Writing
Osamu Tezuka
Born 1928-11-03
Toyonaka, Osaka, Japan
Department: Writing
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.
Known For
Prominent works featuring Osamu Tezuka
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Astro Boy
2009
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Dororo
2019
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Metropolis
2001
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PLUTO
2023
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Astro Boy
2003
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Astro Boy
1963
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Dororo
2007
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Astro Boy
1980
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THE RIBBON HERO
2026
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Atom: The Beginning
2017
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Filmography & Credits
Complete career catalog (245 titles)
| Poster | Title | Character / Role | Type | Year |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 | 手塚治虫の戦争 | Writer | Movie | 2026 |
 | 手塚治虫の戦争 | Comic Book | Movie | 2026 |
 | THE RIBBON HERO | Original Story | Movie | 2026 |
 | Apollo's Song | Original Story | TV Series | 2025 |
 | Black Jack | Comic Book | Movie | 2024 |
 | PHOENIX: Reminiscence of Flower | Comic Book | Movie | 2023 |
 | PLUTO | Original Story | TV Series | 2023 |
 | Phoenix: Eden17 | Comic Book | TV Series | 2023 |
 | Tezuka's Barbara | Comic Book | Movie | 2020 |
 | Naoki Urasawa's Manben neo | Self | TV Series | 2020 |
 | Go Astro Boy Go! | Characters | TV Series | 2019 |
 | Phoenix: "Dougo Onsen" Chapter | Comic Book | Movie | 2019 |
 | Dororo | Comic Book | TV Series | 2019 |
| Dororo | Creator | TV Series | 2019 |
 | Osamu Tezuka Tribute - "I Animated Tezuka's Characters" | Creator | Movie | 2017 |
 | Atom: The Beginning | Original Concept | TV Series | 2017 |
| Atom: The Beginning | Characters | TV Series | 2017 |
 | Princess Knight - The Musical | Original Story | Movie | 2015 |
 | Young Black Jack | Characters | TV Series | 2015 |
 | Pieta in the Toilet | Original Concept | Movie | 2015 |
 | Legend of the Forest: 2nd Movement | Writer | Movie | 2014 |
 | Little Astro Boy | Comic Book | TV Series | 2014 |
 | Buddha 2: The Endless Journey | Author | Movie | 2014 |
 | Garon | Comic Book | Movie | 2013 |
 | Animation Maestro Gisaburo | Self | Movie | 2012 |
 | Phoenix: Bonds Chapter | Comic Book | Movie | 2012 |
| A Tree In The Sun | Original Story | TV Series | 2012 | |
 | Buddha: The Great Departure | Author | Movie | 2011 |
 | Young Black Jack | Novel | Movie | 2011 |
| Young Black Jack | Creator | Movie | 2011 |
 | Astro Boy vs The Junkyard Pirates | Comic Book | Movie | 2010 |
 | Astro Boy | Author | Movie | 2009 |
 | Jungle Emperor: Courage Changes the Future | Comic Book | Movie | 2009 |
 | MW -ムウ- | Novel | Movie | 2009 |
| MW -ムウ- | Original Story | Movie | 2009 |
 | MW: The Devil's Game | Comic Book | Movie | 2009 |
 | Dororo | Comic Book | Movie | 2007 |
 | Black Jack: The Two Doctors in Black | Original Story | Movie | 2005 |
| Black Jack: The Two Doctors in Black | Creator | Movie | 2005 |
 | Black Jack: Dr. Pinoko's Forest Adventure | Comic Book | Movie | 2005 |
| Black Jack: Dr. Pinoko's Forest Adventure | Original Concept | Movie | 2005 |
 | Astro Boy: Mighty Atom – Visitor of 100,000 Light Years, IGZA | Comic Book | Movie | 2005 |
 | Manga World | Self (archive) | Movie | 2005 |
 | Black Jack | Comic Book | TV Series | 2004 |
