Portrait of Osamu Dezaki

Directing

Osamu Dezaki

Career

Active from 1966 to 2009, busiest in 1979 and 1987 with 4 main titles each.

Average score
GoodWatch score70/100
Highest rated
Poster for Tomorrow's Joe
Tomorrow's Joe
GoodWatch score85/100

What stands out

Compared with the average well-known movie, over 28 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.

Energy: 5.6 versus catalog average 4.5EnergyHeart: 4.7 versus catalog average 4.2HeartHumor: 2.3 versus catalog average 2.6HumorWorld: 5.8 versus catalog average 5.6WorldCraft: 5.4 versus catalog average 5.3CraftStyle: 6.7 versus catalog average 5.9Style
Osamu Dezaki Catalog average

Rarely in their work

  • Contemporary Realism
    2.6, average 5.4
  • Cringe Humor
    1.0, average 2.2
  • Biographical
    0.2, average 1.0
  • Social Commentary
    4.2, average 4.9

Main genres

Select a genre to see those titles.

Recurring tags

  • Classic Anime 5
  • Sci-Fi Adventure 5
  • Political Intrigue 4
  • Espionage 3
  • Visually Poetic 3
  • Heist 3
  • Historical Setting 3
  • Treasure Hunt 3
  • Action-Packed 3
  • Emotional Catharsis 3
  • Hard-Boiled Action 2
  • Cynical Protagonist 2

Works often with

People in at least two of their main titles.

Movies and TV shows

41
Type
Role
Score
Decade
Genre
Group by

2000s

10 titles · average score 68
Clannad: The Motion Picture
Clannad: The Motion Picture (2007)
GoodWatch score 73

Director

Air: The Motion Picture
Air: The Motion Picture (2005)
GoodWatch score 64

Director

Hamtaro: Fairy Tale
Hamtaro: Fairy Tale (2004)

Director

Astro Boy: The Glorious Earth
Astro Boy: The Glorious Earth (2004)

Director

Hamtaro: Miracle in Aurora Valley
Hamtaro: Miracle in Aurora Valley (2003)

Writer, Director

Astro Boy: Ivan's Planet - Robot and Human Friendship
Astro Boy: Ivan's Planet - Robot and Human Friendship (2003)

Director

The Secret of Astro Boy’s Birth
The Secret of Astro Boy’s Birth (2003)

Director

Hamtaro: The Captive Princess
Hamtaro: The Captive Princess (2002)

Director

The Lady Oscar Story
The Lady Oscar Story (2002)

Director

Hamtaro: Adventures in Ham-Ham Land
Hamtaro: Adventures in Ham-Ham Land (2001)

Director

1990s

9 titles · average score 62
Golgo 13: Queen Bee
Golgo 13: Queen Bee (1998)
GoodWatch score 62

Storyboard, Director

Black Jack: The Movie
Black Jack: The Movie (1996)
GoodWatch score 67

Screenplay, Director

The Heroic Elegy of Confucius
The Heroic Elegy of Confucius (1996)

Director

Lupin the Third: The Pursuit of Harimao's Treasure
Lupin the Third: The Pursuit of Harimao's Treasure (1995)
GoodWatch score 65

Director, Storyboard

Lupin the Third: From Siberia with Love
Lupin the Third: From Siberia with Love (1992)
GoodWatch score 63

Director

Treasure Island Memorial
Treasure Island Memorial (1992)
GoodWatch score 72

Director, Screenplay

Lupin the Third: Napoleon's Dictionary
Lupin the Third: Napoleon's Dictionary (1991)
GoodWatch score 62

Director

Lupin the Third: The Hemingway Papers
Lupin the Third: The Hemingway Papers (1990)
GoodWatch score 65

Director

Sword for Truth
Sword for Truth (1990)
GoodWatch score 41

Director

1980s

15 titles · average score 71
Lupin the Third: Bye Bye, Lady Liberty
Lupin the Third: Bye Bye, Lady Liberty (1989)
GoodWatch score 65

Storyboard Artist, Director

One Pound Gospel
One Pound Gospel (1988)
GoodWatch score 65

Director

Little Nemo: Adventures in Slumberland Pilot 3
Little Nemo: Adventures in Slumberland Pilot 3 (1987)

Director

Treasure Island: The Movie
Treasure Island: The Movie (1987)

Director

The Blinkins: The Bear and the Blizzard
The Blinkins: The Bear and the Blizzard (1986)

Director

Sweet Sea
Sweet Sea (1985)

Director

Golgo 13: The Professional
Golgo 13: The Professional (1983)
GoodWatch score 67

Director

Space Adventure Cobra
Space Adventure Cobra (1982)
GoodWatch score 70

Director

Tomorrow's Joe 2: The Movie
Tomorrow's Joe 2: The Movie (1981)
GoodWatch score 78

Screenplay, Director

Tomorrow's Joe The Movie
Tomorrow's Joe The Movie (1980)
GoodWatch score 79

Director

Nobody's Boy: Remi (Movie)
Nobody's Boy: Remi (Movie) (1980)

Director

Botchan
Botchan (1980)

Producer

1970s

5 titles · average score 71
Aim for the Ace! The Movie
Aim for the Ace! The Movie (1979)
GoodWatch score 67

Director

Young Eleven
Young Eleven (1979)

Writer

The Thunder God and the Mulberry Tree
The Thunder God and the Mulberry Tree (1976)

Director

The★Fire G-Men
The★Fire G-Men (1974)

Director

Belladonna of Sadness
Belladonna of Sadness (1973)
GoodWatch score 75

Key Animation

1960s

2 titles · average score 71
Frosty the Snowman
Frosty the Snowman (1969)
GoodWatch score 71

Animation Director

Adventures of the Monkey King
Adventures of the Monkey King (1966)

Director