Osamu Dezaki
| Osamu Dezaki | |
|---|---|
| Born |
November 18, 1943 Shinagawa, Tokyo |
| Died | April 17, 2011 (aged 67) |
| Cause of death | Lung cancer |
| Occupation | Director, Screenwriter |
| Years active | 1968-2011 |
Osamu Dezaki (出﨑 統 Dezaki Osamu, November 18, 1943 – April 17, 2011[1]), 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.[2][3]
Biography
Dezaki started out as a manga artist while still in high school. In 1963 he joined Mushi Production, which was founded by manga and anime pioneer Osamu Tezuka. His made his debut as a director in 1970 with Ashita no Joe.[3]
After working with Mushi Production, Dezaki co-founded Madhouse with Masao Maruyama, Rintaro, and Yoshiaki Kawajiri.
Dezaki was known for his distinct visual style, which makes use of split screen, stark lighting, extensive use of dutch angle, and pastel freeze frames that he called "postcard memories", which may be his most famous trademark. They feature a process whereby the screen fades into a detailed "painting" of the simpler original animation. Many of his techniques became popular and came to be seen as special techniques of Japanese animation. He particularly influenced Yoshiaki Kawajiri,[4] Yoshiyuki Tomino,[5] Ryūtarō Nakamura, Noriyuki Abe, Kunihiko Ikuhara,[6] Akiyuki Shinbo,[7] and Yutaka Yamamoto.[7]
Death
Dezaki was known to be a notorious chain smoker, and as a result, he died from lung cancer on April 17, 2011, at the age of 67.[8]
Personal life
His older brother, Satoshi Dezaki, is also an anime director.
Works
Television series
| Title | Position | Year | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Astro Boy | Animator and Episode Director | 1963-1966 | ||||
| Big X | Animator and Episode Director | 1964-1965 | ||||
| 悟空の大冒険, Goku no Dai-bouken / Great adventure of Goku (Based on Hsi Yu Chi) | Episode Director | 1967 | ||||
| わんぱく探偵団, Wanpaku Tanteidan / Naughty Detective Corps | Episode Director | 1968 | ||||
| Dororo | Episode Director | 1969 | ||||
| Moomin (1969 TV series) | Episode Director | 1969 | ||||
| Ashita no Joe | Director, Screenplay, and Episode Director | 1970-1971 | ||||
| Lupin the 3rd | Storyboard Artist (episodes 7, 13, and 17) | 1971-1972 | ||||
| Andersen Monogatari | Animator | 1971 | ||||
| Kunimatsu-sama no Otoridai | Animator | 1971 | ||||
| Moomin (1972 TV Series) | Animator | 1972 | ||||
| Akadou Suzunosuke | Animator | 1972 | ||||
| Dokonjo Gaeru | Animator | 1972 | ||||
| Hazedon | Director | 1972 | ||||
| Jungle Kurobe | Director | 1973 | ||||
| Karate Master | Director | 1973 | ||||
| Samurai Giants | Animator | 1973 | ||||
| Aim for the Ace! / Ace o Nerae! | Director | 1973-1974 | ||||
| First Human Giatrus, (Hajime Ningen Gyatoruz / Giatrus, The Dawn of Mankind) | Director | 1974-1976 | ||||
| Japanese Folklore Tales | Animator | 1975 | ||||
| Ganba no Bōken (ガンバの冒険 Adventures of Ganba) | Director and Episode Director | 1975 | ||||
| Ganso Tensai Bakabon | Episode Director | 1975-1977 | Gaiking | Animator | 1976 | |
| Manga Fairy Tales of the Wolrd | Animator | 1976 | ||||
| Jetter Mars | Animator | 1976 | ||||
| Ie Naki Ko / Nobody's Child (based on Hector Malot's novel, Sans Famille)/ Nobody's Boy | Director and Episode Director | 1977-1978 | ||||
| Takarajima (based on Robert Louis Stevenson's novel: Treasure Island) | Director | 1978-1979 | ||||
| The Rose of Versailles | Director (from episode 19 onward) | 1979-1980 | ||||
| Tomorrow's Joe 2 | Director | 1980-1981 | ||||
| Space Adventure Cobra | Director (with Yoshio Takeuchi) | 1982-1983 | ||||
| Rainbow Brite | Joint Director | 1984 | ||||
| The Mighty Orbots | Director | 1984 | ||||
| Bionic Six | Director | 1987 | ||||
| Visionaries: Knights of the Magical Light | Creative Consultant | 1987 | ||||
