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
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Crew
Crew Credits
The Tale of Genji
Role: Director
TV • 2009
Ultraviolet: Code 044
Role: Director
TV • 2008
Ultraviolet: Code 044
Role: Series Director
TV • 2008
Ultraviolet: Code 044
Role: Storyboard Artist
TV • 2008
Clannad: The Motion Picture
Role: Director
MOVIE • 2007
Air: The Motion Picture
Role: Director
MOVIE • 2005
Hamtaro: Fairy Tale
Role: Director
MOVIE • 2004
Astro Boy: The Glorious Earth
Role: Director
MOVIE • 2004
Hamtaro: Miracle in Aurora Valley
Role: Director
MOVIE • 2003
Hamtaro: Miracle in Aurora Valley
Role: Writer
MOVIE • 2003
Astro Boy: Ivan's Planet - Robot and Human Friendship
Role: Director
MOVIE • 2003
The Secret of Astro Boy’s Birth
Role: Director
MOVIE • 2003
Hamtaro: The Captive Princess
Role: Director
MOVIE • 2002
The Lady Oscar Story
Role: Director
MOVIE • 2002
Hamtaro: Adventures in Ham-Ham Land
Role: Director
MOVIE • 2001
Golgo 13: Queen Bee
Role: Director
MOVIE • 1998
Golgo 13: Queen Bee
Role: Storyboard
MOVIE • 1998
Hakugei: Legend of the Moby Dick
Role: Director
TV • 1997
Hakugei: Legend of the Moby Dick
Role: Storyboard Designer
TV • 1997
Hakugei: Legend of the Moby Dick
Role: Creator
TV • 1997