Osamu Tezuka

Born: 1928-11-03

Osamu Tezuka was a Japanese cartoonist, manga artist, and animator, often dubbed as the "Godfather of Anime".  He was the originator of anime's trademark "large eyes" style of character drawing. Five years after his death, the Osamu Tezuka Manga Museum opened.


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Osamu and Musashi

as Main
Released: 1994-04-25

The animation was produced for the Tezuka Osamu Manga Museum, thus it features scenes from the...

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Monster Heaven

as uncredited
Released: 1986-09-21

An anthology of strange horror tales featuring yokai. It begins with astronauts finding a katana...

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Osamu Tezuka: Secrets of Creation

as Himself
Released: 1985-01-01

A Japanese TV documentary, NHK Tokushu Tezuka Osamu: Sosaku no Himitsu (Secrets of Creation.),...

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Animation Maestro Gisaburo

as Self
Released: 2012-07-28

A master of Japanese animation, Gisaburo Sugii talks candidly about his career and creative...

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Manga World

as Self (archive)
Released: 2005-01-30

Filmed in Japan, this program looks beyond the stereotypes to objectively examine the history of...

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Brave Fire S09

as Narrator (voice)
Released: 1987-04-29

This work was submitted in a special animation competition as part of a PR project for a power...

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Vampires

as 手塚治虫
First aired: 1968-10-03

Based on the Osamu Tezuka manga

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Naoki Urasawa's Manben neo

as Self
First aired: 2020-10-01

Reboot of the original Manben series from 2014-2017. Naoki Urasawa is returning to visit eight...

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