is a Japanese

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, screenwriter and director. Masaki's career as an animator began in 1963 at

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, where he was involved in ''

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''. After a few more works, he left the studio in 1968 and dedicated himself to his work as a mangaka. In 1979, he returned to the film and worked at Studio Madhouse as a director and screenwriter. He directed ''

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'' and the sci-fi adventure '' Toki no Tabibito: Time Stranger''. In 1986, Masaki retired from anime, although he continued his manga career into the 90s.

Bibliography

* ''Jiro ga Yuku'' (1971) * ''Jōhachi Shigure'' (1972) * ''Kiba no Monshō'' (1972)Eintrag bei Baka-Update

Filmography

* 1963:

(Animator) * 1964: Tetsuwan Atom: Uchū no Yūsha (Production Assistant) * 1968: Sabu to Ichi Torimono Hikae (Episode Director) * 1968: Wanpaku Tanteidan (Producer) * 1979: Animation Kikō Marco Polo no Bōken (Episode Director) * 1981: Natsu e no Tobira (Director) * 1982: Haguregumo (Director) * 1983:

(Director) * 1983: Harmagedon: Genma Taisen (Screenplay, Design) * 1985: Babī ni Kubittake (Design) * 1985: Kamui no Ken (Screenplay) * 1986: Toki no Tabibito – Time Stranger (Director, Screenplay)

References

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