps
1973 Series
6.8
Treasure Island
Director • 26 eps
1978 Series
8.2
Hakugei: Legend of the Moby Dick
Storyboard Designer • 26 eps
1997 Series
7.2
Adventure of Gamba
Director • 26 eps
1975 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.
8.2
Hakugei: Legend of the Moby Dick
Storyboard Designer • 26 eps
1997 Series
8.0
Historias de la Biblia
Creator
1997 Series
6.5
Black Jack
Storyboard • 12 eps
1993 Series
Aim for the Ace! Another Match
Supervising Animator • 13 eps
1988 Series
8.2
Space Cobra
Storyboard • 31 eps
1982 Series
6.0
Animated Travels: Marco Polo's Adventures
Creator
1979 Series
7.5
Astro Boy
Storyboard • 193 eps
1963 Series