 | Phoenix: Robe of Feathers | Comic Book | Movie | 2004 |
| Phoenix: Robe of Feathers | Creator | Movie | 2004 |
 | Phoenix | Comic Book | TV Series | 2004 |
 | Astro Boy: The Glorious Earth | Characters | Movie | 2004 |
 | Astro Boy: Ivan's Planet - Robot and Human Friendship | Characters | Movie | 2003 |
 | Popotan | Compositors | TV Series | 2003 |
 | The Secret of Astro Boy’s Birth | Characters | Movie | 2003 |
 | Astro Boy | Comic Book | TV Series | 2003 |
| Astro Boy | Original Story | TV Series | 2003 |
 | Astro Boy: Shinsengumi | Characters | Movie | 2001 |
 | Metropolis | Comic Book | Movie | 2001 |
 | Osamu Tezuka's Last Mystery of the 20th Century | Creator | Movie | 2000 |
 | Black Jack: Capital Transfer to Heian | Comic Book | Movie | 2000 |
 | Saving Our Fragile Earth: Unico Special Chapter | Creator | Movie | 2000 |
 | The Tree In Sunlight | Original Story | TV Series | 2000 |
 | Black Jack: The Boy Who Came from the Sky | Comic Book | Movie | 2000 |
 | Jungle Emperor Leo: Hon-o-ji | Comic Book | Movie | 2000 |
 | Sleeping Bride | Novel | Movie | 2000 |
 | Princess Knight | Original Story | Movie | 1999 |
 | Astro Boy: Volume of the Blue Knight | Characters | Movie | 1999 |
 | Neo Faust | Original Story | Movie | 1999 |
 | Jungle Emperor Leo | Original Story | Movie | 1997 |
 | Black Jack: The Movie | Comic Book | Movie | 1996 |
| Black Jack: The Movie | Creator | Movie | 1996 |
 | Black Jack 3: Black Mirror Image | Original Story | Movie | 1996 |
 | Black Jack 2: Pinoko I Love You | Original Story | Movie | 1996 |
| Black Jack 2: Pinoko I Love You | Comic Book | Movie | 1996 |
 | Black Jack | Original Story | Movie | 1996 |
| Black Jack | Comic Book | Movie | 1996 |
 | Osamu and Musashi | Main | Movie | 1994 |
 | Black Jack: A Lucky Bet / Phoenix | Original Concept | Movie | 1994 |
 | Black Jack | Original Series Creator | TV Series | 1993 |
| Black Jack | Comic Book | TV Series | 1993 |
 | Akuemon | Original Story | Movie | 1993 |
 | Ambassador Magma | Creator | TV Series | 1993 |
 | In the Beginning: The Bible Stories | Series Composition | TV Series | 1992 |
| In the Beginning: The Bible Stories | Character Designer | TV Series | 1992 |
| In the Beginning: The Bible Stories | Creator | TV Series | 1992 |
 | Adachi-ga Hara | Comic Book | Movie | 1991 |
| Adachi-ga Hara | Creator | Movie | 1991 |
 | Kimba the White Lion: Symphonic Poem | Comic Book | Movie | 1991 |
| Kimba the White Lion: Symphonic Poem | Writer | Movie | 1991 |
 | The Three-eyed One | Comic Book | TV Series | 1990 |
| The Three-eyed One | Creator | TV Series | 1990 |
 | The Tale of Osamu Tezuka: I'm Son-Goku | Character Designer | Movie | 1989 |
 | Animated Self-Portraits | Writer | Movie | 1989 |
| Animated Self-Portraits | Director | Movie | 1989 |
 | Little Wansa | Novel | Movie | 1989 |
 | Blue Blink | Writer | TV Series | 1989 |
 | Self Portrait | Director | Movie | 1988 |
 | Phoenix: Space Chapter | Creator | Movie | 1987 |
| Phoenix: Space Chapter | Comic Book | Movie | 1987 |
 | Legend of the Forest | Director | Movie | 1987 |
| Legend of the Forest | Storyboard | Movie | 1987 |
| Legend of the Forest | Scenario Writer | Movie | 1987 |
 | Muramasa | Director | Movie | 1987 |
 | Push | Director | Movie | 1987 |
 | Phoenix: Yamato Chapter | Creator | Movie | 1987 |
| Phoenix: Yamato Chapter | Comic Book | Movie | 1987 |
 | Brave Fire S09 | Narrator (voice) | Movie | 1987 |
| Brave Fire S09 | Director | Movie | 1987 |
| Brave Fire S09 | Writer | Movie | 1987 |
 | Phoenix: Karma Chapter | Author | Movie | 1986 |
