Osamu Tezuka

Writing · 1928–1989 · Toyonaka, Osaka, Japan

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

7.8

Astro Boy

1980 · Series · Director

8.5

Dororo

2019 · Series · Creator

6.6

Jumping

1984 · Director

6.6

Broken Down Film

1985 · Director

6.4

Black Jack: The Movie

1996 · Creator

5.8

Cleopatra: Queen of Sex

1970 · Director

7.0

The Fantastic Adventures of Unico

1981 · Director

5.1

Bagi, the Monster of Mighty Nature

1984 · Director

7.3

Astro Boy

1963 · Series · Director

6.1

Animated Self-Portraits

1989 · Director

6.2

Mermaid

1964 · Director

5.9

Memory

1964 · Director

Directed30

6.1

Animated Self-Portraits

1989 · Director

Self Portrait

5.6

Self Portrait

1988 · Director

6.5

Muramasa

1987 · Director

5.7

Push

1987 · Director

6.7

Legend of the Forest

1987 · Director

Brave Fire S09

1987 · Director

4.3

Galaxy Investigation 2100: Border Planet

1986 · Director

5.0

Yamataro Comes Back

1986 · Director

6.6

Broken Down Film

1985 · Director

7.0

Lunn Flies into the Wind

1985 · Director

5.1

Bagi, the Monster of Mighty Nature

1984 · Director

6.6

Jumping

1984 · Director

6.3

The Green Cat

1983 · Director

7.2

Rain Boy

1983 · Director

5.2

Bremen 4: Angels in Hell

1981 · Director

7.0

The Fantastic Adventures of Unico

1981 · Director

7.8

Astro Boy

1980 · Series · Director

5.4

One Million-Year Trip: Bander Book

1978 · Director

Created25

8.5

Dororo

2019 · Series · Creator

Osamu Tezuka Tribute - "I Animated Tezuka's Characters"

2017 · Creator

8.8

Young Black Jack

2011 · Creator

6.0

Black Jack: The Two Doctors in Black

2005 · Creator

Phoenix: Robe of Feathers

2004 · Creator

5.0

Osamu Tezuka's Last Mystery of the 20th Century

2000 · Creator

8.5

Saving Our Fragile Earth: Unico Special Chapter

2000 · Creator

6.4

Black Jack: The Movie

1996 · Creator

6.0

Ambassador Magma

1993 · Series · Creator

3.8

In the Beginning: The Bible Stories

1992 · Series · Creator

7.5

Adachi-ga Hara

1991 · Creator

8.5

The Three-eyed One

1990 · Series · Creator

5.5

Phoenix: Space Chapter

1987 · Creator

6.0

Phoenix: Yamato Chapter

1987 · Creator

7.0

Lunn Flies into the Wind

1985 · Creator

6.7

Don Dracula

1982 · Series · Creator

7.8

Astro Boy

1980 · Series · Creator

4.6

Triton of the Sea

1972 · Series · Creator

Acting

Osamu and Musashi

1994 · Main

Brave Fire S09

1987 · Narrator (voice)

7.0

Monster Heaven

1986

Vampires

1968 · Series · 手塚治虫

In development

Galaxy Boy Troop

Series · Creator