Osamu Dezaki
Directing
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.
Behind the camera
2007Clannad: The Motion Picture
Director
2005Air: The Motion Picture
Director
2004Hamtaro: Fairy Tale
Director
2004Astro Boy: The Glorious Earth
Director
2003Hamtaro: Miracle in Aurora Valley
Director & Writer
2003The Secret of Astro Boy’s Birth
Director
2003Astro Boy: Ivan's Planet - Robot and Human Friendship
Director
2002Hamtaro: The Captive Princess
Director
2002The Lady Oscar Story
Director
2001Hamtaro: Adventures in Ham-Ham Land
Director
1998Golgo 13: Queen Bee
Director
1996Black Jack: The Movie
Director & Screenplay
1996The Heroic Elegy of Confucius
Director
1995Lupin the Third: The Pursuit of Harimao's Treasure
Director
1992Lupin the Third: From Siberia with Love
Director
1992Treasure Island Memorial
Director & Screenplay
1991Lupin the Third: Napoleon's Dictionary
Director
1990Sword for Truth
Director
1990Lupin the Third: The Hemingway Papers
Director
1989Lupin the Third: Bye Bye, Lady Liberty
Director
1988One Pound Gospel
Director
1987Treasure Island: The Movie
Director
1987Little Nemo: Adventures in Slumberland Pilot 3
Director
1986The Blinkins: The Bear and the Blizzard
Director