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Osamu Dezaki

Osamu Dezaki

Directing · 1943–2011 · Meguro, Tokyo, Japan

IMDb

16 titles in this catalog, 15 of them scored with a median Balasaur Score of 72. The 1970s rate best: median 78 across 4 titles. Osamu Dezaki appears most often alongside Kiyoshi Kobayashi (3 titles), Yuko Mizutani (3).

Biography

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.

Directing 58

Writing 12

Creator 6

Art 4

Visual Effects 3

Crew 2

Production 1