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Osamu Tezuka

Born
Nov 3, 1928 · Aged 60
Died
Feb 9, 1989
Place of birth
Toyonaka, Osaka, Japan
Gender
Male
Movie credits
6
TV credits
2
Directing credits
30
Also known as (2)
  • 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.