Macoto Tezka
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is a Japanese film
and anime
director
, born in Tokyo
. He partially owns Tezuka Productions
and helped in releasing the posthumous works of his father, the famous Osamu Tezuka
. He also runs his own company, Neontetra. He is married to manga artist
Reiko Okano
.
Film
A film, also called a movie or motion picture, is a series of still or moving images. It is produced by recording photographic images with cameras, or by creating images using animation techniques or visual effects...
and anime
Anime
is the Japanese abbreviated pronunciation of "animation". The definition sometimes changes depending on the context. In English-speaking countries, the term most commonly refers to Japanese animated cartoons....
director
Film director
A film director is a person who directs the actors and film crew in filmmaking. They control a film's artistic and dramatic nathan roach, while guiding the technical crew and actors.-Responsibilities:...
, born in Tokyo
Tokyo
, ; officially , is one of the 47 prefectures of Japan. Tokyo is the capital of Japan, the center of the Greater Tokyo Area, and the largest metropolitan area of Japan. It is the seat of the Japanese government and the Imperial Palace, and the home of the Japanese Imperial Family...
. He partially owns Tezuka Productions
Tezuka Productions
Tezuka Productions is a company created by Osamu Tezuka. His son, Makoto Tezuka has the goal to extend Tezuka's manga series with new issues and publish posthumous works...
and helped in releasing the posthumous works of his father, the famous Osamu Tezuka
Osamu Tezuka
was a Japanese cartoonist, manga artist, animator, producer, activist and medical doctor, although he never practiced medicine. Born in Osaka Prefecture, he is best known as the creator of Astro Boy, Kimba the White Lion and Black Jack...
. He also runs his own company, Neontetra. He is married to manga artist
Mangaka
is the Japanese word for a comic artist or cartoonist. Outside of Japan, manga usually refers to a Japanese comic book and mangaka refers to the author of the manga, who is usually Japanese...
Reiko Okano
Reiko Okano
is a Japanese manga artist. In 1989, she won the Shogakukan Manga Award for shōjo for Fancy Dance. She is married to director Makoto Tezuka.- References :...
.
Film
- Hakuchi (The Innocent) (starring Tadanobu AsanoTadanobu Asano, born is a Japanese actor. He is known for his roles as Dragon Eye Morrison in Electric Dragon 80.000 V, Kakihara in Ichi the Killer, Mamoru Arita in Bright Future, Hattori Genosuke in Zatoichi, Kenji in Last Life in the Universe, Aman in Survive Style 5+, Ayano in The Taste of Tea, and Temudjin...
, Miyako Koda, and Reika HashimotoReika Hashimotois a model and actress. She is of Japanese-Spanish heritage. Her father is an American citizen of Spanish descent. She has been working as a model since she was 10, and her acting debut was in the 1999 movie Hakuchi , and has performed in several movies...
, 1999) - Jikken eiga (Experimental Cinema) (starring Masatoshi NagaseMasatoshi NagaseMasatoshi Nagase is a Japanese actor. He is best known in the West for his roles in Friðrik Þór Friðriksson's Cold Fever and Jim Jarmusch's Mystery Train, in Japan for his role as TV's Mike Hama .He has won two Japanese Academy Awards, for Best Supporting Actor and Best Newcomer in 1992...
and Reika HashimotoReika Hashimotois a model and actress. She is of Japanese-Spanish heritage. Her father is an American citizen of Spanish descent. She has been working as a model since she was 10, and her acting debut was in the 1999 movie Hakuchi , and has performed in several movies...
, 1999) - Black Kiss (renamed from Synchronicity, starring Masanobu AndōMasanobu Andois a Japanese actor and director.For his second film, in 1996, he won the Film Academy of Japan's Best New Actor Award, starring in Takeshi Kitano's Kids Return....
, Kaori KawamuraKaori Kawamurawas a rock and pop singer in Japan, born in Moscow.- Family background :Her father was a Japanese expatriate in Russia, while her mother was a Russian. The family moved to Japan when she was 11 years old, where she was subjected to repeated bullying...
, and Reika HashimotoReika Hashimotois a model and actress. She is of Japanese-Spanish heritage. Her father is an American citizen of Spanish descent. She has been working as a model since she was 10, and her acting debut was in the 1999 movie Hakuchi , and has performed in several movies...
, 2004)
Anime
- AkuemonAkuemonAkuemon is the sixth and last anime episode in the Lion Books series. It was an OVA release. This episode was never broadcast on Japanese TV, but it was instead shown at a Hong Kong film festival...
(OAV): Director - Black Jack (2004 TV): director
- Black Jack 21 (TV): Director
- Black Jack Special: The 4 Miracles of Life: Director
- Black Jack: The Two Doctors Of Darkness (movie): Director
- Dr. Pinoko no Mori no Bouken (movie): Supervisor
- Pluto (manga)Pluto (manga)is a manga series by Naoki Urasawa published in Shogakukan's Big Comic Original from 2003 to 2009. It has been licensed for release in English by Viz Media, under the name Pluto: Urasawa x Tezuka. Takashi Nagasaki is credited as the series' co-author...
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