Osamu Tezuka

Biography

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.

Most Famous Work

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Dororo

(2019) Creator

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Black Jack

(2004) Comic Book

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PLUTO

(2023) Original Story

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Astro Boy

(1980) Creator

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Kimba the White Lion

(1965) Writer

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Astro Boy

(2003) Creator

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Blue Blink

(1989) Writer

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Astro Boy

(1963) Creator

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Acting

Year	Character	Movie/Tv
2020	Self	Naoki Urasawa's Manben neo 2020-10-01 TV Show
2012	Self	Animation Maestro Gisaburo 2012-07-28 Movie
2005	Self (archive)	Manga World 2005-01-30 Movie
1994	Main	Osamu and Musashi 1994-04-25 Movie
1987	Narrator (voice)	Brave Fire S09 1987-04-29 Movie
1986	N/A	Monster Heaven 1986-09-21 Movie
1985	Himself	Osamu Tezuka: Secrets of Creation 1985-01-01 Movie
1968	手塚治虫	Vampires 1968-10-03 TV Show
Year	Character	Movie/Tv

Writing

Year	Role	Movie/Tv
2025	Original Story	Apollo's Song 2025-02-19 TV Show
2024	Comic Book	Black Jack 2024-06-30 Movie
	Comic Book	Midnight 2024-03-06 Movie
2023	Comic Book	PHOENIX: Reminiscence of Flower 2023-11-03 Movie
	Original Story	PLUTO 2023-10-26 TV Show
	Comic Book	Phoenix: Eden17 2023-09-13 TV Show
2020	Comic Book	Tezuka's Barbara 2020-11-20 Movie
2019	Characters	Go Astro Boy Go! 2019-10-03 TV Show
	Comic Book	Phoenix: "Dougo Onsen" Chapter 2019-05-24 Movie
	Comic Book	Dororo 2019-01-07 TV Show
2017	Original Concept	Atom: The Beginning 2017-04-15 TV Show
	Characters	Atom: The Beginning 2017-04-15 TV Show
2015	Original Story	Princess Knight - The Musical 2015-11-17 Movie
	Characters	Young Black Jack 2015-10-02 TV Show
	Original Concept	Pieta in the Toilet 2015-06-06 Movie
2014	Writer	Legend of the Forest: 2nd Movement 2014-08-21 Movie
	Comic Book	Little Astro Boy 2014-03-22 TV Show
	Author	Buddha 2: The Endless Journey 2014-02-08 Movie
2013	Comic Book	Garon 2013-04-27 Movie
2012	Original Story	Hidamari no Ki 2012-06-04 TV Show
	Comic Book	Phoenix: Bonds Chapter 2012-06-02 Movie
2011	Author	Buddha: The Great Departure 2011-05-28 Movie
	Novel	Young Black Jack 2011-04-23 Movie
2010	Comic Book	Astro Boy vs The Junkyard Pirates 2010-03-15 Movie
2009	Author	Astro Boy 2009-10-15 Movie
	Comic Book	Jungle Emperor: Courage Changes the Future 2009-09-05 Movie
	Novel	MW 2009-07-03 Movie
	Comic Book	MW: The Devil's Game 2009-06-30 Movie
2007	Comic Book	Dororo 2007-03-15 Movie
2005	Original Story	Black Jack: The Two Doctors in Black 2005-12-17 Movie
	Comic Book	Black Jack: Dr. Pinoko's Forest Adventure 2005-12-17 Movie
	Original Concept	Black Jack: Dr. Pinoko's Forest Adventure 2005-12-17 Movie
