Osamu Tezuka was 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
Astro Boy
(2009)
Author
Metropolis
(2001)
Original Story
Cleopatra: Queen of Sex
(1970)
Idea and Screenstory
Buddha: The Great Departure
(2011)
Novel
Buddha 2: The Endless Journey
(2014)
Novel
Jungle Emperor Leo
(1997)
Original Story
A Thousand and One Nights
(1969)
Writer
Black Jack: The Movie
(1996)
Comic Book
Pieta in the Toilet
(2015)
Original Story and Original Concept
Phoenix 2772
(1980)
Screenplay, Screenstory, and Original Story
Dororo
(2007)
Comic Book
Full Filmography
Writing
Alakazam the Great!
(1960)
Comic Book
Astro Boy: ZZZ Fuhrer
(1960)
Comic Book
Arabian Nights: The Adventures of Sinbad
(1962)
Writer
Tales of a Street Corner
(1962)
Writer
Mermaid
(1964)
Writer and Original Concept
Memory
(1964)
Story
Astro Boy: The Brave In Space
(1964)
Comic Book
The Amazing Three Pilot
(1965)
Writer
New Treasure Island
(1965)
Writer
Adventures of the Monkey King
(1966)
Writer
Kimba, the White Lion
(1966)
Writer and Comic Book
Dororo
(1968)
Writer and Comic Book
Norman
(1968)
Writer
A Thousand and One Nights
(1969)
Writer
Space Journey: The First Dream of Wonder-kun
(1969)
Writer
Cleopatra: Queen of Sex
(1970)
Idea and Screenstory
Misuke in the Land of Ice
(1970)
Writer
Tenguri, Boy of the Plains
(1977)
Story and Writer
The Visitor in the Eye
(1977)
Original Story
One Million-Year Trip: Bander Book
(1978)
Writer
The Phoenix
(1978)
Comic Book
Unico - Black Cloud and White Feather
(1979)
Writer
Triton of the Sea
(1979)
Comic Book
Undersea Super Train: Marine Express
(1979)
Story
Phoenix 2772
(1980)
Screenplay, Screenstory, and Original Story
Fumoon
(1980)
Writer and Comic Book
The Fantastic Adventures of Unico
(1981)
Story
Bremen 4: Angels in Hell
(1981)
Screenplay
Rain Boy
(1983)
Author
Unico in the Island of Magic
(1983)
Writer
A Time Slip of 10000 Years: Prime Rose
(1983)
Original Story
The Green Cat
(1983)
Comic Book
Jumping
(1984)
Screenplay
Broken Down Film
(1985)
Writer
Phoenix: Karma Chapter
(1986)
Author
Yamataro Comes Back
(1986)
Comic Book
Galaxy Investigation 2100: Border Planet
(1986)
Screenplay
Legend of the Forest
(1987)
Scenario Writer and Storyboard
Brave Fire S09
(1987)
Writer
Phoenix: Space Chapter
(1987)
Comic Book
Phoenix: Yamato Chapter
(1987)
Comic Book
Little Wansa
(1989)
Novel
Animated Self-Portraits
(1989)
Writer
Kimba the White Lion: Symphonic Poem
(1991)
Writer and Comic Book
Adachi-ga Hara
(1991)
Comic Book
Akuemon
(1993)
Original Story
Ambassador Magma
(1993)
Comic Book
Black Jack: The Movie
(1996)
Comic Book
Black Jack
(1996)
Original Story and Comic Book
Black Jack 2: Pinoko I Love You
(1996)
Original Story and Comic Book
Black Jack 3: Black Mirror Image
(1996)
Original Story
Jungle Emperor Leo
(1997)
Original Story
Princess Knight
(1999)
Original Story
Neo Faust
(1999)
Original Story
Sleeping Bride
(2000)
Novel
Black Jack: Capital Transfer To Heian
(2000)
Comic Book
Black Jack: The Boy Who Came from the Sky
(2000)
Comic Book
Jungle Emperor Leo: Hon-o-ji
(2000)
Comic Book
Metropolis
(2001)
Original Story
Astro Boy: Doomsday
(2001)
Comic Book
Phoenix: Robe of Feathers
(2004)
Comic Book
Phoenix
(2004)
Comic Book
Black Jack: The Two Doctors in Black
(2005)
Original Story
Black Jack: Dr. Pinoko's Forest Adventure
(2005)
Original Concept and Comic Book
