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Osamu Dezaki

Director, Writer, Actor, Producer, Additional Credits
Born November 18, 1943Died April 17, 2011 (67 years)
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.

Movies & Shows on Plex

  • The Rose of Versailles

Known For

  • Golgo 13: The Professional
  • Space Adventure Cobra
  • Clannad
  • Tomorrow's Joe
  • Treasure Island (1978)
  • Visionaries: Knights of the Magical Light
  • The Rose of Versailles
  • Nobody's Boy Remi
  • Black Jack: The Movie
  • Space Adventure Cobra
  • Bionic Six
  • Astro Boy
  • Rainbow Brite
  • Air: The Motion Picture
  • Lupin the Third: Bye Bye, Lady Liberty
  • Lupin III: The Pursuit of Harimao's Treasure
  • Lupin the 3rd: The Hemingway Papers
  • Lupin the 3rd: Napoleon's Dictionary
  • Lupin the 3rd: From Siberia with Love
  • Dear Brother
  • Black Jack
  • Tomorrow's Joe 2

Filmography

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