Osamu Dezaki

Osamu Dezaki (出ï¨' çµ±, Dezaki Osamu, November 18, 1943 â€" April 17, 2011), also known as Makura Saki (å´Ž æž•, さきまくら, Saki Makura), 斉九洋, Matsudo Kan (松戸 完, Matsudo Kan) or Yabuki Toru (矢吹 å¾¹, Yabuki Toru), was a Japanese anime director, born on November 18, 1943 in Shinagawa, Tokyo.

Biography

Dezaki started out as a manga artist while still in high school. In 1963 he joined Mushi Production, which was founded by manga and anime pioneer Osamu Tezuka. His made his debut as a director in 1970 with Ashita no Joe.

Dezaki was known for his distinct visual style, which makes use of split screen, stark lighting, extensive use of dutch angle, and pastel freeze frames that he called "postcard memories", which may be his most famous trademark. They feature a process whereby the screen fades into a detailed "painting" of the simpler original animation. Many of his techniques became popular and came to be seen as special techniques of Japanese animation. He particularly influenced Yoshiaki Kawajiri, Yoshiyuki Tomino, Ryūtarō Nakamura, Kunihiko Ikuhara, Akiyuki Shinbo, and Yutaka Yamamoto.

Desaki was known to be a notorious chain smoker, and as a result, he died from lung cancer on April 17, 2011, at the age of 67.

Personal life

His older brother, Satoshi Dezaki, is also an anime director.

Works

Anime television series

Television specials

Original video animations

Movies

References

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2. ^ Dei, Shirou; Kodayashi, Akemi. "AIR The Movie". Newtype USA. 6 (12) pp. 54â€"55. December 2007. ISSN 1541-4817.
3. ^ ^{a b} "Longtime anime director Osamu Dezaki dead at 67". forum.bcdb.com, April 18, 2011
4. ^ Black Jack: OAV Audio Commentary.
5. ^ Sutajio yū (2008). Plus Madhouse 02 - Yoshiaki Kawajiri (PLUS MADHOUSE 2 川尻善昭?). Inc./Hatsubai Kinemajunpōsha. ISBN 978-4-87376-304-0. OCLC 233684835. Japanese edition
6. ^ "出崎統さã‚"通夜：富野 ç"±æ‚ å­£ã•ã‚"、ちばてつやさã‚"、りã‚"たろうさã‚"インタãƒ"ュー紹介". NHK KabunBlog. April 20, 2011. Retrieved November 9, 2012. 
7. ^ Ikuhara, Kunihiko. "Twitter / ikuni_noise: 残念です。業界に多大な影響ã‚'与えてくれました。僕の仕 ...". Twitter. Retrieved 9 November 2012. 
8. ^ ^{a b} アニメーション監督 出崎統の世界 ---「人é–"」ã‚'描き続ã'た映像のé­"è¡"師 ISBN 978-4309272917
9. ^ "The Mike Toole Show". www.animenewsnetwork.com. Retrieved 15 August 2014. 

External links

• Osamu Dezaki at the Internet Movie Database
• Osamu Dezaki at Anime News Network's encyclopedia
• "Interview: Osamu Dezaki" -(Animerica, issue #17 1998)