Astro Boy: Mighty Atom – Visitor of 100,000 Light Years, IGZA
(2005)
Comic Book
Dororo
(2007)
Comic Book
MW
(2009)
Novel
Astro Boy
(2009)
Author
MW: The Devil's Game
(2009)
Comic Book
Jungle Emperor: Courage Changes the Future
(2009)
Comic Book
Astro Boy vs The Junkyard Pirates
(2010)
Comic Book
Young Black Jack
(2011)
Novel
Buddha: The Great Departure
(2011)
Novel
Phoenix: Bonds Chapter
(2012)
Comic Book
Garon
(2013)
Comic Book
Buddha 2: The Endless Journey
(2014)
Novel
Legend of the Forest: 2nd Movement
(2014)
Writer
Pieta in the Toilet
(2015)
Original Story and Original Concept
Tezuka's Barbara
(2020)
Comic Book
Phoenix: Reminiscence of Flower
(2023)
Comic Book
Midnight
(2024)
Comic Book
Acting
Osamu Tezuka: Secrets of Creation
(1985)
Himself
Monster Heaven
(1986)
Brave Fire S09
(1987)
Narrator (voice)
Osamu and Musashi
(1994)
Main
Manga World
(2005)
Self (archive)
Animation Maestro Gisaburo
(2012)
Self
Visual Effects
Osu
(1962)
Animation
Mermaid
(1964)
Animation
The Phoenix
(1978)
Animation
Thumbelina
(1978)
Character Designer
Undersea Super Train: Marine Express
(1979)
Character Designer
Phoenix 2772
(1980)
Key Animation
Bremen 4: Angels in Hell
(1981)
Character Designer
A Time Slip of 10000 Years: Prime Rose
(1983)
Character Designer
The Tale of Osamu Tezuka: I'm Son-Goku
(1989)
Character Designer
Production
Osu
(1962)
Producer
Tales of a Street Corner
(1962)
Executive Producer
Cigarettes and Ashes
(1965)
Producer
A Thousand and One Nights
(1969)
Executive Producer
The Kindly Lion
(1970)
Executive Producer
Misuke in the Land of Ice
(1970)
Producer
Belladonna of Sadness
(1973)
Producer
Phoenix 2772
(1980)
Producer
Directing
Mermaid
(1964)
Director
Memory
(1964)
Director
The Drop
(1965)
Director
Cigarettes and Ashes
(1965)
Director
New Treasure Island
(1965)
Director
Pictures at an Exhibition
(1966)
Director
Genesis
(1968)
Director
Norman
(1968)
Director
Cleopatra: Queen of Sex
(1970)
Director
One Million-Year Trip: Bander Book
(1978)
Director
Phoenix 2772
(1980)
Director
The Fantastic Adventures of Unico
(1981)
Director
Bremen 4: Angels in Hell
(1981)
Director
Rain Boy
(1983)
Director
The Green Cat
(1983)
Director
Jumping
(1984)
Director
Bagi: The Monster of Mighty Nature
(1984)
Director
Broken Down Film
(1985)
Director
Lunn Flies into the Wind
(1985)
Director
Yamataro Comes Back
(1986)
Director
Galaxy Investigation 2100: Border Planet
(1986)
Director
Muramasa
(1987)
Director
Push
(1987)
Director
Legend of the Forest
(1987)
Director
Brave Fire S09
(1987)
Director
Self Portrait
(1988)
Director
Animated Self-Portraits
(1989)
Director
Crew
Dororo
(1968)
Creator
火の鳥
(1977)
Script
Bremen 4: Angels in Hell
(1981)
Creator
Unico in the Island of Magic
(1983)
Creator
Lunn Flies into the Wind
(1985)
Creator
The Three-Eyed One: The Prince of Devil Island
(1985)
Creator
Phoenix: Yamato Chapter
(1987)
Creator
Phoenix: Space Chapter
(1987)
Creator
Adachi-ga Hara
(1991)
Creator
Black Jack: The Movie
(1996)
Creator
Osamu Tezuka's Last Mystery of the 20th Century
(2000)
Creator
Saving Our Fragile Earth: Unico Special Chapter
(2000)
Creator
Phoenix: Robe of Feathers
(2004)
Creator
Black Jack: The Two Doctors in Black
(2005)
Creator
Jungle Emperor: Courage Changes the Future
(2009)
Creator
Young Black Jack
(2011)
Creator
Osamu Tezuka Tribute - "I Animated Tezuka's Characters"
(2017)
Creator