About Yasuji Murata
Lived 1896 – 1966 (aged 70). Yasuji Murata was a Japanese film director and animator.
was a pioneering animator who helped develop the art of anime in Japan. Studying the animation techniques of Sanae Yamamoto, Murata produced dozens of mostly educational films at the Yokohama Cinema studio featuring such characters as Momotarō and Norakuro. Along with Noburō Ōfuji, he was renowned as a master of cutout animation. Among his students were such animators as Yoshitarō Kataoka.
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Who was Yasuji Murata?
Japanese animator (1896–1966)
When was Yasuji Murata born?
Yasuji Murata was born on 24 January 1896 in Yokohama.
When did Yasuji Murata die?
Yasuji Murata died on 22 November 1966 in Japan.
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Yasuji Murata was a film director and animator.
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Yasuji Murata was Japanese.
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