Osamu Tezuka

Osamu Tezuka

Birthday: 1928-11-03

Place of Birth: Toyonaka, Osaka, Japan

Biography: 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.

Movies

Manga World
Manga World

Filmed in Japan, this program looks beyond the stereotypes to objectively examine the history of man...

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Animation Maestro Gisaburo
Animation Maestro Gisaburo

A master of Japanese animation, Gisaburo Sugii talks candidly about his career and creative process ...

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Osamu and Musashi
Osamu and Musashi

The animation was produced for the Tezuka Osamu Manga Museum, thus it features scenes from the "life...

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Monster Heaven
Monster Heaven

An anthology of strange horror tales featuring yokai. It begins with astronauts finding a katana on ...

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Osamu Tezuka: Secrets of Creation
Osamu Tezuka: Secrets of Creation

A Japanese TV documentary, NHK Tokushu Tezuka Osamu: Sosaku no Himitsu (Secrets of Creation.), was o...

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Brave Fire S09
Brave Fire S09

This work was submitted in a special animation competition as part of a PR project for a power compa...

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