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Yasuo Otsuka

Name in Native Language: "大塚 康生" (Japanese/JA)
Animator / Film Director / Animation Director | * 07/11/1931 († 89, 03/15/2021) | Shimane Prefecture (Japan)
Yasuo Ōtsuka (大塚康生, Ōtsuka Yasuo, July 11, 1931 – March 15, 2021) was a Japanese animator who worked with Toei Animation, Nippon Animation, TMS Entertainment, and Studio Ghibli. He was considered to be one of Japan's foremost animators, and he was an important mentor to both Hayao Miyazaki and Isao Takahata. ()
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Most frequent genres for this person: Animation | Adventure | Kids & Family

Known for these Movies & Shows

Summer 1995. With the arrival of the "Age of Cats", the former Kerberos police unit is now disbanded. However one member remains, a stray dog who returns to his old roost after a three-years exile. Th ...

The Red Spectacles

Certification unknown

1987 | 3.0/5 | 1h 56min
Action, Science Fiction, Comedy
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After a successful robbery leaves famed thief Lupin the Third and his partner Jigen with nothing but a large amount of expertly crafted counterfeit bills, he decides to track down the forgers responsi ...

Lupin the Third: The Castle of Cagliostro

PG

1979 | 3.8/5 | 1h 42min
Kids & Family, Animation, Adventure, Comedy, Crime
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The world's most wanted master thief, Lupin the Third, is dead! Despite a coroner's report, Interpol Inspector Zenigata is sceptical and discovers that Lupin is actually alive and well and stealing. B ...

Lupin the Third: The Mystery of Mamo

Certification unknown

1978 | 3.5/5 | 1h 42min
Animation, Adventure, Comedy, Crime
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Follow the thrilling adventures of master thief Lupin the Third, quite possibly the world's greatest thief. Along with Daisuke Jigen, Goemon Ishikawa and his on-off love interest Fujiko Mine, he pulls ...

Lupin the Third

NR

1971 | 4.0/5 | 25min per episode
Animation, Action & Adventure, Science-Fiction & Fantasy
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Movies with Yasuo Otsuka as Actor(4)

as himself2015 Hyohyo: Dear Mr. Yasuo Otsuka
as himself2012 Animation Maestro Gisaburo
as himself2003 Paul Grimault, image par image
as Taxi Driver1987 The Red Spectacles

Movies with Yasuo Otsuka as Crew(21)

Visual Effects/Key Animation1995 Lupin the Third: Greatest Capers
Art/Supervising Art Director1987 Lupin the Third: The Fuma Conspiracy
Visual Effects/Character Designer1984 Future Boy Conan: The Big Giant Robot's Resurrection
Visual Effects/Character Designer1979 Lupin the Third: The Castle of Cagliostro
Visual Effects/Animation Director1979 Lupin the Third: The Castle of Cagliostro
Directing/Director1978 Lupin the Third: The Mystery of Mamo
Directing/Director1977 Tenguri, Boy of the Plains
Writing/Screenplay1977 Tenguri, Boy of the Plains
Visual Effects/Animation Director1973 Panda! Go Panda!: Rainy Day Circus
Visual Effects/Key Animation1973 Panda! Go Panda!: Rainy Day Circus
Visual Effects/Character Designer1972 Yuki's Sun
Visual Effects/Animation Director1972 Yuki's Sun
Visual Effects/Animation Director1972 Panda! Go Panda!
Visual Effects/Key Animation1972 Panda! Go Panda!
Visual Effects/Animation1969 Lupin the Third: Pilot Film
Writing/Writer1969 Lupin the Third: Pilot Film
Visual Effects/Animation Director1968 Horus: Prince of the Sun
Visual Effects/Key Animation1963 The Little Prince and the Eight-Headed Dragon
Visual Effects/Key Animation1962 Arabian Nights: The Adventures of Sinbad
Visual Effects/Animation1961 The Orphan Brother
Visual Effects/Key Animation1959 Magic Boy

TV Shows/Series with Yasuo Otsuka as Crew(3)

Visual Effects/Mechanical Designer1991 Emergency Departure Rescue Kids
Visual Effects/Animation Director1978 Future Boy Conan
Visual Effects/Animation Director1971 Lupin the Third

Full Name: Yasuo Ōtsuka
Citizenship: Japan
Born: Saturday, 07/11 1931 (July) in Shimane Prefecture (Japan)
Died: Monday, 03/15 2021 (March) in Tokyo (aged: 89)
Zodiac sign: Cancer (Chinese zodiac sign: Goat)
Languages: English (EN), Japanese (JA, native language), Chinese (Mandarin) (ZH)
Educated at: Yamaguchi Prefectural Yamaguchi High School
Employer: Toei Animation
Member of: Japanese Animation Creators Association
Other names for Yasuo Otsuka (nicknames, foreign languages etc.):
"Yasuo Outsuka"
"大塚康夫"
"Yasuo Ôtsuka"
"大塚康生"
"おおつか やすお" (Kana/Japanese)
"Yasuo Ōtsuka"
Yasuo Otsuka frequently works together with these people:
Hayao Miyazaki (22x, Crew)
Isao Takahata (11x, Crew)
Yōichi Kotabe (8x, Crew)
Kazuhiko Kato (5x, Crew)
Yoshifumi Kondo (5x, Crew)
Kazuhide Tomonaga (5x, Crew)
Yasuji Mori (5x, Crew)
Tsukasa Tannai (4x, Crew)
Yuzo Aoki (4x, Crew)
Taiji Yabushita (4x, Crew)
Atsuko Tanaka (4x, Crew)
Soji Yoshikawa (3x, Crew)
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WatchPlayStream ID: PEOPLE:1375062, Added: 09/04/2019, Last updated: 04/02/2024