Osamu Tezuka

Personal Info

Known For

Writing

Known Credits

8

Gender

Male

Birthday

1928-11-03

Deathday

1989-02-09 (60 years old)

Place of Birth

Toyonaka, Osaka, Japan

Also Known As

  • 手塚 治虫
  • Tezuka Osamu

Osamu Tezuka

Biography

Osamu Tezuka was 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.

Known For

Manga World
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Manga World

Jan 30, 2005

Osamu and Musashi
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Osamu and Musashi

Apr 25, 1994

Monster Heaven
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Monster Heaven

Sep 21, 1986

Brave Fire S09
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Brave Fire S09

Apr 29, 1987

Vampires
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Vampires

Oct 3, 1968

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Acting

2020
Naoki Urasawa's Manben neo as Self
2012
Animation Maestro Gisaburo as Self
2005
Manga World as Self (archive)
1994
Osamu and Musashi as Main
1987
Brave Fire S09 as Narrator (voice)
1986
Monster Heaven
1985
Osamu Tezuka: Secrets of Creation as Himself
1968
Vampires as 手塚治虫

Creator

Galaxy Boy Troop as Creator
2019
Dororo as Creator
2003
Astro Boy as Creator
1997
In the Beginning: The Bible Stories as Creator
1993
Ambassador Magma as Creator
1990
The Three-eyed One as Creator
1982
Don Dracula as Creator
1980
Astro Boy as Creator
1977
Jetter Mars as Creator
1972
Triton of the Sea as Creator
1971
Marvelous Melmo as Creator
1967
Goku's Adventure as Creator
1966
Leo the Lion as Creator
1965
W3 as Creator
1963
Astro Boy as Creator
1962
手塚治虫 実験アニメーション作品集 as Creator

Directing

1989
Animated Self-Portraits as Director
1988
Self Portrait as Director
1987
Legend of the Forest as Director
1987
Muramasa as Director
1987
Push as Director
1987
Brave Fire S09 as Director
1986
Galaxy Investigation 2100: Border Planet as Director
1986
Yamataro Comes Back as Director
1985
Broken Down Film as Director
1985
Lunn Flies into the Wind as Director
1984
Bagi: The Monster of Mighty Nature as Director
1984
Jumping as Director
1983
Rain Boy as Director
1983
The Green Cat as Director
1981
Bremen 4: Angels in Hell as Director
1981
The Fantastic Adventures of Unico as Director
1980
Astro Boy as Director
1980
Phoenix 2772 as Director
1978
One Million-Year Trip: Bander Book as Director
1970
Cleopatra: Queen of Sex as Director
1968
Genesis as Director
1968
Norman as Director
1966
Pictures at an Exhibition as Director
1965
The Drop as Director
1965
Cigarettes and Ashes as Director
1965
New Treasure Island as Director
1964
Mermaid as Director
1964
Memory as Director
1964
Big X as Director
1963
銀河少年隊 as Director
1963
Astro Boy as Director

Production

1980
Phoenix 2772 as Producer
1973
Belladonna of Sadness as Producer
1970
Misuke in the Land of Ice as Producer
1970
The Kindly Lion as Executive Producer
1969
A Thousand and One Nights as Executive Producer
1965
Cigarettes and Ashes as Producer
1965
W3 as Producer
1964
Astro Boy: The Brave In Space as Producer
1962
Tales of a Street Corner as Executive Producer
1962
Osu as Producer

Visual Effects

1989
The Tale of Osamu Tezuka: I'm Son-Goku as Character Designer
1983
A Time Slip of 10000 Years: Prime Rose as Character Designer
1981
Bremen 4: Angels in Hell as Character Designer
1980
Phoenix 2772 as Key Animation
1979
Undersea Super Train: Marine Express as Character Designer
1978
The Phoenix as Animation
1978
Thumbelina as Character Designer
1964
Mermaid as Animation
1962
Osu as Animation

