About
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.
Filmography
Clannad: The Motion Picture2007 · Director
Air: The Motion Picture2005 · Director
Hamtaro: Fairy Tale2004 · Director
Astro Boy: The Glorious Earth2004 · Director
Hamtaro: Miracle in Aurora Valley2003 · Director, Writer
Astro Boy: Ivan's Planet - Robot and Human Friendship2003 · Director
The Secret of Astro Boy’s Birth2003 · Director
Hamtaro: The Captive Princess2002 · Director
The Lady Oscar Story2002 · Director
Hamtaro: Adventures in Ham-Ham Land2001 · Director
Golgo 13: Queen Bee1998 · Director, Storyboard
Black Jack: The Movie1996 · Director, Screenplay
The Heroic Elegy of Confucius1996 · Director
Lupin the Third: The Pursuit of Harimao's Treasure1995 · Director, Storyboard
Treasure Island Memorial1992 · Screenplay, Director
Lupin the Third: From Siberia with Love1992 · Director
Lupin the Third: Napoleon's Dictionary1991 · Director
Sword for Truth1990 · Director
Lupin the Third: The Hemingway Papers1990 · Director
Lupin the Third: Bye Bye, Lady Liberty1989 · Director