	Comic Book	Astro Boy: Mighty Atom – Visitor of 100,000 Light Years, IGZA 2005-09-01 Movie
2004	Comic Book	Black Jack 2004-10-11 TV Show
	Comic Book	Phoenix: Robe of Feathers 2004-07-17 Movie
	Comic Book	Phoenix 2004-04-04 TV Show
	Comic Book	Phoenix 2004-03-21 Movie
	Characters	Astro Boy: The Glorious Earth 2004-02-07 Movie
2003	Characters	Astro Boy: Ivan's Planet - Robot and Human Friendship 2003-09-13 Movie
	Comic Book	Astro Boy 2003-04-06 TV Show
	Characters	The Secret of Astro Boy’s Birth 2003-04-06 Movie
2001	Characters	Astro Boy: Shinsengumi 2001-07-20 Movie
	Comic Book	Metropolis 2001-05-26 Movie
	Comic Book	Astro Boy: The Last Day of Earth 2001-01-01 Movie
2000	Comic Book	Black Jack: Capital Transfer to Heian 2000-11-03 Movie
	Original Story	The Tree In Sunlight 2000-04-04 TV Show
	Comic Book	Black Jack: The Boy Who Came from the Sky 2000-03-22 Movie
	Comic Book	Jungle Emperor Leo: Hon-o-ji 2000-03-18 Movie
	Novel	Sleeping Bride 2000-01-29 Movie
1999	Original Story	Princess Knight 1999-12-04 Movie
	Characters	Astro Boy: Volume of the Blue Knight 1999-07-20 Movie
	Original Story	Neo Faust 1999-01-15 Movie
1997	Original Story	Jungle Emperor Leo 1997-08-01 Movie
	Writer	In the Beginning: The Bible Stories 1997-04-01 TV Show
1996	Comic Book	Black Jack: The Movie 1996-11-29 Movie
	Original Story	Black Jack 3: Black Mirror Image 1996-06-25 Movie
	Original Story	Black Jack 2: Pinoko I Love You 1996-05-25 Movie
	Comic Book	Black Jack 2: Pinoko I Love You 1996-05-25 Movie
	Original Story	Black Jack 1996-04-25 Movie
	Comic Book	Black Jack 1996-04-25 Movie
1994	Original Concept	Black Jack: A Lucky Bet / Phoenix 1994-03-25 Movie
1993	Original Series Creator	Black Jack 1993-12-12 TV Show
	Comic Book	Black Jack 1993-12-12 TV Show
	Original Story	Akuemon 1993-07-16 Movie
1991	Comic Book	Adachi-ga Hara 1991-11-16 Movie
	Comic Book	Kimba the White Lion: Symphonic Poem 1991-04-01 Movie
	Writer	Kimba the White Lion: Symphonic Poem 1991-04-01 Movie
1990	Writer	The Three-eyed One 1990-10-18 TV Show
1989	Writer	Animated Self-Portraits 1989-06-01 Movie
	Novel	Little Wansa 1989-05-21 Movie
	Writer	Blue Blink 1989-04-07 TV Show
1987	Comic Book	Phoenix: Space Chapter 1987-12-21 Movie
	Storyboard	Legend of the Forest 1987-12-18 Movie
	Scenario Writer	Legend of the Forest 1987-12-18 Movie
	Comic Book	Phoenix: Yamato Chapter 1987-08-01 Movie
	Writer	Brave Fire S09 1987-04-29 Movie
1986	Author	Phoenix: Karma Chapter 1986-12-20 Movie
	Screenplay	Galaxy Investigation 2100: Border Planet 1986-08-24 Movie
	Comic Book	Yamataro Comes Back 1986-08-15 Movie
	Writer	Wonder Beat Scramble 1986-01-02 TV Show
1985	Writer	Broken Down Film 1985-08-17 Movie
1984	Screenplay	Bagi, the Monster of Mighty Nature 1984-08-19 Movie
	Screenplay	Jumping 1984-08-12 Movie
1983	Author	Rain Boy 1983-12-24 Movie
	Comic Book	The Green Cat 1983-12-24 Movie
	Original Story	A Time Slip of 10,000 Years: Prime Rose 1983-08-21 Movie
	Writer	Unico in the Island of Magic 1983-07-16 Movie
1982	Writer	Don Dracula 1982-04-05 TV Show
