Osamu Tezuka
View on IMDb ↗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.
Known for
Naoki Urasawa's Manben neo
Animation Maestro Gisaburo
Monster Heaven
Osamu Tezuka: Secrets of Creation
Manga World
Osamu and Musashi
Brave Fire S09
VampiresFilmography (8)
Crew (145)
- 2026THE RIBBON HEROWriter
- 2025Apollo's SongOriginal Story
- 2024Black JackComic Book
- 2023PLUTOOriginal Story
- 2023Phoenix: Eden17Comic Book
- 2023PHOENIX: Reminiscence of FlowerComic Book
- 2020Tezuka's BarbaraComic Book
- 2019DororoCreator
- 2019Go Astro Boy Go!Characters
- 2019Phoenix: "Dougo Onsen" ChapterComic Book
- 2017Atom: The BeginningCharacters
- 2017Osamu Tezuka Tribute - "I Animated Tezuka's Characters"Creator
- 2015Young Black JackCharacters
- 2015Pieta in the ToiletOriginal Concept
- 2015Princess Knight - The MusicalOriginal Story
- 2014Buddha 2: The Endless JourneyAuthor
- 2014Little Astro BoyComic Book
- 2014Legend of the Forest: 2nd MovementWriter
- 2013GaronComic Book
- 2012Phoenix: Bonds ChapterComic Book
- 2012A Tree In The SunOriginal Story
- 2011Young Black JackCreator
- 2011Buddha: The Great DepartureAuthor
- 2010Astro Boy vs The Junkyard PiratesComic Book
- 2009MW -ムウ-Original Story
- 2009Astro BoyAuthor
- 2009MW: The Devil's GameComic Book
- 2009Jungle Emperor: Courage Changes the FutureComic Book
- 2007DororoComic Book
- 2005Black Jack: The Two Doctors in BlackCreator
- 2005Astro Boy: Mighty Atom – Visitor of 100,000 Light Years, IGZAComic Book
- 2005Black Jack: Dr. Pinoko's Forest AdventureOriginal Concept
- 2004Black JackComic Book
- 2004PhoenixComic Book
- 2004Phoenix: Robe of FeathersCreator
- 2004Astro Boy: The Glorious EarthCharacters
- 2003Astro BoyOriginal Story
- 2003PopotanCompositors
- 2003Astro Boy: Ivan's Planet - Robot and Human FriendshipCharacters
- 2003The Secret of Astro Boy’s BirthCharacters
- 2001MetropolisComic Book
- 2001Astro Boy: ShinsengumiCharacters
- 2000The Tree In SunlightOriginal Story
- 2000Saving Our Fragile Earth: Unico Special ChapterCreator
- 2000Black Jack: The Boy Who Came from the SkyComic Book
- 2000Osamu Tezuka's Last Mystery of the 20th CenturyCreator
- 2000Sleeping BrideNovel
- 2000Black Jack: Capital Transfer to HeianComic Book
- 2000Jungle Emperor Leo: Hon-o-jiComic Book
- 1999Princess KnightOriginal Story
- 1999Neo FaustOriginal Story
- 1999Astro Boy: Volume of the Blue KnightCharacters
- 1997Jungle Emperor LeoOriginal Story
- 1996Black Jack: The MovieCreator
- 1996Black JackComic Book
- 1996Black Jack 2: Pinoko I Love YouComic Book
- 1996Black Jack 3: Black Mirror ImageOriginal Story
- 1994Black Jack: A Lucky Bet / PhoenixOriginal Concept
- 1993Black JackComic Book
- 1993Ambassador MagmaCreator
- 1993AkuemonOriginal Story
- 1992In the Beginning: The Bible StoriesCreator
- 1991Adachi-ga HaraCreator
- 1991Kimba the White Lion: Symphonic PoemWriter
- 1990The Three-eyed OneCreator
- 1989Blue BlinkWriter
- 1989The Tale of Osamu Tezuka: I'm Son-GokuCharacter Designer
- 1989Animated Self-PortraitsDirector
- 1989Little WansaNovel
- 1988Self PortraitDirector
- 1987Legend of the ForestScenario Writer
- 1987MuramasaDirector
- 1987Phoenix: Yamato ChapterComic Book
- 1987PushDirector
- 1987Phoenix: Space ChapterComic Book
- 1986Wonder Beat ScrambleMedical Consultant
- 1986Phoenix: Karma ChapterAuthor
- 1986Yamataro Comes BackComic Book
- 1986Galaxy Investigation 2100: Border PlanetScreenplay
- 1985Lunn Flies into the WindCreator
- 1985Broken Down FilmWriter
- 1985The Three-Eyed One: The Prince of Devil IslandOriginal Story
- 1984JumpingScreenplay
- 1984Bagi, the Monster of Mighty NatureScreenplay
- 1983Rain BoyAuthor
- 1983Unico in the Island of MagicWriter
- 1983The Green CatComic Book
- 1983A Time Slip of 10,000 Years: Prime RoseCharacter Designer
- 1982Don DraculaCreator
- 1981The Fantastic Adventures of UnicoStory
- 1981Bremen 4: Angels in HellScreenplay
- 1980Astro BoyCreator
- 1980FumoonProducer
- 1980Phoenix 2772Key Animation
- 1979Undersea Super Train: Marine ExpressCharacter Designer
- 1979Unico: Black Cloud and White FeathersWriter
- 1979Triton of the SeaComic Book
- 1978ThumbelinaCharacter Designer
- 1978The PhoenixAnimation
- 1978One Million-Year Trip: Bander BookStoryboard
- 1977Jetter MarsOriginal Story
- 1977Black Jack: The Visitor in the EyeOriginal Story
- 1977Tenguri, Boy of the PlainsStory
- 1977火の鳥Script
- 1973Little WansaOriginal Story
- 1973Microid SOriginal Story
- 1972Triton of the SeaCreator
- 1971Marvelous MelmoCreator
- 1970The Kindly LionExecutive Producer
- 1970Cleopatra: Queen of SexOriginal Story
- 1970Misuke in the Land of IceProducer
- 1969A Thousand and One NightsOriginal Story
- 1969Dororo and HyakkimaruComic Book
- 1969Space Journey: The First Dream of Wonder-kunWriter
- 1969Till a City Beneath the Sea is BuiltOriginal Concept
- 1968DororoCreator
- 1968GenesisDirector
- 1968NormanWriter
- 1967Princess KnightComic Book
- 1967Goku's AdventureCreator
- 1967The Space GiantsCreator
- 1966Pictures at an ExhibitionDirector
- 1966Jungle EmperorComic Book
- 1966Leo the LionCreator
- 1966Adventures of the Monkey KingWriter
- 1965W3Creator
- 1965New Treasure IslandWriter
- 1965Kimba the White LionWriter
- 1965The DropDirector
- 1965Cigarettes and AshesDirector
- 1965The Amazing Three PilotWriter
- 1964MermaidOriginal Concept
- 1964MemoryStory
- 1964Astro Boy: The Brave In SpaceProducer
- 1964Big XDirector
- 1963Astro BoySeries Director
- 1963銀河少年隊Director
- 1962Tales of a Street CornerProducer
- 1962MALEProducer
- 1962Arabian Nights: The Adventures of SinbadWriter
- 1962手塚治虫 実験アニメーション作品集Creator
- 1960Astro Boy: ZZZ FuhrerComic Book
- 1960Alakazam the Great!Comic Book
- —Astro BoyCharacters
- —Galaxy Boy TroopCreator