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Osamu Tezuka

Osamu Tezuka (手塚治虫, Tezuka Osamu) is a Japanese cartoonist, manga artist, and animator, often dubbed as the "Godfather of Anime". He was the originator of anime's trademark "large eyes" style of character drawing. Five years after his death, the Osamu Tezuka Manga Museum opened.

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Writing

1960

[ ] Alakazam the Great! (Comic Book)
[ ] Astro Boy: ZZZ Fuhrer (Comic Book)

1962

[ ] Arabian Nights: The Adventures of Sinbad (Writer)
[ ] Tales of a Street Corner (Writer)

1964

[ ] Mermaid (Writer)
[ ] Mermaid (Original Concept)
[ ] Memory (Story)
[ ] Astro Boy: The Brave In Space (Comic Book)
[ ] Astro Boy: The Brave In Space (Scenario Writer)

1965

[ ] New Treasure Island (Writer)
[ ] The Amazing Three Pilot (Writer)

1966

[ ] Jungle Emperor (Writer)
[ ] Jungle Emperor (Comic Book)
[ ] Adventures of the Monkey King (Writer)

1968

[ ] Dororo (Comic Book)
[ ] Dororo (Writer)
[ ] Norman (Writer)

1969

[ ] A Thousand and One Nights (Writer)
[ ] Space Journey: The First Dream of Wonder-kun (Writer)
[ ] A Thousand and One Nights (Original Story)
[ ] Till a City Beneath the Sea is Built (Original Concept)

1970

[ ] Misuke in the Land of Ice (Writer)
[ ] Cleopatra: Queen of Sex (Idea)
[ ] Cleopatra: Queen of Sex (Screenstory)
[ ] Cleopatra: Queen of Sex (Original Story)

1977

[ ] Tenguri, Boy of the Plains (Writer)
[ ] Tenguri, Boy of the Plains (Story)
[ ] Black Jack: The Visitor in the Eye (Original Story)

1978

[ ] One Million-Year Trip: Bander Book (Writer)
[ ] The Phoenix (Comic Book)

1979

[ ] Unico: Black Cloud and White Feathers (Writer)
[ ] Triton of the Sea (Comic Book)
[ ] Undersea Super Train: Marine Express (Story)

1980

[ ] Phoenix 2772 (Screenplay)
[ ] Fumoon (Writer)
[ ] Phoenix 2772 (Original Story)
[ ] Fumoon (Comic Book)

1981

[ ] The Fantastic Adventures of Unico (Story)
[ ] Bremen 4: Angels in Hell (Original Story)
[ ] Bremen 4: Angels in Hell (Screenplay)

1983

[ ] Rain Boy (Author)
[ ] Unico in the Island of Magic (Writer)
[ ] A Time Slip of 10,000 Years: Prime Rose (Original Story)
[ ] The Green Cat (Comic Book)

1984

[ ] Jumping (Screenplay)
[ ] Bagi, the Monster of Mighty Nature (Screenplay)

1985

[ ] Broken Down Film (Writer)
[ ] The Three-Eyed One: The Prince of Devil Island (Original Story)

1986

[ ] Phoenix: Karma Chapter (Author)
[ ] Yamataro Comes Back (Comic Book)
[ ] Galaxy Investigation 2100: Border Planet (Screenplay)

1987

[ ] Phoenix: Space Chapter (Comic Book)
[ ] Phoenix: Yamato Chapter (Comic Book)
[ ] Legend of the Forest (Storyboard)
[ ] Legend of the Forest (Scenario Writer)
[ ] Brave Fire S09 (Writer)

1989

[ ] Little Wansa (Novel)
[ ] Animated Self-Portraits (Writer)

1991

[ ] Adachi-ga Hara (Comic Book)
[ ] Kimba the White Lion: Symphonic Poem (Comic Book)
[ ] Kimba the White Lion: Symphonic Poem (Writer)

1993

[ ] Akuemon (Original Story)

1994

[ ] Black Jack: A Lucky Bet / Phoenix (Original Concept)

1996

[ ] Black Jack (Original Story)
[ ] Black Jack 2: Pinoko I Love You (Original Story)
[ ] Black Jack 3: Black Mirror Image (Original Story)
[ ] Black Jack: The Movie (Comic Book)
[ ] Black Jack (Comic Book)
[ ] Black Jack 2: Pinoko I Love You (Comic Book)

1997

[ ] Jungle Emperor Leo (Original Story)

1999

[ ] Neo Faust (Original Story)
[ ] Astro Boy: Volume of the Blue Knight (Characters)
[ ] Princess Knight (Original Story)

2000

[ ] Sleeping Bride (Novel)
[ ] Black Jack: The Boy Who Came from the Sky (Comic Book)
[ ] Black Jack: Capital Transfer to Heian (Comic Book)
[ ] Jungle Emperor Leo: Hon-o-ji (Comic Book)

2001

[ ] Astro Boy: Shinsengumi (Characters)
[ ] Metropolis (Comic Book)

2003

[ ] Astro Boy: Ivan's Planet - Robot and Human Friendship (Characters)
[ ] The Secret of Astro Boy’s Birth (Characters)

2004

[ ] Phoenix: Robe of Feathers (Comic Book)
[ ] Astro Boy: The Glorious Earth (Characters)