| Oniisama e | Director | 1991-1992 | ||||
| In the Beginning: The Bible Stories | Director | 1997 | ||||
| Hakugei: Legend of the Moby Dick (Based on Moby-Dick by Herman Melville) | Director | 1997-1999 | ||||
| Astro Boy 2003 | Storyboard | 2003 | ||||
| The Snow Queen (Based on The Snow Queen by Hans Christian Andersen) | Director and Storyboard Artist | 2005-2006 | ||||
| Ultraviolet: Code 044 | Director, Screenplay, and Storyboard Artist | 2008 | ||||
| Genji Monogatari Sennenki (Based on Genji Monogatari by Murasaki Shikibu) | Director and Screenplay | 2009 |
Television specials
| Title | Position | Year |
|---|---|---|
| Frosty the Snowman | Animation Director | December 7, 1969 |
| Sweet Sea | Director | September 1985 |
| Botchan | Supervisor | June 13, 1989 |
| Lupin III: Bye-Bye Liberty Crisis | Director | April 1, 1989 |
| Lupin III: Mystery of the Hemingway Papers | Director | July 20, 1990 |
| Lupin III: Steal Napoleon's Dictionary! | Director | August 9, 1991 |
| Lupin III: From Russia With Love | Director | July 24, 1992 |
| Lupin III: The Pursuit of Harimao's Treasure | Director | August 4, 1995 |
| Koushi-den (孔子傳) (Confucius tradition) | Director | October 15, 1995 |
Original video animations
| Title | Position | Year |
|---|---|---|
| Aim for the Ace! 2 / Ace o Nerae! 2 | Total Supervisor and Storyboard Artist | 1988 |
| One Pound Gospel | Director | 1988 |
| Sinter Starlit Night Music | Director | 1989 |
| Aim for the Ace! / Ace o Nerae! Final Stage | Director | 1989-1990 |
| B.B. | Director | 1990-1991 |
| Sword for Truth | Director | 1990 |
| Sohryuden: Legend of the Dragon Kings | Director | 1991-1993 |
| Treasure Island (Takarajima) Memorial, The man who was called an "evening calm" | Director | 1992 |
| Black Jack | Director | 1993-2000 |
| Golgo 13 : Queen Bee | Director | 1998 |
Movies
| Title | Position | Year |
|---|---|---|
| A Thousand & One Nights | Animator | 1969 |
| Belladonna | Key Animator | 1973 |
| Aim for the Ace! The Movie: Jump High, Hiromi! | Director | 1979 |
| Tomorrow's Joe: The Movie | Director | 1980 |
| Nobody's Child/Ie Naki Ko: The Movie | Director | 1980 |
| Tomorrow's Joe: The Movie 2 | Director | 1981 |
| Space Adventure Cobra | Director | 1982 |
| Golgo 13: The Professional | Director | 1983 |
| 冒険者たち ガンバと7匹のなかま Bōkensha-tachi Ganba to Nanapiki no Nakama / Venturers "Gamba and seven friends" (Ganba no Bōken: The Movie) | Director | 1984 |
| Treasure Island (Takarajima): The Movie | Director | 1987 |
| Black Jack: The Movie | Director | 1996 |
| Hamtaro: The Movie 1, 2, 3, and 4 | Director | 2001-2004 |
| Air | Director | 2005 |
| Clannad | Director | 2007 |
References
- ↑ "「あしたのジョー」「ベルばら」アニメ監督の出崎統さんが死去 ６７歳、肺がん". MSN Sankei News. Archived from the original on 20 April 2011. Retrieved 18 April 2011.
- ↑ Dei, Shirou; Kodayashi, Akemi. "AIR The Movie". Newtype USA. 6 (12) pp. 54–55. December 2007. ISSN 1541-4817.
- 1 2 "Longtime anime director Osamu Dezaki dead at 67". forum.bcdb.com, April 18, 2011
- ↑ Sutajio yū (2008). Plus Madhouse 02 - Yoshiaki Kawajiri (PLUS MADHOUSE 2 川尻善昭?). Inc./Hatsubai Kinemajunpōsha. ISBN 978-4-87376-304-0. OCLC 233684835. Japanese edition
- ↑ "出崎統さん通夜：富野 由悠季さん、ちばてつやさん、りんたろうさんインタビュー紹介". NHK KabunBlog. April 20, 2011. Archived from the original on August 24, 2011. Retrieved November 9, 2012.
- ↑ Ikuhara, Kunihiko. "Twitter / ikuni_noise: 残念です。業界に多大な影響を与えてくれました。僕の仕 ..." Twitter. Retrieved 9 November 2012.
- 1 2 アニメーション監督 出崎統の世界 ---「人間」を描き続けた映像の魔術師 ISBN 978-4309272917
- ↑ "The Mike Toole Show". www.animenewsnetwork.com. Retrieved 15 August 2014.
External links
- Osamu Dezaki on IMDb
- Osamu Dezaki at Anime News Network's encyclopedia
- "Interview: Osamu Dezaki" -(Animerica, issue #17 1998)
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