Osamu Dezaki

Osamu Dezaki

Directing
Born Nov 18, 1943
From Meguro, Tokyo, Japan
Died Apr 17, 2011

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 — Crew

Lupin the Third: The Pursuit of Harimao's Treasure

Lupin the Third: The Pursuit of Harimao's Treasure

Director
Sword for Truth

Sword for Truth

Director
Black Jack: The Movie

Black Jack: The Movie

Director
Air: The Motion Picture

Air: The Motion Picture

Director
Lupin the Third: Bye Bye, Lady Liberty

Lupin the Third: Bye Bye, Lady Liberty

Director
Lupin the Third: Napoleon's Dictionary

Lupin the Third: Napoleon's Dictionary

Director
Golgo 13: The Professional

Golgo 13: The Professional

Director
Lupin the Third: The Hemingway Papers

Lupin the Third: The Hemingway Papers

Director
Lupin the Third: From Siberia with Love

Lupin the Third: From Siberia with Love

Director
Botchan

Botchan

Producer
Space Adventure Cobra: The Movie

Space Adventure Cobra: The Movie

Director
Clannad: The Motion Picture

Clannad: The Motion Picture

Director
Tomorrow's Joe 2: The Movie

Tomorrow's Joe 2: The Movie

Director
Aim for the Ace! The Movie

Aim for the Ace! The Movie

Director
Hamtaro: Adventures in Ham-Ham Land

Hamtaro: Adventures in Ham-Ham Land

Director
Young Eleven

Young Eleven

Writer
The Adventurers Gamba and His Seven Friends

The Adventurers Gamba and His Seven Friends

Director
Hamtaro: The Captive Princess

Hamtaro: The Captive Princess

Director
The Rose and Women of Versailles

The Rose and Women of Versailles

Director
Golgo 13: Queen Bee

Golgo 13: Queen Bee

Director
Hamtaro: Fairy Tale

Hamtaro: Fairy Tale

Director
Tomorrow's Joe The Movie

Tomorrow's Joe The Movie

Director
One Pound Gospel

One Pound Gospel

Director
The Heroic Elegy of Confucius

The Heroic Elegy of Confucius

Director
Nobody's Boy: Remi (Movie)

Nobody's Boy: Remi (Movie)

Director
The Blinkins: The Bear and the Blizzard

The Blinkins: The Bear and the Blizzard

Director
Treasure Island Memorial

Treasure Island Memorial

Screenplay
Treasure Island: The Movie

Treasure Island: The Movie

Director
Little Nemo: Adventures in Slumberland Pilot 3

Little Nemo: Adventures in Slumberland Pilot 3

Director
Hamtaro: Miracle in Aurora Valley

Hamtaro: Miracle in Aurora Valley

Director
The Secret of Astro Boy’s Birth

The Secret of Astro Boy’s Birth

Director
Sweet Sea

Sweet Sea

Director
Adventures of the Monkey King

Adventures of the Monkey King

Director
Astro Boy: The Glorious Earth

Astro Boy: The Glorious Earth

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

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

Director
The Thunder God and the Mulberry Tree

The Thunder God and the Mulberry Tree

Director
The Lady Oscar Story

The Lady Oscar Story

Director
Mighty Orbots: Magnetic Menace

Mighty Orbots: Magnetic Menace

Director

The★Fire G-Men

Director