
Osamu Dezaki
Directing
Born 1943-11-18 · Meguro, Tokyo, Japan · Died 2011-04-17
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.
Crew

The Tale of Genji
Director

Ultraviolet: Code 044
Director

Ultraviolet: Code 044
Series Director

Ultraviolet: Code 044
Storyboard Artist

Clannad: The Motion Picture
Director

Air: The Motion Picture
Director

Hamtaro: Fairy Tale
Director

Astro Boy: The Glorious Earth
Director

Hamtaro: Miracle in Aurora Valley
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Hamtaro: Miracle in Aurora Valley
Writer

Astro Boy: Ivan's Planet - Robot and Human Friendship
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The Secret of Astro Boy’s Birth
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Hamtaro: The Captive Princess
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The Lady Oscar Story
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Hamtaro: Adventures in Ham-Ham Land
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Golgo 13: Queen Bee
Storyboard

Golgo 13: Queen Bee
Director

Hakugei: Legend of the Moby Dick
Storyboard Designer

Hakugei: Legend of the Moby Dick
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Hakugei: Legend of the Moby Dick
Creator