Osamu Tezuka

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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.

  • Writing
  • Born 3 November 1928
  • Died 9 February 1989 (age 60)
  • Toyonaka, Osaka, Japan
  • 152 credits

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Most-watched Osamu Tezuka films currently: Astro Boy (2009), Metropolis (2001), Buddha: The Great Departure (2011), Bagi, the Monster of Mighty Nature (1984), A Thousand and One Nights (1969).

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Selected TV credits: Dororo (2019), PLUTO (2023), Astro Boy (1963), Black Jack (1993), Astro Boy (2003).

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