	Original Concept	Don Dracula 1982-04-05 TV Show
1981	Screenplay	Bremen 4: Angels in Hell 1981-08-28 Movie
	Story	The Fantastic Adventures of Unico 1981-03-14 Movie
1980	Comic Book	Astro Boy 1980-10-01 TV Show
	Screenplay	Astro Boy 1980-10-01 TV Show
	Writer	Fumoon 1980-08-30 Movie
	Comic Book	Fumoon 1980-08-30 Movie
	Screenplay	Phoenix 2772 1980-03-15 Movie
	Original Story	Phoenix 2772 1980-03-15 Movie
1979	Story	Undersea Super Train: Marine Express 1979-08-26 Movie
	Comic Book	Triton of the Sea 1979-07-04 Movie
	Writer	Unico - Black Cloud and White Feather 1979-04-05 Movie
1978	Writer	One Million-Year Trip: Bander Book 1978-08-27 Movie
	Comic Book	The Phoenix 1978-08-12 Movie
1977	Writer	Tenguri, Boy of the Plains 1977-12-21 Movie
	Story	Tenguri, Boy of the Plains 1977-12-21 Movie
	Original Story	Black Jack: The Visitor in the Eye 1977-11-26 Movie
	Writer	Jetter Mars 1977-02-03 TV Show
1973	Original Story	Microid S 1973-04-07 TV Show
	Original Story	Little Wansa 1973-04-02 TV Show
1972	Original Concept	Triton of the Sea 1972-04-01 TV Show
	Writer	Triton of the Sea 1972-04-01 TV Show
	Comic Book	Triton of the Sea 1972-04-01 TV Show
1971	Writer	Marvelous Melmo 1971-10-03 TV Show
1970	Screenstory	Cleopatra: Queen of Sex 1970-09-15 Movie
	Idea	Cleopatra: Queen of Sex 1970-09-15 Movie
	Original Story	Cleopatra: Queen of Sex 1970-09-15 Movie
	Writer	Misuke in the Land of Ice 1970-07-01 Movie
1969	Writer	A Thousand and One Nights 1969-06-14 Movie
	Original Story	A Thousand and One Nights 1969-06-14 Movie
	Writer	Dororo and Hyakkimaru 1969-04-06 TV Show
	Comic Book	Dororo and Hyakkimaru 1969-04-06 TV Show
	Original Concept	Till a City Beneath the Sea is Built 1969-02-02 Movie
	Writer	Space Journey: The First Dream of Wonder-kun 1969-01-02 Movie
1968	Original Story	Vampires 1968-10-03 TV Show
	Writer	Norman 1968-07-01 Movie
	Comic Book	Dororo 1968-01-16 Movie
	Writer	Dororo 1968-01-16 Movie
1967	Original Story	Princess Knight 1967-04-02 TV Show
	Writer	Goku's Adventure 1967-01-07 TV Show
1966	Writer	Leo the Lion 1966-10-05 TV Show
	Writer	Jungle Emperor 1966-07-13 Movie
	Comic Book	Jungle Emperor 1966-07-13 Movie
	Writer	Adventures of the Monkey King 1966-06-12 Movie
1965	Writer	Kimba the White Lion 1965-10-06 TV Show
	Writer	W3 1965-06-06 TV Show
	Writer	New Treasure Island 1965-01-03 Movie
	Writer	The Amazing Three Pilot 1965-01-01 Movie
1964	Original Concept	Mermaid 1964-09-21 Movie
	Writer	Mermaid 1964-09-21 Movie
	Story	Memory 1964-09-21 Movie
	Original Story	Big X 1964-08-03 TV Show
	Comic Book	Astro Boy: The Brave In Space 1964-07-24 Movie
	Scenario Writer	Astro Boy: The Brave In Space 1964-07-24 Movie
1963	Writer	Astro Boy 1963-01-01 TV Show
	Comic Book	Astro Boy 1963-01-01 TV Show
1962	Writer	手塚治虫 実験アニメーション作品集 1962-11-05 TV Show
	Writer	Tales of a Street Corner 1962-11-05 Movie
	Writer	Arabian Nights: The Adventures of Sinbad 1962-07-21 Movie
1960	Comic Book	Alakazam the Great! 1960-08-14 Movie
	Comic Book	Astro Boy: ZZZ Fuhrer 1960-05-28 Movie
Year	Role	Movie/Tv

