

Osamu Dezaki
Directing
November 18, 1943
Meguro, Tokyo, Japan
April 17, 2011
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.
The Filmography


Air: The Motion Picture

Astro Boy: Ivan's Planet - Robot and Human Friendship

Hamtaro: The Captive Princess

Golgo 13: Queen Bee

Black Jack: The Movie

The Heroic Elegy of Confucius

Lupin the Third: The Pursuit of Harimao's Treasure

Treasure Island Memorial

Lupin the Third: From Siberia with Love

Lupin the Third: Napoleon's Dictionary

Sword for Truth

Lupin the Third: The Hemingway Papers

Lupin the Third: Bye Bye, Lady Liberty

One Pound Gospel

The Blinkins: The Bear and the Blizzard

Sweet Sea

Golgo 13: The Professional

Space Adventure Cobra: The Movie