 | Monster Heaven | Self / Appearance | Movie | 1986 |
 | Galaxy Investigation 2100: Border Planet | Director | Movie | 1986 |
| Galaxy Investigation 2100: Border Planet | Screenplay | Movie | 1986 |
 | Yamataro Comes Back | Director | Movie | 1986 |
| Yamataro Comes Back | Comic Book | Movie | 1986 |
 | Wonder Beat Scramble | Writer | TV Series | 1986 |
| Wonder Beat Scramble | Medical Consultant | TV Series | 1986 |
 | The Three-Eyed One: The Prince of Devil Island | Original Story | Movie | 1985 |
 | Broken Down Film | Director | Movie | 1985 |
| Broken Down Film | Writer | Movie | 1985 |
 | Lunn Flies into the Wind | Director | Movie | 1985 |
| Lunn Flies into the Wind | Creator | Movie | 1985 |
 | Osamu Tezuka: Secrets of Creation | Himself | Movie | 1985 |
 | Bagi, the Monster of Mighty Nature | Director | Movie | 1984 |
| Bagi, the Monster of Mighty Nature | Screenplay | Movie | 1984 |
 | Jumping | Director | Movie | 1984 |
| Jumping | Screenplay | Movie | 1984 |
 | Rain Boy | Director | Movie | 1983 |
| Rain Boy | Author | Movie | 1983 |
 | The Green Cat | Director | Movie | 1983 |
| The Green Cat | Comic Book | Movie | 1983 |
 | A Time Slip of 10,000 Years: Prime Rose | Original Story | Movie | 1983 |
| A Time Slip of 10,000 Years: Prime Rose | Character Designer | Movie | 1983 |
 | Unico in the Island of Magic | Writer | Movie | 1983 |
 | Don Dracula | Writer | TV Series | 1982 |
| Don Dracula | Original Concept | TV Series | 1982 |
| Don Dracula | Creator | TV Series | 1982 |
 | Bremen 4: Angels in Hell | Director | Movie | 1981 |
| Bremen 4: Angels in Hell | Character Designer | Movie | 1981 |
| Bremen 4: Angels in Hell | Key Animation | Movie | 1981 |
| Bremen 4: Angels in Hell | Original Story | Movie | 1981 |
| Bremen 4: Angels in Hell | Screenplay | Movie | 1981 |
 | The Fantastic Adventures of Unico | Director | Movie | 1981 |
| The Fantastic Adventures of Unico | Story | Movie | 1981 |
 | Astro Boy | Director | TV Series | 1980 |
| Astro Boy | Comic Book | TV Series | 1980 |
| Astro Boy | Screenplay | TV Series | 1980 |
| Astro Boy | Creator | TV Series | 1980 |
 | Fumoon | Writer | Movie | 1980 |
| Fumoon | Comic Book | Movie | 1980 |
| Fumoon | Producer | Movie | 1980 |
 | Phoenix 2772 | Producer | Movie | 1980 |
| Phoenix 2772 | Screenplay | Movie | 1980 |
| Phoenix 2772 | Original Story | Movie | 1980 |
| Phoenix 2772 | Key Animation | Movie | 1980 |
 | Undersea Super Train: Marine Express | Story | Movie | 1979 |
| Undersea Super Train: Marine Express | Character Designer | Movie | 1979 |
 | Triton of the Sea | Comic Book | Movie | 1979 |
 | Unico: Black Cloud and White Feathers | Writer | Movie | 1979 |
 | One Million-Year Trip: Bander Book | Director | Movie | 1978 |
| One Million-Year Trip: Bander Book | Writer | Movie | 1978 |
| One Million-Year Trip: Bander Book | Storyboard | Movie | 1978 |
 | The Phoenix | Comic Book | Movie | 1978 |
| The Phoenix | Animation | Movie | 1978 |
 | Thumbelina | Character Designer | Movie | 1978 |
 | Tenguri, Boy of the Plains | Writer | Movie | 1977 |
| Tenguri, Boy of the Plains | Story | Movie | 1977 |
 | Black Jack: The Visitor in the Eye | Original Story | Movie | 1977 |
 | Jetter Mars | Original Story | TV Series | 1977 |
 | 火の鳥 | Script | Movie | 1977 |
 | Microid S | Original Story | TV Series | 1973 |
 | Little Wansa | Original Story | TV Series | 1973 |
 | Triton of the Sea | Original Concept | TV Series | 1972 |
| Triton of the Sea | Writer | TV Series | 1972 |
| Triton of the Sea | Comic Book | TV Series | 1972 |
| Triton of the Sea | Creator | TV Series | 1972 |