Writing

2025
Apollo's Song as Original Story
2024
Black Jack as Comic Book
2024
Midnight as Comic Book
2023
PHOENIX: Reminiscence of Flower as Comic Book
2023
PLUTO as Original Story
2023
Phoenix: Eden17 as Comic Book
2020
Tezuka's Barbara as Comic Book
2019
Go Astro Boy Go! as Characters
2019
Phoenix: "Dougo Onsen" Chapter as Comic Book
2019
Dororo as Comic Book
2017
Atom: The Beginning as Original Concept
2017
Atom: The Beginning as Characters
2015
Princess Knight - The Musical as Original Story
2015
Young Black Jack as Original Concept
2015
Young Black Jack as Comic Book
2015
Pieta in the Toilet as Original Concept
2014
Legend of the Forest: 2nd Movement as Writer
2014
Little Astro Boy as Comic Book
2014
Buddha 2: The Endless Journey as Author
2013
Garon as Comic Book
2012
Hidamari no Ki as Original Story
2012
Phoenix: Bonds Chapter as Comic Book
2011
Buddha: The Great Departure as Author
2011
Young Black Jack as Novel
2010
Astro Boy vs The Junkyard Pirates as Comic Book
2009
Astro Boy as Author
2009
Jungle Emperor: Courage Changes the Future as Comic Book
2009
MW as Novel
2009
MW: The Devil's Game as Comic Book
2007
Dororo as Comic Book
2005
Black Jack: The Two Doctors in Black as Original Story
2005
Black Jack: Dr. Pinoko's Forest Adventure as Comic Book
2005
Black Jack: Dr. Pinoko's Forest Adventure as Original Concept
2005
Astro Boy: Mighty Atom – Visitor of 100,000 Light Years, IGZA as Comic Book
2004
Black Jack as Comic Book
2004
Phoenix: Robe of Feathers as Comic Book
2004
Phoenix as Comic Book
2004
Phoenix as Comic Book
2004
Astro Boy: The Glorious Earth as Characters
2003
Astro Boy: Ivan's Planet - Robot and Human Friendship as Characters
2003
The Secret of Astro Boy’s Birth as Characters
2003
Astro Boy as Comic Book
2001
Astro Boy: Shinsengumi as Characters
2001
Metropolis as Comic Book
2001
Astro Boy: The Last Day of Earth as Comic Book
2000
Black Jack: Capital Transfer to Heian as Comic Book
2000
The Tree In Sunlight as Original Story
2000
Black Jack: The Boy Who Came from the Sky as Comic Book
2000
Jungle Emperor Leo: Hon-o-ji as Comic Book
2000
Sleeping Bride as Novel
1999
Princess Knight as Original Story
1999
Astro Boy: Volume of the Blue Knight as Characters
1999
Neo Faust as Original Story
1997
Jungle Emperor Leo as Original Story
1997
In the Beginning: The Bible Stories as Writer
1996
Black Jack: The Movie as Comic Book
1996
Black Jack 3: Black Mirror Image as Original Story
1996
Black Jack 2: Pinoko I Love You as Original Story
1996
Black Jack 2: Pinoko I Love You as Comic Book
1996
Black Jack as Original Story
1996
Black Jack as Comic Book
1994
Black Jack: A Lucky Bet / Phoenix as Original Concept
1993
Black Jack as Original Series Creator
1993
Black Jack as Comic Book
1993
Akuemon as Original Story
1993
Ambassador Magma as Comic Book
1991
Adachi-ga Hara as Comic Book
1991
Kimba the White Lion: Symphonic Poem as Comic Book
1991
Kimba the White Lion: Symphonic Poem as Writer
1990
The Three-eyed One as Writer
1989
Animated Self-Portraits as Writer
1989
Little Wansa as Novel
1989
Blue Blink as Writer
1987
Phoenix: Space Chapter as Comic Book
1987
Legend of the Forest as Storyboard
1987
Legend of the Forest as Scenario Writer
1987
Phoenix: Yamato Chapter as Comic Book
1987
Brave Fire S09 as Writer
1986
Phoenix: Karma Chapter as Author
1986
Galaxy Investigation 2100: Border Planet as Screenplay
1986
Yamataro Comes Back as Comic Book
1986
Wonder Beat Scramble as Writer
1985
Broken Down Film as Writer
1984
Jumping as Screenplay
1983
Rain Boy as Author
1983
The Green Cat as Comic Book
1983
A Time Slip of 10000 Years: Prime Rose as Original Story
1983
Unico in the Island of Magic as Writer
1982
Don Dracula as Writer
1982
Don Dracula as Original Concept
1981
Bremen 4: Angels in Hell as Screenplay
1981
The Fantastic Adventures of Unico as Story
1980
Astro Boy as Comic Book
1980
Astro Boy as Screenplay
1980
Fumoon as Writer
1980
Fumoon as Comic Book
1980
Phoenix 2772 as Screenplay
1980
Phoenix 2772 as Original Story
1979
Undersea Super Train: Marine Express as Story
1979
Triton of the Sea as Comic Book
1979
Unico - Black Cloud and White Feather as Writer
1978
One Million-Year Trip: Bander Book as Writer
1978
The Phoenix as Comic Book
1977
Tenguri, Boy of the Plains as Writer
1977
Tenguri, Boy of the Plains as Story
1977
Black Jack: The Visitor in the Eye as Original Story
1977
Jetter Mars as Writer
1973
Microid S as Original Story
1973
Little Wansa as Original Story
1972
Triton of the Sea as Original Concept
1972
Triton of the Sea as Writer
1972
Triton of the Sea as Comic Book
1971
Marvelous Melmo as Writer
1970
Cleopatra: Queen of Sex as Screenstory
1970
Cleopatra: Queen of Sex as Idea
1970
Cleopatra: Queen of Sex as Original Story
1970
Misuke in the Land of Ice as Writer
1969
A Thousand and One Nights as Writer
1969
A Thousand and One Nights as Original Story
1969
Dororo and Hyakkimaru as Writer
1969
Dororo and Hyakkimaru as Comic Book
1969
Till a City Beneath the Sea is Built as Original Concept
1969
Space Journey: The First Dream of Wonder-kun as Writer
1968
Vampires as Original Story
1968
Norman as Writer
1968
Dororo as Comic Book
1968
Dororo as Writer
1967
Princess Knight as Original Story
1967
Goku's Adventure as Writer
1966
Leo the Lion as Writer
1966
Jungle Emperor as Writer
1966
Jungle Emperor as Comic Book
1966
Adventures of the Monkey King as Writer
1965
Kimba the White Lion as Writer
1965
W3 as Writer
1965
New Treasure Island as Writer
1965
The Amazing Three Pilot as Writer
1964
Mermaid as Original Concept
1964
Mermaid as Writer
1964
Memory as Story
1964
Big X as Original Story
1964
Astro Boy: The Brave In Space as Comic Book
1964
Astro Boy: The Brave In Space as Scenario Writer
1963
Astro Boy as Writer
1962
Tales of a Street Corner as Writer
1962
手塚治虫 実験アニメーション作品集 as Writer
1962
Arabian Nights: The Adventures of Sinbad as Writer
1960
Alakazam the Great! as Comic Book
1960
Astro Boy: ZZZ Fuhrer as Comic Book
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