is an
anime
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director
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Literature
* ''Director'' (magazine), a British magazine
* ''The Director'' (novel), a 1971 novel by Henry Denker
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Music
* Director (band), an Irish rock band
* ''D ...
,
producer, and
screenwriter. After graduating from Tokyo Metropolitan North High School, he attended
Hosei University
is a private university based in Tokyo, Japan.
The university originated in a school of law, Tōkyō Hōgakusha (, i.e. Tokyo association of law), established in 1880, and the following year renamed Tōkyō Hōgakkō (, i.e. Tokyo school of law ...
. His younger brother was the late anime director
Osamu Dezaki
, also known as , , or , was a Japanese anime director and screenwriter. .
Brief history
Dezaki was born in
Tokyo
Tokyo (; ja, 東京, , ), officially the Tokyo Metropolis ( ja, 東京都, label=none, ), is the capital and List of cities in Japan, largest city of Japan. Formerly known as Edo, its metropolitan area () is the most populous in the world, ...
, Japan. After graduating from high school, he took a position at
Toshiba
, commonly known as Toshiba and stylized as TOSHIBA, is a Japanese multinational conglomerate corporation headquartered in Minato, Tokyo, Japan. Its diversified products and services include power, industrial and social infrastructure systems, ...
while studying in the department of literature at Hosei University. While doing both of these, he continued to work on his dream job of working on movie production. He acted as the coach for the nine-member
volleyball
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team at Toshiba. Dezaki also began pulling together an anime production team.
Dezaki resigned after working for seven years at Toshiba, leaving Hosei University in the middle of a term as well. He began working for
Gisaburō Sugii
is a Japanese anime director and Nihonga artist. He is best known for his work as director of the ''Touch'' series, the movie adaptation of the '' Arashi no Yoru ni'' children's book series, and the movie ''Night on the Galactic Railroad''. He i ...
's company
Art Fresh, working alongside his younger brother Osamu. His first works included writing the script for ''
Attack No. 1'' and
storyboarding ''
Star of the Giants''.
In 1969, Dezaki became a
freelancer, directing and writing screenplays for series and films produced by
Tokyo Movie Shinsha
, formerly known as the , also known as or , is a Japanese animation studio established on October 22, 1946.
TMS is one of the oldest and most famous anime studios in Japan, best known for numerous anime franchises such as ''Lupin the Third'', ...
,
Tatsunoko Production
and often shortened to , is a Japanese animation company. The studio's name has a double meaning in Japanese: "Tatsu's child" (Tatsu is a nickname for Tatsuo) and "sea dragon", the inspiration for its seahorse logo. Tatsunoko's headquarters are i ...
, and
Sunrise
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Terminology
A ...
. In 1977, he founded
Magic Bus and produced and animated ''
Shin Kyojin no Hoshi''.
Works
*''
Aterui
(died 21, AD 802 in Enryaku) was the most prominent chief of the Isawa (胆沢) band of Emishi in northern Japan. The Emishi were an indigenous people of North Japan, who were considered hirsute barbarians by the Yamato Japanese.
Life
At ...
'' (Director, Screenplay, Producer)
*''
Attack No. 1'' (screenplay)
*''
Big Wars'' (producer)
*''
Boyfriend (manga)
is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Fuyumi Soryo. The story focuses on the developing relationship between Masaki, a delinquent and former basketball star, and Kanako, a girl with a heart condition that forces her to repea ...
'' (Director)
*''
Captain'' (Director)
*''
Carol (anime)
''Carol: A Day in a Girl's Life'' is the 6th album by Japanese rock band TM Network, released on December 9, 1988 under Epic Records.
Other Media Book
Carol is a novel written by Naoto Kine, one of a member of TM Network on 1989 April ...
'' (director)
*''
Ganso Tensai Bakabon'' (director)
*''
Grey: Digital Target'' (director, continuity)
*''
Inochi No Chikyuu: Dioxin No Natsu'' (Director)
*''
Kyojin no Hoshi
is a Japanese sports manga series written by Ikki Kajiwara and illustrated by Noboru Kawasaki. It was serialized in Kodansha's ''Weekly Shōnen Magazine'' from 1966 to 1971. It is about the actual baseball team Yomiuri Giants using f ...
'' (storyboards)
*''
La Seine no Hoshi
is Japanese anime series by Soeisha (later renamed as Sunrise), which premiered in Japan on Fuji TV from April 4, 1975 and finished its run on December 26, 1975, spanning a total of 39 episodes. The title translates to English as "The Star o ...
'' (assistant director, episode director and storyboards)
*''
Mad Bull 34
is a Japanese manga series written by Kazuo Koike and illustrated by Noriyoshi Inoue, serialized in Shueisha's ''Young Jump'' between 1985 and 1991, and collected in 27 ''tankōbon'' volumes. The series follows the violent exploits of the ...
'' (director)
*''
Mahjong Hishō-den: Naki no Ryū'' (director)
*''
Mighty Orbots'' (storyboards)
*''
Play Ball'' (chief director)
*''
Pro Yakyuū o 10 Oku Tanoshiku Miru Hōhō Part 2'' (Chief Animation Director)
*''
Riki-Oh: Tōkatsu Jigoku'' (Director)
*''Riki-Oh 2: Horobi no Ko'' (Director)
*''
The Rose of Versailles
, also known as ''Lady Oscar'' and ''La Rose de Versailles'', is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Riyoko Ikeda. It was originally serialized in the manga magazine ''Margaret'' from 1972 to 1973, while a revival of the ser ...
'' (director (eps.6, 8))
*''
Saitama Bōsō Saizensen Flag! Shinimonogurui no Seishun!!'' (director)
*''
Shin Kyojin no Hoshi'' (producer, animator)
*''
Shirahata no Shōjo Ryūko'' (Director, Screenplay)
*''
Star of the Giants 1982 movie'' (Director)
*''
Sword for Truth'' (producer)
*''
New Tetsujin-28'' (episode director)
*''
They Were Eleven'' (director, storyboards)
*''
Tobira o Akete'' (screenplay)
*''
Undersea Super Train: Marine Express'' (Chief Director, Rendition)
*''
Urusei Yatsura Kanketsuhen'' (director)
*''
Urusei Yatsura: Inaba the Dreammaker'' (director)
*''
Wounded Man'' (Director (eps. 2-4))
*''
Wonder Beat Scramble'' (Director (eps. 1-15), Storyboard (ep. 1), Episode Director)
Notes
References
External links
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{{DEFAULTSORT:Dezaki Satoshi
1940 births
Anime directors
Japanese animators
Japanese film producers
Japanese animated film directors
Japanese animated film producers
Living people
People from Tokyo