Yasuo %C5%8Ctsuka

Yasuo ÅŒtsuka (大塚康ç"Ÿ, ÅŒtsuka Yasuo, born July 11, 1931) is a Japanese animator who worked with Toei Animation and Studio Ghibli.

Biography

ÅŒtsuka was born in Shimane Prefecture. During a visit to Tsuwano at the age of 10, he saw a steam locomotive for the first time. He began to take an interest in Locamotives and their operation and would frequently sketch them. In 1945 his family moved to Yamaguchi Prefecture where there was a military base. He began to draw the array of military vehicles located there while also drawing a variety of subjects in different styles. Otsuka also collected cuttings of cartoon strips into scrapbooks to lean more about drawing styles. Otsuka later joined the Yamaguchi's Beurau of Statistics but wanted to become a political cartoonist in Tokyo. However at the time, permission was needed to move to Tokyo so he applied to the Health and Welfare Ministry. After passing the exam he was assigned to the drug enforcement division as an assistant who maintained the firearms of the agents. Around this time he suffered from Tuberculosis.

In July 2002 a exhibition of his work and personal pieces was held in Ginza.

Career

During 1956 Otsuka saw an advertisement in Yomiuri Shinbun where Toei were asking for applications for animators. After passing the test Otsuka worked with Yasuji Mori and Akira Daikubara on the The Tale of the White Serpent and learnt their approaches. Wanting to learn more animation theory, he began to seek out textbooks and was shown a textbook on US animation written by Preston Blair. After working on Magic Boy (film) in 1959 his animation of a skeleton was unintentionally considered comical due to its realism. This lead to comical bad guy characters becoming Otsuka's speciality. He came to believe that genuine realism doesn't suit animation and "constructed realism" is more suitable. Hayao Miyazaki compared Otsuka to Kenichi Enomoto in the use of this approach. After completion of his next film The Wonderful World of Puss 'n Boots Otsuka left Toei to join A Production.

Otsuka has written several books about the anime industry. His *Sakuga Asemamire (作ç"»æ±—まみれ) is considered "a prime resource for the history of 1960s and 1970s anime".

Otsuka is currently an advisor to Telecom Animation Film.

Works

1957

• Kitten's Scribbling (ã"ねã"のらくがき, Koneko no Rakugaki)
• New Adventures of Hanuman (ハヌマンの新しいå†'険, Hanuman no Atarashii Bouken)
• Kappa no Pataro (かっぱのぱあ太郎)

1958

• Yumemi Dōji (夢見童子)
• The Tale of the White Serpent (白蛇伝 , Hakujaden)

1959

• Tanuki-san no Ootari (たぬきさã‚"大å½"ã‚Š)
• Kuma to Kodomo-tachi (熊と子供たち)
• Magic Boy (film) (å°'年猿飛佐助, Shounen Sarutobi Sasuke)

1960

• Alakazam the Great (西遊記 , Saiyuki)

1961

• The Littlest Warrior (安寿と厨子王丸, Anju to Zushio-maru)

1962

• Arabian Nights: Sinbad's Adventures (アラãƒ"アンナイト　シンドバッドのå†'険, Arabian Naito: Shindobaddo no Bôken)

1963

• The Little Prince and the Eight-Headed Dragon (わã‚"ぱく王子の大蛇退治, Wanpaku ÅŒji no Orochi Taiji)
• Wolf Boy Ken (狼å°'年ケン, Ookami Shounen Ken)

1964

• Samurai Kid (å°'年忍者風のフジ丸, Shounen Ninja Kaze no Fujimaru)

1965

• Gulliver's Travels Beyond the Moon (ガリバーの宇宙旅行, Garibā no UchÅ« Ryokō)
• The Amazing 3 (W3 ワンダースリー, Wandā SurÄ«) - Opening title
• Hustle Punch (ハッスルãƒ'ンチ, Hassurupanchi)

1968

• Star of the Giants (巨人の星, Kyojin no Hoshi)
• The Little Norse Prince (太陽の王子 ホルスの大å†'険 , Taiyou no Ouji: Horus no Daibouken)

1969

• The Wonderful World of Puss 'n Boots (長靴ã‚'はいた猫, Nagagutsu o Haita Neko)
• Lupin III Pilot Film (ãƒ'イロットフィルム ルãƒ'ン三世, Pairotto Firumu Rupan Sansei)
• Flying Phantom Ship (空飛ぶゆうれい船 , Sora Tobu Yuurei Sen)
• Moomin (ムーミン, MÅ«min)

1971

• Animal Treasure Island (どうぶつ宝島, Doubutsu Takarajima)
• Tensai Bakabon (天才バカボン, Tensai Bakabon)
• Lupin III (ルãƒ'ン三世, Rupan Sansei)

1972

• Frog with Guts (ど根性ガエル, Dokonjou Gaeru)
• Panda! Go, Panda! (ãƒ'ンダ・コãƒ'ンダ, Panda go Panda)

1973

• Panda Go Panda The Rainy Day Circus (ãƒ'ンダ・コãƒ'ンダ　雨降りサーカスの巻, Pando go Panda Amefuri Sākasu no Maki)
• Samurai Giants (侍ジャイアンツ, Samurai Jaiantsu)

1975

• Adventures of Gamba (ガンバのå†'險, Ganba no Bouken)

1976

• 3000 Leagues in Search of Mother (母ã‚'たずねて三千里, Haha wo Tazunete Sanzenri)

1977

• Tenguri, Boy of the Plains (草原の子テングリ, Sougen no Ko Tenguri)
• My Name Is Teppei (おれは鉄兵, Ore wa Teppei)

1978

• Future Boy Conan (未来å°'年コナン, Mirai Shounen Conan)
• Lupin III Mystery of Mamo (ルãƒ'ンvs複製人é–", Rupan vs Fukusei-ningen)

1979

• Lupin III The Castle of Cagliostro (ルãƒ'ン三世　カリオストロの城, Rupan Sansei Kariosuturo no Shiro)

1980

• Lupin III Part II (ルãƒ'ン三世, Rupan Sansei)

1981

• Chie the Brat (じゃリン子チエ , Jarinko Chie)
• Kao Expert Theatre (花王名人劇場, Kaō Meijin Gekijō)

1984

• Sherlock Hound (名探偵ホームズ, Meitantei Hōmuzu)

1987

• Lupin III The Plot of the Fuma Clan (ルãƒ'ン三世 風é­"一族の陰謀, Rupan Sansei: FÅ«ma Ichizoku no Inbō)

1989

• Little Nemo (リトル・ニモ, Ritoru Nimo)

1990

• Ozanari Dungeon: The Tower of Wind (おざなりダンジョン 風のå¡", Ozanari Danjon: Kaze no Tō)

1995

• Lupin III Esso Commercial (エッソ石油 ルãƒ'ン三世篇｜Esso Seikyu Rupan Sansei Hen)

2006

• The Unbeatable Delivery Girl (無敵看板娘, Muteki Kanban Musume)

2007

• Lupin III Elusiveness of the Fog (ルãƒ'ン三世 霧のエリューシヴ, Kiri no EryÅ«shivu)

References

External links

• "Conversation between Otsuka Yasuo and Sadamoto Yoshiyuki"