Osamu Tezuka

Known for: Writing
Born: November 3, 1928, Toyonaka, Osaka, Japan
Died: February 9, 1989
Movies: 51

Osamu Tezuka (手塚治虫, Tezuka Osamu) is a Japanese cartoonist, manga artist, and animator, often dubbed as the "Godfather of Anime". He was the originator of anime's trademark "large eyes" style of character drawing. Five years after his death, the Osamu Tezuka Manga Museum opened.

Best-Known Movies

6.6

Jumping

1984

6.7

A Thousand and One Nights

1969

6.6

Broken Down Film

1985

5.8

Cleopatra: Queen of Sex

1970

7.0

The Fantastic Adventures of Unico

1981

5.9

Phoenix 2772

1980

6.0

Tales of a Street Corner

1962

5.2

Bagi, the Monster of Mighty Nature

1984

6.0

Animated Self-Portraits

1989

5.9

Memory

1964

Filmography

2012	Animation Maestro Gisaburo	Self
2005	Manga World	Self (archive)
1994	Osamu and Musashi	Main
1987	Brave Fire S09	Narrator (voice)
1986	Monster Heaven
1985	Osamu Tezuka: Secrets of Creation	Himself

Directing, Writing & Producing

2026	手塚治虫の戦争	Writer
2014	Legend of the Forest: 2nd Movement	Writer
1991	Kimba the White Lion: Symphonic Poem	Writer
1989	Animated Self-Portraits	Writer, Director
1988	Self Portrait	Director
1987	Legend of the Forest	Director
1987	Muramasa	Director
1987	Push	Director
1987	Brave Fire S09	Director, Writer
1986	Galaxy Investigation 2100: Border Planet	Director, Screenplay
1986	Yamataro Comes Back	Director
1985	Broken Down Film	Director, Writer
1985	Lunn Flies into the Wind	Director
1984	Bagi, the Monster of Mighty Nature	Director, Screenplay
1984	Jumping	Director, Screenplay
1983	Rain Boy	Director
1983	The Green Cat	Director
1983	Unico in the Island of Magic	Writer
1981	Bremen 4: Angels in Hell	Director, Screenplay
1981	The Fantastic Adventures of Unico	Director
1980	Fumoon	Writer, Producer
1980	Phoenix 2772	Producer, Screenplay
1979	Unico: Black Cloud and White Feathers	Writer
1978	One Million-Year Trip: Bander Book	Writer, Director
1977	Tenguri, Boy of the Plains	Writer
1970	Cleopatra: Queen of Sex	Director
1970	Misuke in the Land of Ice	Producer, Writer
1969	A Thousand and One Nights	Writer
1969	Space Journey: The First Dream of Wonder-kun	Writer
1968	Genesis	Director
1968	Norman	Writer, Director
1968	Dororo	Writer
1966	Pictures at an Exhibition	Director
1966	Jungle Emperor	Writer
1966	Adventures of the Monkey King	Writer
1965	The Drop	Director
1965	Cigarettes and Ashes	Producer, Director
1965	New Treasure Island	Director, Writer
1965	The Amazing Three Pilot	Writer
1964	Memory	Director
1964	Mermaid	Director, Writer
1964	Astro Boy: The Brave In Space	Producer
1962	Tales of a Street Corner	Writer, Producer
1962	MALE	Producer
1962	Arabian Nights: The Adventures of Sinbad	Writer

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