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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.
Awards & recognition
- Best foreign work published in Spain · 2014
- Will Eisner Hall of Fame · 2002
- Winsor McCay Award · 1990
- Asahi Prize · 1987
- Inkpot Award · 1980
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- Iwaya Sazanami Award · 1979
- Eisner Award
- Kodansha Manga Award
- Order of the Sacred Treasure
- Shogakukan Manga Award
Filmography19 titles
Blackjack
2005Comic Book
2005Comic Book
Dororo
2019Comic Book
2019Comic Book
Astro Boy
Comic Book, Original Story
Comic Book, Original Story
Pluto
2023Original Story
2023Original Story
Astro Boy
1980Comic Book, Creator, Director, Screenplay
1980Comic Book, Creator, Director, Screenplay
Black Jack
2024Comic Book
2024Comic Book
Astro Boy
1963Comic Book, Director, Series Director, Writer
1963Comic Book, Director, Series Director, Writer
Metropolis
2001Comic Book
2001Comic Book
Phoenix: Eden17
2023Comic Book
2023Comic Book
Black Jack
1993Comic Book, Original Series Creator
1993Comic Book, Original Series Creator
Unico in the Island of Magic
1983Writer
1983Writer
Phoenix
Comic Book
Comic Book
Black Jack: The Movie
1996Comic Book, Creator
1996Comic Book, Creator
Astro Boy
2009Author
2009Author
Kimba the White Lion
1965Writer
1965Writer
A Time Slip of 10,000 Years: Prime Rose
1983Character Designer, Original Story
1983Character Designer, Original Story
Alakazam the Great!
1960Comic Book
1960Comic Book
One Million-Year Trip: Bander Book
1978Director, Storyboard, Writer
1978Director, Storyboard, Writer
Jungle Emperor: Courage Changes the Future
2009Comic Book
2009Comic Book