Osamu Tezuka

Writing

Born: 1928-11-03

Died: 1989-02-09

From: Toyonaka, Osaka, Japan

Gender: Male

Popularity: 1.2

Also Known As

手塚治虫Tezuka Osamu

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 & Nominations10 won · 0 nominated

🏆 Won

Best foreign work published in Spain

2014

🏆 Won

Will Eisner Hall of Fame

2002

🏆 Won

Winsor McCay Award

1990

🏆 Won

Asahi Prize

1987

🏆 Won

Inkpot Award

1980

🏆 Won

Iwaya Sazanami Award

1979

🏆 Won

Eisner Award

🏆 Won

Order of the Sacred Treasure

🏆 Won

Kodansha Manga Award

🏆 Won

Shogakukan Manga Award

Acting8 titles

Naoki Urasawa's Manben neo

Naoki Urasawa's Manben neo

2020 - ...Documentary

Animation Maestro Gisaburo

Animation Maestro Gisaburo

2012Documentary

Monster Heaven

Monster Heaven

Osamu Tezuka: Secrets of Creation

Osamu Tezuka: Secrets of Creation

1985Documentary

Manga World

Manga World

2005Documentary

Osamu and Musashi

Osamu and Musashi

Brave Fire S09

Brave Fire S09

Vampires

Vampires

1968-1969Action

Directing28 titles

Astro Boy

Astro Boy

1980-1981Animation

Astro Boy

Astro Boy

1963-1966Animation

Rain Boy

Rain Boy

The Fantastic Adventures of Unico

The Fantastic Adventures of Unico

New Treasure Island

New Treasure Island

Lunn Flies into the Wind

Lunn Flies into the Wind

Pictures at an Exhibition

Pictures at an Exhibition

Legend of the Forest

Legend of the Forest

Jumping

Jumping

Broken Down Film

Broken Down Film

Muramasa

Muramasa

The Green Cat

The Green Cat

Mermaid

Mermaid

Animated Self-Portraits

Animated Self-Portraits

Memory

Memory

Cleopatra: Queen of Sex

Cleopatra: Queen of Sex

The Drop

The Drop

Push

Push

One Million-Year Trip: Bander Book

One Million-Year Trip: Bander Book

Bremen 4: Angels in Hell

Bremen 4: Angels in Hell

Bagi, the Monster of Mighty Nature

Bagi, the Monster of Mighty Nature

Yamataro Comes Back

Yamataro Comes Back

Cigarettes and Ashes

Cigarettes and Ashes

Galaxy Investigation 2100: Border Planet

Galaxy Investigation 2100: Border Planet

Big X

Big X

1964-1965Animation

Brave Fire S09

Brave Fire S09

Norman

Norman

銀河少年隊

銀河少年隊

1963-1965Sci-Fi

Writing123 titles

Wonder Beat Scramble

Wonder Beat Scramble

Astro Boy: ZZZ Fuhrer

Astro Boy: ZZZ Fuhrer

The Tree In Sunlight

The Tree In Sunlight

Dororo

Dororo

The Three-eyed One

The Three-eyed One

1990-1991Animation

Black Jack

Black Jack

2004-2006Animation

Young Black Jack

Young Black Jack

Blue Blink

Blue Blink

1989-1990Action

Apollo's Song

Apollo's Song

Astro Boy

Astro Boy

2003-2004Animation

Young Black Jack

Young Black Jack

Princess Knight

Princess Knight

1967-1968Animation

PLUTO

PLUTO

Astro Boy

Astro Boy

1980-1981Animation

Buddha 2: The Endless Journey

Buddha 2: The Endless Journey

Adachi-ga Hara

Adachi-ga Hara

Dororo

Dororo

Black Jack

Black Jack

Princess Knight

Princess Knight

Buddha: The Great Departure

Buddha: The Great Departure

W3

1965-1966Animation

Astro Boy

Astro Boy

1963-1966Animation

Undersea Super Train: Marine Express

Undersea Super Train: Marine Express

Rain Boy

Rain Boy

Jetter Mars

Jetter Mars

Dororo

Dororo

Metropolis

Metropolis

The Fantastic Adventures of Unico

The Fantastic Adventures of Unico

New Treasure Island

New Treasure Island

Black Jack: The Boy Who Came from the Sky

Black Jack: The Boy Who Came from the Sky

Jungle Emperor Leo

Jungle Emperor Leo

Unico: Black Cloud and White Feathers

Unico: Black Cloud and White Feathers

A Thousand and One Nights

A Thousand and One Nights

Pieta in the Toilet

Pieta in the Toilet

Legend of the Forest

Legend of the Forest

Don Dracula

Don Dracula

Phoenix: Eden17

Phoenix: Eden17

Jumping

Jumping

Broken Down Film

Broken Down Film

Unico in the Island of Magic

Unico in the Island of Magic

Black Jack

Black Jack

1993-2011Animation

Phoenix

Phoenix

MW -ムウ-

MW -ムウ-

Phoenix: Karma Chapter

Phoenix: Karma Chapter

Black Jack: The Movie

Black Jack: The Movie

Goku's Adventure

Goku's Adventure

Dororo and Hyakkimaru

Dororo and Hyakkimaru

Astro Boy

Astro Boy

Fumoon

Fumoon

The Green Cat

The Green Cat

Mermaid

Mermaid

Black Jack: The Visitor in the Eye

Black Jack: The Visitor in the Eye

The Phoenix

The Phoenix

Animated Self-Portraits

Animated Self-Portraits

A Time Slip of 10,000 Years: Prime Rose

A Time Slip of 10,000 Years: Prime Rose

Kimba the White Lion

Kimba the White Lion

1965-1967Animation

Black Jack: The Two Doctors in Black

Black Jack: The Two Doctors in Black

Phoenix: Yamato Chapter

Phoenix: Yamato Chapter

Go Astro Boy Go!

Go Astro Boy Go!

2019-2020Animation

Phoenix 2772

Phoenix 2772

Tales of a Street Corner

Tales of a Street Corner

Memory

Memory

Astro Boy: The Brave In Space

Astro Boy: The Brave In Space

Jungle Emperor

Jungle Emperor

Cleopatra: Queen of Sex

Cleopatra: Queen of Sex

Atom: The Beginning

Atom: The Beginning

Tezuka's Barbara

Tezuka's Barbara

Tenguri, Boy of the Plains

Tenguri, Boy of the Plains

Alakazam the Great!

Alakazam the Great!

