Osamu Dezaki
Director

Osamu Dezaki

出﨑統

Biography

Osamu Dezaki was an anime director known for a highly distinctive visual language built around split screens, dramatic lighting, Dutch angles and pastel freeze frames he called "postcard memories." His directing credits include Tomorrow's Joe, Tomorrow's Joe 2, Dear Brother and Clannad: The Motion Picture, and he served as chief director on later episodes of The Rose of Versailles.

74 credits

Anime credits

Big X cover art

Big X

director

TV anime / 1964

Akadou Suzunosuke cover art

Akadou Suzunosuke

storyboard (eps 2, 9, 10, 14, 18, 20, 21, 24, 25, 29, 31, 32, 40, 49)

TV anime / 1972

Hazedon cover art

Hazedon

chief director (eps 1-10)

TV anime / 1972