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Osamu Dezaki

Osamu Dezaki

Directing • 1943-11-18 • Meguro, Tokyo, Japan

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.

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Tomorrow's Joe8.2

Tomorrow's Joe

1970

The Rose of Versailles8.3

The Rose of Versailles

1979

Space Cobra8.2

Space Cobra

1982

Nobody's Boy: Remi8.2

Nobody's Boy: Remi

1977

Bionic Six7.2

Bionic Six

1987

Treasure Island7.3

Treasure Island

1978

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