Osamu Dezaki

, also known as , , or , was a Japanese anime director and screenwriter.

Biography Dezaki started out as a manga artist while still in high school. In 1963 he joined Mushi Production, which was founded by manga and anime pioneer Osamu Tezuka. He made his debut as a director in 1970 with Ashita no Joe. Yoshiyuki Tomino, Ryūtarō Nakamura, Noriyuki Abe, Kunihiko Ikuhara, Akiyuki Shinbo, and Yutaka Yamamoto.

Works

Television series Title Position Year Astro Boy Animator and Episode Director 1963–1966 Big X Animator and Episode Director 1964–1965 Great Adventure of Goku (Based on Journey to the West) Episode Director 1967 Naughty Detective Corps Episode Director 1968 Dororo Episode Director 1969 Moomin Episode Director 1969 Ashita no Joe Director, Screenplay, and Episode Director 1970–1971 Lupin the 3rd Storyboard Artist (episodes 7, 13, and 17) 1971–1972 Andersen Monogatari Animator 1971 Kunimatsu-sama no Otoridai Animator 1971 New Moomin Animator 1972 Akado Suzunosuke Animator 1972 Dokonjo Gaeru Animator 1972 Hazedon Director 1972 Jungle Kurobe Director 1973 Karate Master Director 1973 Samurai Giants Animator 1973 Aim for the Ace! / Ace o Nerae! Director 1973–1974 First Human Giatrus Episode Director 1974–1976 Japanese Folklore Tales Animator 1975 Gamba no Bouken (Adventures of Gamba) Director and Episode Director 1975 Ganso Tensai Bakabon Episode Director 1975–1977 Gaiking Animator 1976 Manga Fairy Tales of the World Director, Episode Director and Animator 1976–1979 Jetter Mars Animator 1976 Nobody's Boy: Remi Director and Episode Director 1977–1978 Takarajima Director 1978–1979 The Rose of Versailles Director (from episode 19 onward) 1979–1980 Tomorrow's Joe 2 Director 1980–1981 Space Cobra Director (with Yoshio Takeuchi) 1982–1983 Rainbow Brite Joint Director 1984 The Mighty Orbots Director 1984 Bionic Six Supervising Director 1987 Visionaries: Knights of the Magical Light Creative Consultant 1987 Dear Brother Director 1991–1992 In the Beginning: The Bible Stories Director 1997 Hakugei: Legend of the Moby Dick Director 1997–1999 Astro Boy Storyboard 2003 The Snow Queen Director and Storyboard Artist 2005–2006 Ultraviolet: Code 044 Director, Screenplay, and Storyboard Artist 2008 Genji Monogatari Sennenki Director and Screenplay 2009

Television specials Title Position Year Frosty the Snowman Animation Director December 7, 1969 Botchan Supervisor June 13, 1980 Sweet Sea Director September 1985 The Blinkins: The Bear and the Blizzard Supervising Director 1987 Lupin III: Bye Bye, Lady Liberty Director April 1, 1989 Lupin III: Mystery of the Hemingway Papers Director July 20, 1990 Lupin III: Steal Napoleon's Dictionary! Director August 9, 1991 Lupin III: From Russia With Love Director July 24, 1992 Lupin III: The Pursuit of Harimao's Treasure Director August 4, 1995 Eiyuu Banka Koushi-den (The Life of Confucius) Director September 21, 1996

Original video animations Title Position Year Aim for the Ace! 2 / Ace o Nerae! 2 Supervising Director and Storyboard Artist 1988 One Pound Gospel Director 1988 Kasei Yakyoku Director 1989 Aim for the Ace! / Ace o Nerae! Final Stage Director 1989–1990 B.B. Director 1990–1991 Sword for Truth Director 1990 Sohryuden: Legend of the Dragon Kings Director 1991–1993 Takarajima Memorial: Yūnagi to Yobareta Otoko Director 1992 Black Jack Director 1993–2000 Golgo 13: Queen Bee Director 1998

Movies Title Position Year A Thousand and One Nights Animator 1969 Belladonna of Sadness Key Animator 1973 Aim for the Ace! The Movie: Jump High, Hiromi! Director 1979 Tomorrow's Joe: The Movie Director 1980 Nobody's Boy: Remi Director 1980 Tomorrow's Joe: The Movie 2 Director 1981 Space Adventure Cobra Director 1982 Golgo 13: The Professional Director 1983 The Seven Friends of Gamba Director 1984 Treasure Island Director 1987 Black Jack: The Movie Director 1996 Hamtaro Movie 1: Adventures in Ham-Ham Land Director, Co-Writer 2001 Hamtaro Movie 2: The Captive Princess Director 2002 Hamtaro Movie 3: Miracle in Aurora Valley Director 2003 Hamtaro Movie 4: Fairy Tale Director 2004 Air Director 2005 Clannad Director 2007