2005

[ ] Black Jack: The Two Doctors in Black (Original Story)
[ ] Astro Boy: Mighty Atom – Visitor of 100,000 Light Years, IGZA (Comic Book)
[ ] Black Jack: Dr. Pinoko's Forest Adventure (Comic Book)
[ ] Black Jack: Dr. Pinoko's Forest Adventure (Original Concept)

2007

[ ] Dororo (Comic Book)

2009

[ ] MW (Novel)
[ ] Astro Boy (Author)
[ ] MW: The Devil's Game (Comic Book)
[ ] Jungle Emperor: Courage Changes the Future (Comic Book)

2010

[ ] Astro Boy vs The Junkyard Pirates (Comic Book)

2011

[ ] Young Black Jack (Novel)
[ ] Buddha: The Great Departure (Author)

2012

[ ] Phoenix: Bonds Chapter (Comic Book)

2013

[ ] Garon (Comic Book)

2014

[ ] Legend of the Forest: 2nd Movement (Writer)
[ ] Buddha 2: The Endless Journey (Author)

2015

[ ] Pieta in the Toilet (Original Concept)
[ ] Princess Knight - The Musical (Original Story)

2019

[ ] Phoenix: "Dougo Onsen" Chapter (Comic Book)

2020

[ ] Tezuka's Barbara (Comic Book)

2023

[ ] PHOENIX: Reminiscence of Flower (Comic Book)

2024

[ ] Black Jack (Comic Book)

????

[ ] Astro Boy (Characters)

Directing

1964

[ ] Memory (Director)
[ ] Mermaid (Director)

1965

[ ] The Drop (Director)
[ ] New Treasure Island (Director)
[ ] Cigarettes and Ashes (Director)

1966

[ ] Pictures at an Exhibition (Director)

1968

[ ] Genesis (Director)
[ ] Norman (Director)

1970

[ ] Cleopatra: Queen of Sex (Director)

1978

[ ] One Million-Year Trip: Bander Book (Director)

1980

[ ] Phoenix 2772 (Director)

1981

[ ] The Fantastic Adventures of Unico (Director)
[ ] Bremen 4: Angels in Hell (Director)

1983

[ ] Rain Boy (Director)
[ ] The Green Cat (Director)

1984

[ ] Jumping (Director)
[ ] Bagi, the Monster of Mighty Nature (Director)

1985

[ ] Broken Down Film (Director)
[ ] Lunn Flies into the Wind (Director)

1986

[ ] Yamataro Comes Back (Director)
[ ] Galaxy Investigation 2100: Border Planet (Director)

1987

[ ] Muramasa (Director)
[ ] Legend of the Forest (Director)
[ ] Push (Director)
[ ] Brave Fire S09 (Director)

1988

[ ] Self Portrait (Director)

1989

[ ] Animated Self-Portraits (Director)

Production

1962

[ ] MALE (Producer)
[ ] Tales of a Street Corner (Producer)

1964

[ ] Astro Boy: The Brave In Space (Producer)

1965

[ ] Cigarettes and Ashes (Producer)

1969

[ ] A Thousand and One Nights (Executive Producer)

1970

[ ] The Kindly Lion (Executive Producer)
[ ] Misuke in the Land of Ice (Producer)

1980

[ ] Phoenix 2772 (Producer)

Visual Effects

1962

[ ] MALE (Animation)

1964

[ ] Mermaid (Animation)

1978

[ ] Thumbelina (Character Designer)
[ ] The Phoenix (Animation)

1979

[ ] Undersea Super Train: Marine Express (Character Designer)

1980

[ ] Phoenix 2772 (Key Animation)

1981

[ ] Bremen 4: Angels in Hell (Character Designer)
[ ] Bremen 4: Angels in Hell (Key Animation)

1983

[ ] A Time Slip of 10,000 Years: Prime Rose (Character Designer)

1989

[ ] The Tale of Osamu Tezuka: I'm Son-Goku (Character Designer)

Crew

1967

[ ] The Space Giants (Creator)

1968

[ ] Dororo (Creator)

1977

[ ] 火の鳥 (Script)

1985

[ ] Lunn Flies into the Wind (Creator)

1987

[ ] Phoenix: Yamato Chapter (Creator)
[ ] Phoenix: Space Chapter (Creator)

1991

[ ] Adachi-ga Hara (Creator)

1996

[ ] Black Jack: The Movie (Creator)

2000

[ ] Osamu Tezuka's Last Mystery of the 20th Century (Creator)
[ ] Saving Our Fragile Earth: Unico Special Chapter (Creator)

2004

[ ] Phoenix: Robe of Feathers (Creator)

2005

[ ] Black Jack: The Two Doctors in Black (Creator)

2011

[ ] Young Black Jack (Creator)

2017

[ ] Osamu Tezuka Tribute - "I Animated Tezuka's Characters" (Creator)

Actor

1985

[ ] Osamu Tezuka: Secrets of Creation (Himself)

1986

[ ] Monster Heaven (????)

1987

[ ] Brave Fire S09 (Narrator (voice))

1994

[ ] Osamu and Musashi (Main)

2005

[ ] Manga World (Self (archive))

2012

[ ] Animation Maestro Gisaburo (Self)