Creator

Year	Role	Movie/Tv
2019	Creator	Dororo 2019-01-07 TV Show
2003	Creator	Astro Boy 2003-04-06 TV Show
1997	Creator	In the Beginning: The Bible Stories 1997-04-01 TV Show
1993	Creator	Ambassador Magma 1993-02-21 TV Show
1990	Creator	The Three-eyed One 1990-10-18 TV Show
1982	Creator	Don Dracula 1982-04-05 TV Show
1980	Creator	Astro Boy 1980-10-01 TV Show
1977	Creator	Jetter Mars 1977-02-03 TV Show
1972	Creator	Triton of the Sea 1972-04-01 TV Show
1971	Creator	Marvelous Melmo 1971-10-03 TV Show
1967	Creator	Goku's Adventure 1967-01-07 TV Show
1966	Creator	Leo the Lion 1966-10-05 TV Show
1965	Creator	W3 1965-06-06 TV Show
1963	Creator	Astro Boy 1963-01-01 TV Show
1962	Creator	手塚治虫 実験アニメーション作品集 1962-11-05 TV Show
	Creator	Galaxy Boy Troop TV Show
Year	Role	Movie/Tv

Crew

Year	Role	Movie/Tv
2017	Creator	Osamu Tezuka Tribute - "I Animated Tezuka's Characters" 2017-04-20 Movie
2011	Creator	Young Black Jack 2011-04-23 Movie
2005	Creator	Black Jack: The Two Doctors in Black 2005-12-17 Movie
2004	Creator	Phoenix: Robe of Feathers 2004-07-17 Movie
2003	Compositors	Popotan 2003-07-17 TV Show
2000	Creator	Osamu Tezuka's Last Mystery of the 20th Century 2000-12-05 Movie
	Creator	Saving Our Fragile Earth: Unico Special Chapter 2000-07-20 Movie
1997	Creator	In the Beginning: The Bible Stories 1997-04-01 TV Show
1996	Creator	Black Jack: The Movie 1996-11-29 Movie
1991	Creator	Adachi-ga Hara 1991-11-16 Movie
1987	Creator	Phoenix: Space Chapter 1987-12-21 Movie
	Creator	Phoenix: Yamato Chapter 1987-08-01 Movie
1986	Medical Consultant	Wonder Beat Scramble 1986-01-02 TV Show
1985	Creator	The Three-Eyed One: The Prince of Devil Island 1985-08-25 Movie
	Creator	Lunn Flies into the Wind 1985-04-13 Movie
1981	Creator	Bremen 4: Angels in Hell 1981-08-28 Movie
1977	Script	火の鳥 1977-01-01 Movie
1968	Creator	Dororo 1968-01-16 Movie
Year	Role	Movie/Tv

Visual Effects

Year	Role	Movie/Tv
1989	Character Designer	The Tale of Osamu Tezuka: I'm Son-Goku 1989-08-27 Movie
1983	Character Designer	A Time Slip of 10,000 Years: Prime Rose 1983-08-21 Movie
1981	Character Designer	Bremen 4: Angels in Hell 1981-08-28 Movie
1980	Key Animation	Phoenix 2772 1980-03-15 Movie
1979	Character Designer	Undersea Super Train: Marine Express 1979-08-26 Movie
1978	Animation	The Phoenix 1978-08-12 Movie
	Character Designer	Thumbelina 1978-03-18 Movie
1964	Animation	Mermaid 1964-09-21 Movie
1962	Animation	Osu 1962-11-05 Movie
Year	Role	Movie/Tv

Directing

Year	Role	Movie/Tv
1989	Director	Animated Self-Portraits 1989-06-01 Movie
1988	Director	Self Portrait 1988-06-01 Movie
1987	Director	Legend of the Forest 1987-12-18 Movie
	Director	Muramasa 1987-08-21 Movie
	Director	Push 1987-08-21 Movie
	Director	Brave Fire S09 1987-04-29 Movie
1986	Director	Galaxy Investigation 2100: Border Planet 1986-08-24 Movie
	Director	Yamataro Comes Back 1986-08-15 Movie
1985	Director	Broken Down Film 1985-08-17 Movie
	Director	Lunn Flies into the Wind 1985-04-13 Movie
1984	Director	Bagi, the Monster of Mighty Nature 1984-08-19 Movie
	Director	Jumping 1984-08-12 Movie
1983	Director	Rain Boy 1983-12-24 Movie
	Director	The Green Cat 1983-12-24 Movie
1981	Director	Bremen 4: Angels in Hell 1981-08-28 Movie
	Director	The Fantastic Adventures of Unico 1981-03-14 Movie
1980	Director	Astro Boy 1980-10-01 TV Show
	Director	Phoenix 2772 1980-03-15 Movie
1978	Director	One Million-Year Trip: Bander Book 1978-08-27 Movie
1970	Director	Cleopatra: Queen of Sex 1970-09-15 Movie
1968	Director	Genesis 1968-10-01 Movie
	Director	Norman 1968-07-01 Movie
1966	Director	Pictures at an Exhibition 1966-11-11 Movie
1965	Director	The Drop 1965-10-01 Movie
	Director	Cigarettes and Ashes 1965-09-30 Movie
	Director	New Treasure Island 1965-01-03 Movie
1964	Director	Mermaid 1964-09-21 Movie
	Director	Memory 1964-09-21 Movie
	Director	Big X 1964-08-03 TV Show
1963	Director	銀河少年隊 1963-04-07 TV Show
	Director	Astro Boy 1963-01-01 TV Show
Year	Role	Movie/Tv

Production

Year	Role	Movie/Tv
1980	Producer	Phoenix 2772 1980-03-15 Movie
1973	Producer	Belladonna of Sadness 1973-06-30 Movie
1970	Producer	Misuke in the Land of Ice 1970-07-01 Movie
	Executive Producer	The Kindly Lion 1970-03-21 Movie
1969	Executive Producer	A Thousand and One Nights 1969-06-14 Movie
1965	Producer	Cigarettes and Ashes 1965-09-30 Movie
	Producer	W3 1965-06-06 TV Show
1964	Producer	Astro Boy: The Brave In Space 1964-07-24 Movie
1962	Executive Producer	Tales of a Street Corner 1962-11-05 Movie
	Producer	Osu 1962-11-05 Movie
Year	Role	Movie/Tv