 | Marvelous Melmo | Writer | TV Series | 1971 |
| Marvelous Melmo | Creator | TV Series | 1971 |
 | Cleopatra: Queen of Sex | Director | Movie | 1970 |
| Cleopatra: Queen of Sex | Idea | Movie | 1970 |
| Cleopatra: Queen of Sex | Screenstory | Movie | 1970 |
| Cleopatra: Queen of Sex | Original Story | Movie | 1970 |
 | Misuke in the Land of Ice | Writer | Movie | 1970 |
| Misuke in the Land of Ice | Producer | Movie | 1970 |
 | The Kindly Lion | Executive Producer | Movie | 1970 |
 | A Thousand and One Nights | Writer | Movie | 1969 |
| A Thousand and One Nights | Executive Producer | Movie | 1969 |
| A Thousand and One Nights | Original Story | Movie | 1969 |
 | Dororo and Hyakkimaru | Writer | TV Series | 1969 |
| Dororo and Hyakkimaru | Comic Book | TV Series | 1969 |
 | Till a City Beneath the Sea is Built | Original Concept | Movie | 1969 |
 | Space Journey: The First Dream of Wonder-kun | Writer | Movie | 1969 |
 | Vampires | 手塚治虫 | TV Series | 1968 |
| Vampires | Original Story | TV Series | 1968 |
| Genesis | Director | Movie | 1968 | |
 | Norman | Director | Movie | 1968 |
| Norman | Writer | Movie | 1968 |
 | Dororo | Comic Book | Movie | 1968 |
| Dororo | Writer | Movie | 1968 |
| Dororo | Creator | Movie | 1968 |
 | The Space Giants | Creator | Movie | 1967 |
 | Princess Knight | Original Story | TV Series | 1967 |
| Princess Knight | Comic Book | TV Series | 1967 |
 | Goku's Adventure | Writer | TV Series | 1967 |
| Goku's Adventure | Creator | TV Series | 1967 |
 | Pictures at an Exhibition | Director | Movie | 1966 |
 | Leo the Lion | Writer | TV Series | 1966 |
| Leo the Lion | Creator | TV Series | 1966 |
 | Jungle Emperor | Writer | Movie | 1966 |
| Jungle Emperor | Comic Book | Movie | 1966 |
 | Adventures of the Monkey King | Writer | Movie | 1966 |
 | Kimba the White Lion | Writer | TV Series | 1965 |
 | The Drop | Director | Movie | 1965 |
 | Cigarettes and Ashes | Producer | Movie | 1965 |
| Cigarettes and Ashes | Director | Movie | 1965 |
 | W3 | Producer | TV Series | 1965 |
| W3 | Writer | TV Series | 1965 |
| W3 | Creator | TV Series | 1965 |
 | New Treasure Island | Director | Movie | 1965 |
| New Treasure Island | Writer | Movie | 1965 |
 | The Amazing Three Pilot | Writer | Movie | 1965 |
 | Memory | Director | Movie | 1964 |
 | Mermaid | Director | Movie | 1964 |
| Mermaid | Animation | Movie | 1964 |
| Mermaid | Writer | Movie | 1964 |
| Mermaid | Original Concept | Movie | 1964 |
| Memory | Story | Movie | 1964 |
 | Big X | Director | TV Series | 1964 |
| Big X | Original Story | TV Series | 1964 |
 | Astro Boy: The Brave In Space | Comic Book | Movie | 1964 |
| Astro Boy: The Brave In Space | Scenario Writer | Movie | 1964 |
| Astro Boy: The Brave In Space | Producer | Movie | 1964 |
 | 銀河少年隊 | Director | TV Series | 1963 |
 | Astro Boy | Director | TV Series | 1963 |
| Astro Boy | Comic Book | TV Series | 1963 |
| Astro Boy | Series Director | TV Series | 1963 |
 | Tales of a Street Corner | Writer | Movie | 1962 |
| MALE | Animation | Movie | 1962 | |
| MALE | Producer | Movie | 1962 | |
| Tales of a Street Corner | Producer | Movie | 1962 |
 | 手塚治虫 実験アニメーション作品集 | Writer | TV Series | 1962 |
| 手塚治虫 実験アニメーション作品集 | Creator | TV Series | 1962 |
 | Arabian Nights: The Adventures of Sinbad | Writer | Movie | 1962 |
 | Alakazam the Great! | Comic Book | Movie | 1960 |
 | Astro Boy: ZZZ Fuhrer | Comic Book | Movie | 1960 |
| Astro Boy | Characters | Movie | — | |
| The Book of Human Insects | Comic Book | Movie | — | |
| Galaxy Boy Troop | Creator | TV Series | — |