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Masami Hata

Masami Hata

Director · Born November 5, 1942 · Taipei, Taiwan

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Biography

Masami Hata (波多 正美, November 5, 1942) is a Japanese anime director and animator born in Taipei, Taiwan during the Japanese colonial era, and raised in Toyama prefecture. He is a veteran director who has been active since the dawn of Japanese TV anime. After joining Mushi Production, he participated in Tezuka's works such as Goku no Daibouken and later worked on Tezuka Osamu Monogatari: Boku wa Son-Gokū (The Tezuka Osamu Story: I Am Son Gokuu, co-directed by Rintaro) at Madhouse. A veteran director known for directing many of Sanrio's feature films such as Shiriusu no Densetsu (The Sea Prince and the Fire Child) and Chirin no Suzu (Ringing Bell). Other masterpieces include the US-Japan collaboration fantasy giant Little Nemo: Adventures in Slumberland (also known as Little Nemo).

Directed 38

2000s

  1. 2008

    Stitch!

    Series Director

    54
  2. 2007

    Mouse Story: The Adventures of George and Gerald

    Director

  3. 2001

    Inuyasha the Movie: Affections Touching Across Time

    Second Unit Director

    73
  4. 2000

    Fighting Spirit

    Director

    88

1990s

  1. 1998

    Initial D

    Director

    84
  2. 1997

    My Father's Dragon

    Director

  3. 1995

    Hello Kitty: Santa's Missing Hat

    Director

  4. 1994

    Kiki to Lala no Habatake! Pegasus

    Director

  5. Keroppi in Robin Hood

    Director

  6. 1993

    Keroppi in The Adventures of Gulliver

    Director

  7. Keroppi in Find the Pink Mushroom

    Director

  8. Kiki & Lala's Hansel and Gretel

    Director

  9. 1992

    Keroppi in the Christmas Eve Gift

    Director

  10. Santa & His Reindeer Kuppi

    Director

  11. 1991

    Super Mario World: Mario & Yoshi's Adventure Land

    Director

  12. Kero Kero Keroppi's Three Musketeers

    Director

  13. 1990

    Keroppi and the Beanstalk

    Director

  14. Pokopon no Yukai na Saiyuuki

    Director

  15. Hello Kitty's Thumbelina

    Director

1980s

  1. 1989

    The Tale of Osamu Tezuka: I'm Son-Goku

    Director

  2. Kiki & Lala's Blue Bird

    Director

  3. Hello Kitty in Cinderella

    Director

  4. Little Nemo: Adventures in Slumberland

    Director

    66
  5. 1986

    Nayuta

    Director

  6. Super Mario Brothers: Great Mission to Rescue Princess Peach

    Director

    58
  7. 1985

    A Journey Through Fairyland

    Director

  8. Dream Star Button Nose

    Director

  9. 1981

    Sea Prince and the Fire Child

    Director

1970s

  1. 1978

    Ringing Bell

    Director

  2. 1977

    Little Jumbo

    Director

  3. 1976

    Manga Fairy Tales of the World

    Director

  4. 1971

    Kunimatsu-sama no Otoridai

    Director

  5. 1970

    Tomorrow's Joe

    Director

    83

Art department 5

2000s

  1. 2007

    Mouse Story: The Adventures of George and Gerald

    Storyboard Artist

  2. 2004

    Phoenix

    Storyboard Artist

  3. 2001

    Inuyasha the Movie: Affections Touching Across Time

    Storyboard Artist

    73

Wrote 4

1980s

  1. 1989

    The Tale of Osamu Tezuka: I'm Son-Goku

    Screenplay

  2. 1985

    Dream Star Button Nose

    Storyboard

  3. 1981

    Sea Prince and the Fire Child

    Writer

Other crew 1

1990s

  1. 1991

    Kero Kero Keroppi's Three Musketeers

    Script

Visual effects 1