Phoenix: Space Chapter

Phoenix: Space Chapter

One Million-Year Trip: Bander Book

One Million-Year Trip: Bander Book

Astro Boy vs The Junkyard Pirates

Astro Boy vs The Junkyard Pirates

Marvelous Melmo

Marvelous Melmo

1971-1972Animation

Arabian Nights: The Adventures of Sinbad

Arabian Nights: The Adventures of Sinbad

Akuemon

Akuemon

Bremen 4: Angels in Hell

Bremen 4: Angels in Hell

Bagi, the Monster of Mighty Nature

Bagi, the Monster of Mighty Nature

MW: The Devil's Game

MW: The Devil's Game

Yamataro Comes Back

Yamataro Comes Back

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

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

Sleeping Bride

Sleeping Bride

Triton of the Sea

Triton of the Sea

Triton of the Sea

Triton of the Sea

Jungle Emperor: Courage Changes the Future

Jungle Emperor: Courage Changes the Future

The Three-Eyed One: The Prince of Devil Island

The Three-Eyed One: The Prince of Devil Island

PHOENIX: Reminiscence of Flower

PHOENIX: Reminiscence of Flower

Galaxy Investigation 2100: Border Planet

Galaxy Investigation 2100: Border Planet

Kimba the White Lion: Symphonic Poem

Kimba the White Lion: Symphonic Poem

Space Journey: The First Dream of Wonder-kun

Space Journey: The First Dream of Wonder-kun

In the Beginning: The Bible Stories

In the Beginning: The Bible Stories

1992-1997Animation

Little Astro Boy

Little Astro Boy

Leo the Lion

Leo the Lion

1966-1967Action

Big X

Big X

1964-1965Animation

Little Wansa

Little Wansa

Little Wansa

Little Wansa

Black Jack

Black Jack

Black Jack 3: Black Mirror Image

Black Jack 3: Black Mirror Image

Black Jack 2: Pinoko I Love You

Black Jack 2: Pinoko I Love You

Neo Faust

Neo Faust

Misuke in the Land of Ice

Misuke in the Land of Ice

Phoenix: Robe of Feathers

Phoenix: Robe of Feathers

Phoenix: Bonds Chapter

Phoenix: Bonds Chapter

Garon

Garon

Black Jack: Capital Transfer to Heian

Black Jack: Capital Transfer to Heian

Jungle Emperor Leo: Hon-o-ji

Jungle Emperor Leo: Hon-o-ji

Astro Boy: Mighty Atom – Visitor of 100,000 Light Years, IGZA

Astro Boy: Mighty Atom – Visitor of 100,000 Light Years, IGZA

Black Jack: Dr. Pinoko's Forest Adventure

Black Jack: Dr. Pinoko's Forest Adventure

Astro Boy: Volume of the Blue Knight

Astro Boy: Volume of the Blue Knight

Astro Boy: Shinsengumi

Astro Boy: Shinsengumi

The Secret of Astro Boy’s Birth

The Secret of Astro Boy’s Birth

Astro Boy: The Glorious Earth

Astro Boy: The Glorious Earth

Brave Fire S09

Brave Fire S09

Norman

Norman

Adventures of the Monkey King

Adventures of the Monkey King

The Amazing Three Pilot

The Amazing Three Pilot

Legend of the Forest: 2nd Movement

