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director and screenwriter."Longtime anime director Osamu Dezaki dead at 67"
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Biography

Dezaki started out as a manga artist while still in high school. In 1963 he joined

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, which was founded by manga and anime pioneer

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. He made his debut as a director in 1970 with ''

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''. After working with Mushi Production, Dezaki co-founded Madhouse with Masao Maruyama,

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. Dezaki was known for his distinct visual style, which makes use of

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, stark lighting, extensive use of

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, and pastel freeze frames that he called "postcard memories", which may be his most famous trademark. They feature a process whereby the screen fades into a detailed "painting" of the simpler original animation. Many of his techniques became popular and came to be seen as special techniques of Japanese animation. He particularly influenced

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. His older brother,

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, is also an anime director. Dezaki was a notorious chain smoker, and as a result, he died from lung cancer on April 17, 2011, at the age of 67.

Works

Television series

Television specials

Original video animations

Movies

References

Dei, Shirou; Kodayashi, Akemi. "AIR The Movie". ''Newtype USA''. 6 (12) pp. 54–55. December 2007. .

External links

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"Interview: Osamu Dezaki"
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