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)

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

TitlePositionYear
Astro BoyAnimator and Episode Director1963-1966
Big XAnimator and Episode Director1964-1965
Great Adventure of Goku (Based on Journey to the West)Episode Director1967
Naughty Detective CorpsEpisode Director1968
DororoEpisode Director1969
MoominEpisode Director1969
Ashita no JoeDirector, Screenplay, and Episode Director1970-1971
Lupin the 3rdStoryboard Artist (episodes 7, 13, and 17)1971-1972
Andersen MonogatariAnimator1971
Kunimatsu-sama no OtoridaiAnimator1971
New MoominAnimator1972
Akadou SuzunosukeAnimator1972
Dokonjo GaeruAnimator1972
HazedonDirector1972
Jungle KurobeDirector1973
Karate MasterDirector1973
Samurai GiantsAnimator1973
Aim for the Ace! / Ace o Nerae!Director1973-1974
First Human GiatrusDirector1974-1976
Japanese Folklore TalesAnimator1975
Gamba no Bouken (Adventures of Gamba)Director and Episode Director1975
Ganso Tensai BakabonEpisode Director1975-1977
GaikingAnimator1976
Manga Fairy Tales of the WorldDirector, Episode Director and Animator1976-1979
Jetter MarsAnimator1976
Nobody's Boy: RemiDirector and Episode Director1977-1978
TakarajimaDirector1978-1979
The Rose of VersaillesDirector (from episode 19 onward)1979-1980
Tomorrow's Joe 2Director1980-1981
Space CobraDirector (with Yoshio Takeuchi)1982-1983
Rainbow BriteJoint Director1984
The Mighty OrbotsDirector1984
Bionic SixDirector1987
Visionaries: Knights of the Magical LightCreative Consultant1987
Dear BrotherDirector1991-1992
In the Beginning: The Bible StoriesDirector1997
Hakugei: Legend of the Moby DickDirector1997-1999
Astro BoyStoryboard2003
The Snow QueenDirector and Storyboard Artist2005-2006
Ultraviolet: Code 044Director, Screenplay, and Storyboard Artist2008
Genji Monogatari SennenkiDirector and Screenplay2009

Television specials

TitlePositionYear
Frosty the SnowmanAnimation DirectorDecember 7, 1969
BotchanSupervisorJune 13, 1980
Sweet SeaDirectorSeptember 1985
Lupin III: Bye Bye, Lady LibertyDirectorApril 1, 1989
Lupin III: Mystery of the Hemingway PapersDirectorJuly 20, 1990
Lupin III: Steal Napoleon's Dictionary!DirectorAugust 9, 1991
Lupin III: From Russia With LoveDirectorJuly 24, 1992
Lupin III: The Pursuit of Harimao's TreasureDirectorAugust 4, 1995
Eiyuu Banka Koushi-den (The Life of Confucius)DirectorSeptember 21, 1996

Original video animations

TitlePositionYear
Aim for the Ace! 2 / Ace o Nerae! 2Total Supervisor and Storyboard Artist1988
One Pound GospelDirector1988
Kasei YakyokuDirector1989
Aim for the Ace! / Ace o Nerae! Final StageDirector1989-1990
B.B.Director1990-1991
Sword for TruthDirector1990
Sohryuden: Legend of the Dragon KingsDirector1991-1993
Takarajima Memorial: Yūnagi to Yobareta OtokoDirector1992
Black JackDirector1993-2000
Golgo 13: Queen BeeDirector1998

Movies

TitlePositionYear
A Thousand and One NightsAnimator1969
Belladonna of SadnessKey Animator1973
Aim for the Ace! The Movie: Jump High, Hiromi!Director1979
Tomorrow's Joe: The MovieDirector1980
Nobody's Boy: RemiDirector1980
Tomorrow's Joe: The Movie 2Director1981
Space Adventure CobraDirector1982
Golgo 13: The ProfessionalDirector1983
The Seven Friends of GambaDirector1984
Treasure IslandDirector1987
Black Jack: The MovieDirector1996
Hamtaro Movie 1: Adventures in Ham-Ham LandDirector, Co-Writer2001
Hamtaro Movie 2: The Captive PrincessDirector2002
Hamtaro Movie 3: Miracle in Aurora ValleyDirector2003
Hamtaro Movie 4: Fairy TaleDirector2004
AirDirector2005
ClannadDirector2007

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. 1 2 "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. 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
  8. ↑ "The Mike Toole Show". www.animenewsnetwork.com. Retrieved 15 August 2014.
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