Biography

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.

Known for

★8.3

The Rose of Versailles

1979

★8.2

Nobody's Boy: Remi

1977

★7.2

Clannad: The Motion Picture

2007

★6.3

Golgo 13: The Professional

1983

★6.7

Space Adventure Cobra

1982

★6.4

Lupin the Third: Bye Bye, Lady Liberty

1989

★6.4

Lupin the Third: The Pursuit of Harimao's Treasure

1995

★6.4

Black Jack: The Movie

1996