Osamu Dezaki

Osamu Dezaki
Born(1943-11-18)November 18, 1943
Shinagawa, Tokyo
DiedApril 17, 2011(2011-04-17) (aged 67)
Occupation(s)Director, animator, screenwriter
Years active1963–2011
RelativesSatoshi Dezaki (brother)
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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. He 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]

His older brother, Satoshi Dezaki, is also an anime director.

Dezaki was a notorious chain smoker, and as a result, he died from lung cancer on April 17, 2011, at the age of 67.[8]

Works

Television series

Title Position Year
Astro Boy Animator and Episode Director 1963–1966
Big X Animator and Episode Director 1964–1965
Great Adventure of Goku (Based on Journey to the West) Episode Director 1967
Naughty Detective Corps Episode Director 1968
Dororo Episode Director 1969
Moomin 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
New Moomin Animator 1972
Akado 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 Episode Director 1974–1976
Japanese Folklore Tales Animator 1975
Gamba no Bouken (Adventures of Gamba) Director and Episode Director 1975
Ganso Tensai Bakabon Episode Director 1975–1977
Gaiking Animator 1976
Manga Fairy Tales of the World Director, Episode Director and Animator 1976–1979
Jetter Mars Animator 1976
Nobody's Boy: Remi Director and Episode Director 1977–1978
Takarajima Director 1978–1979
The Rose of Versailles Director (from episode 19 onward) 1979–1980
Tomorrow's Joe 2 Director 1980–1981
Space 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
Dear Brother Director 1991–1992
In the Beginning: The Bible Stories Director 1997
Hakugei: Legend of the Moby Dick Director 1997–1999
Astro Boy Storyboard 2003
The Snow Queen Director and Storyboard Artist 2005–2006
Ultraviolet: Code 044 Director, Screenplay, and Storyboard Artist 2008
Genji Monogatari Sennenki Director and Screenplay 2009

Television specials

Title Position Year
Frosty the Snowman Animation Director December 7, 1969
Botchan Supervisor June 13, 1980
Sweet Sea Director September 1985
Lupin III: Bye Bye, Lady Liberty 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
Eiyuu Banka Koushi-den (The Life of Confucius) Director September 21, 1996

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
Kasei Yakyoku 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
Takarajima Memorial: Yūnagi to Yobareta Otoko Director 1992
Black Jack Director 1993–2000
Golgo 13: Queen Bee Director 1998

Movies

Title Position Year
A Thousand and One Nights Animator 1969
Belladonna of Sadness Key Animator 1973
Aim for the Ace! The Movie: Jump High, Hiromi! Director 1979
Tomorrow's Joe: The Movie Director 1980
Nobody's Boy: Remi Director 1980
Tomorrow's Joe: The Movie 2 Director 1981
Space Adventure Cobra Director 1982
Golgo 13: The Professional Director 1983
The Seven Friends of Gamba Director 1984
Treasure Island Director 1987
Black Jack: The Movie Director 1996
Hamtaro Movie 1: Adventures in Ham-Ham Land Director, Co-Writer 2001
Hamtaro Movie 2: The Captive Princess Director 2002
Hamtaro Movie 3: Miracle in Aurora Valley Director 2003
Hamtaro Movie 4: Fairy Tale Director 2004
Air Director 2005
Clannad Director 2007

References

  1. ^ "「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.
  2. ^ Dei, Shirou; Kodayashi, Akemi. "AIR The Movie". Newtype USA. 6 (12) pp. 54–55. December 2007. ISSN 1541-4817.
  3. ^ a b "Longtime anime director Osamu Dezaki dead at 67" Archived 2013-01-17 at archive.today. forum.bcdb.com, April 18, 2011
  4. ^ 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
  5. ^ "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.
  6. ^ 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.
  7. ^ a b 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
  8. ^ "The Mike Toole Show". www.animenewsnetwork.com. Retrieved 15 August 2014.