Osamu Dezaki

Osamu Dezaki

Directing

November 18, 1943 — April 17, 2011Meguro, Tokyo, Japan

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.

Known for

Frosty the Snowman

Frosty the Snowman

1969

Belladonna of Sadness

Belladonna of Sadness

1973

Space Cobra

Space Cobra

1982

The Rose of Versailles

The Rose of Versailles

1979

Nobody's Boy: Remi

Nobody's Boy: Remi

1977

Clannad: The Motion Picture

Clannad: The Motion Picture

2007

Golgo 13: The Professional

Golgo 13: The Professional

1983

Space Adventure Cobra

Space Adventure Cobra

1982

Lupin the Third: Bye Bye, Lady Liberty

Lupin the Third: Bye Bye, Lady Liberty

1989

Lupin the Third: The Pursuit of Harimao's Treasure

Lupin the Third: The Pursuit of Harimao's Treasure

1995

Directing59

The Tale of Genji

The Tale of Genji

2009

Director

Ultraviolet: Code 044

Ultraviolet: Code 044

2008

Director, Series Director

Clannad: The Motion Picture

Clannad: The Motion Picture

2007

Director

Air: The Motion Picture

Air: The Motion Picture

2005

Director

Hamtaro: Fairy Tale

Hamtaro: Fairy Tale

2004

Director

Astro Boy: The Glorious Earth

Astro Boy: The Glorious Earth

2004

Director

Hamtaro: Miracle in Aurora Valley

Hamtaro: Miracle in Aurora Valley

2003

Director

Astro Boy: Ivan's Planet - Robot and Human Friendship

Astro Boy: Ivan's Planet - Robot and Human Friendship

2003

Director

The Secret of Astro Boy’s Birth

The Secret of Astro Boy’s Birth

2003

Director

Hamtaro: The Captive Princess

Hamtaro: The Captive Princess

2002

Director

The Lady Oscar Story

The Lady Oscar Story

2002

Director

Hamtaro: Adventures in Ham-Ham Land

Hamtaro: Adventures in Ham-Ham Land

2001

Director

Golgo 13: Queen Bee

Golgo 13: Queen Bee

1998

Director

Hakugei: Legend of the Moby Dick

Hakugei: Legend of the Moby Dick

1997

Director

Black Jack: The Movie

Black Jack: The Movie

1996

Director

The Heroic Elegy of Confucius

The Heroic Elegy of Confucius

1996

Director

Lupin the Third: The Pursuit of Harimao's Treasure

Lupin the Third: The Pursuit of Harimao's Treasure

1995

Director

Black Jack

Black Jack

1993

Director

Treasure Island Memorial

Treasure Island Memorial

1992

Director

In the Beginning: The Bible Stories

In the Beginning: The Bible Stories

1992

Series Director, Director

Lupin the Third: From Siberia with Love

Lupin the Third: From Siberia with Love

1992

Director

Lupin the Third: Napoleon's Dictionary

Lupin the Third: Napoleon's Dictionary

1991

Director

Dear Brother

Dear Brother

1991

Director

Sword for Truth

Sword for Truth

1990

Director

Burning Blood

Burning Blood

1990

Director

Lupin the Third: The Hemingway Papers

Lupin the Third: The Hemingway Papers

1990

Director

Aim For The Ace! Final Stage

Aim For The Ace! Final Stage

1989

Director

Lupin the Third: Bye Bye, Lady Liberty

Lupin the Third: Bye Bye, Lady Liberty

1989

Director

Nightsong of Splendor

Nightsong of Splendor

1989

Series Director

One Pound Gospel

One Pound Gospel

1988

Director

Ace wo Nerae! 2

Ace wo Nerae! 2

1988

Director

Visionaries: Knights of the Magical Light

Visionaries: Knights of the Magical Light

1987

Director

Treasure Island: The Movie

Treasure Island: The Movie

1987

Director

Bionic Six

Bionic Six

1987

Director

Little Nemo: Adventures in Slumberland Pilot 3

Little Nemo: Adventures in Slumberland Pilot 3

1987

Director

The Blinkins: The Bear and the Blizzard

The Blinkins: The Bear and the Blizzard

1986

Director