Legend of the Forest: 2nd Movement

Phoenix: "Dougo Onsen" Chapter

Phoenix: "Dougo Onsen" Chapter

Black Jack: A Lucky Bet / Phoenix

Black Jack: A Lucky Bet / Phoenix

Princess Knight - The Musical

Princess Knight - The Musical

THE RIBBON HERO

THE RIBBON HERO

Vampires

Vampires

1968-1969Action

Microid S

Microid S

手塚治虫実験アニメーション作品集

手塚治虫実験アニメーション作品集

1962-2014Animation

Production9 titles

W3

1965-1966Animation

A Thousand and One Nights

A Thousand and One Nights

The Kindly Lion

The Kindly Lion

Fumoon

Fumoon

Phoenix 2772

Phoenix 2772

Tales of a Street Corner

Tales of a Street Corner

Astro Boy: The Brave In Space

Astro Boy: The Brave In Space

Cigarettes and Ashes

Cigarettes and Ashes

Misuke in the Land of Ice

Misuke in the Land of Ice

Visual Effects9 titles

Undersea Super Train: Marine Express

Undersea Super Train: Marine Express

Thumbelina

Thumbelina

The Tale of Osamu Tezuka: I'm Son-Goku

The Tale of Osamu Tezuka: I'm Son-Goku

Mermaid

Mermaid

The Phoenix

The Phoenix

A Time Slip of 10,000 Years: Prime Rose

A Time Slip of 10,000 Years: Prime Rose

Phoenix 2772

Phoenix 2772

Bremen 4: Angels in Hell

Bremen 4: Angels in Hell

In the Beginning: The Bible Stories

In the Beginning: The Bible Stories

1992-1997Animation

Crew16 titles

Wonder Beat Scramble

Wonder Beat Scramble

Saving Our Fragile Earth: Unico Special Chapter

Saving Our Fragile Earth: Unico Special Chapter

Young Black Jack

Young Black Jack

Adachi-ga Hara

Adachi-ga Hara

Dororo

Dororo

Lunn Flies into the Wind

Lunn Flies into the Wind

Black Jack: The Movie

Black Jack: The Movie

Phoenix: Yamato Chapter

Phoenix: Yamato Chapter

Black Jack: The Two Doctors in Black

Black Jack: The Two Doctors in Black

Popotan

Popotan

Phoenix: Space Chapter

Phoenix: Space Chapter

Osamu Tezuka's Last Mystery of the 20th Century

Osamu Tezuka's Last Mystery of the 20th Century

火の鳥

火の鳥

Phoenix: Robe of Feathers

Phoenix: Robe of Feathers

Osamu Tezuka Tribute - "I Animated Tezuka's Characters"

Osamu Tezuka Tribute - "I Animated Tezuka's Characters"

The Space Giants

The Space Giants

Creator12 titles

Astro Boy

Astro Boy

1980-1981Animation

Leo the Lion

Leo the Lion

1966-1967Action

Marvelous Melmo

Marvelous Melmo

1971-1972Animation

Goku's Adventure

Goku's Adventure

Don Dracula

Don Dracula

W3

1965-1966Animation

The Three-eyed One

The Three-eyed One

1990-1991Animation

Triton of the Sea

Triton of the Sea

Ambassador Magma

Ambassador Magma

Dororo

Dororo

手塚治虫実験アニメーション作品集

手塚治虫実験アニメーション作品集

1962-2014Animation

In the Beginning: The Bible Stories

In the Beginning: The Bible Stories

1992-1997Animation