Sweet Sea

Sweet Sea

1985

Director

Mighty Orbots

Mighty Orbots

1984

Director

The Adventurers Gamba and His Seven Friends

The Adventurers Gamba and His Seven Friends

1984

Director

Mighty Orbots: Magnetic Menace

Mighty Orbots: Magnetic Menace

1984

Director

Golgo 13: The Professional

Golgo 13: The Professional

1983

Director

Space Cobra

Space Cobra

1982

Series Director

Space Adventure Cobra

Space Adventure Cobra

1982

Director

Tomorrow's Joe 2: The Movie

Tomorrow's Joe 2: The Movie

1981

Director

The Rose and Women of Versailles

The Rose and Women of Versailles

1980

Director

Nobody's Boy: Remi (Movie)

Nobody's Boy: Remi (Movie)

1980

Director

Tomorrow's Joe The Movie

Tomorrow's Joe The Movie

1980

Director

The Rose of Versailles

The Rose of Versailles

1979

Director

Aim for the Ace! The Movie

Aim for the Ace! The Movie

1979

Director

Treasure Island

Treasure Island

1978

Director

Nobody's Boy: Remi

Nobody's Boy: Remi

1977

Director

Manga Fairy Tales of the World

Manga Fairy Tales of the World

1976

Director

The Thunder God and the Mulberry Tree

The Thunder God and the Mulberry Tree

1976

Director

Adventure of Gamba

Adventure of Gamba

1975

Director

The★Fire G-Men

The★Fire G-Men

1974

Director

Aim for the Ace!

Aim for the Ace!

1973

Director

Tomorrow's Joe

Tomorrow's Joe

1970

Director

Dororo and Hyakkimaru

Dororo and Hyakkimaru

1969

Director

Adventures of the Monkey King

Adventures of the Monkey King

1966

Director

Writing12

Hamtaro: Miracle in Aurora Valley

Hamtaro: Miracle in Aurora Valley

2003

Writer

Golgo 13: Queen Bee

Golgo 13: Queen Bee

1998

Storyboard

Black Jack: The Movie

Black Jack: The Movie

1996

Screenplay

Lupin the Third: The Pursuit of Harimao's Treasure

Lupin the Third: The Pursuit of Harimao's Treasure

1995

Storyboard

Black Jack

Black Jack

1993

Screenplay, Storyboard

Treasure Island Memorial

Treasure Island Memorial

1992

Screenplay

Aim For The Ace! Final Stage

Aim For The Ace! Final Stage

1989

Writer

Nightsong of Splendor

Nightsong of Splendor

1989

Storyboard

Space Cobra

Space Cobra

1982

Storyboard

Tomorrow's Joe 2: The Movie

Tomorrow's Joe 2: The Movie

1981

Screenplay

Young Eleven

Young Eleven

1979

Writer

Tomorrow's Joe

Tomorrow's Joe

1970

Writer, Storyboard

Creator6

Hakugei: Legend of the Moby Dick

Hakugei: Legend of the Moby Dick

1997

Creator

Historias de la Biblia

Historias de la Biblia

1997

Creator

Burning Blood

Burning Blood

1990

Creator

Nightsong of Splendor

Nightsong of Splendor

1989

Creator

Animated Travels: Marco Polo's Adventures

Animated Travels: Marco Polo's Adventures

1979

Creator

Adventure of Gamba

Adventure of Gamba

1975

Creator

Art4

Ultraviolet: Code 044

Ultraviolet: Code 044

2008

Storyboard Artist

Hakugei: Legend of the Moby Dick

Hakugei: Legend of the Moby Dick

1997

Storyboard Designer

Aim for the Ace! Another Match

Aim for the Ace! Another Match

1988

Storyboard Artist

The Rose of Versailles

The Rose of Versailles

1979

Storyboard Artist

Visual Effects3

Manga Fairy Tales of the World

Manga Fairy Tales of the World

1976

Character Designer

Belladonna of Sadness

Belladonna of Sadness

1973

Key Animation

Frosty the Snowman

Frosty the Snowman

1969

Animation Director

Crew2

Aim for the Ace! Another Match

Aim for the Ace! Another Match

1988

Supervising Animator

Tomorrow's Joe

Tomorrow's Joe

1970

Script

Production1

Botchan

Botchan

1980

Producer