Masaaki ÅŒsumi (大隅 æ£ç§‹, ÅŒsumi Masaaki, November 26, 1934 -) is
a Japanese director known for his work in television and movie
animations.ÅŒsumi was born in HyÅ go Prefecture, Japan, and graduated
from School of Media Science at the Tokyo University of Technology. He
got his start in the entertainment industry as the leader of a puppet
theater in Kobe. This led to an association with Tokyo Movie Shinsha,
one of the first Japanese animation studios.In 1969, ÅŒsumi
collaborated with animator Yasuo ÅŒtsuka in the Moomin TV series,
which was an immediate hit. But Finnish author Tove Jansson, creator
of the Moomin books, objected strongly to the depiction of the
characters in the series. According to Jansson, "My Moomin is No car,
No fight, and No money." The series was shifted to another studio
after 26 episodes.Also in 1969, he collaborated with ÅŒtsuka on the
classic Lupin III TV series. This series opened to poor ratings and
was cancelled after only 23 episodes. ÅŒsumi directed the first seven
episodes and episodes nine and twelve, with the remaining episodes
being directed jointly by Hayao Miyazaki and Isao Takahata. ÅŒsumi was
fired by the studio for refusing to adapt the sophisticated series for
a children's audience. He went on to direct film and television
animations for a number of other studios, and for the national
broadcaster NHK. In 1993, he returned to direct one more Lupin
episode, entitled Orders to Assassinate Lupin.
a Japanese director known for his work in television and movie
animations.ÅŒsumi was born in HyÅ go Prefecture, Japan, and graduated
from School of Media Science at the Tokyo University of Technology. He
got his start in the entertainment industry as the leader of a puppet
theater in Kobe. This led to an association with Tokyo Movie Shinsha,
one of the first Japanese animation studios.In 1969, ÅŒsumi
collaborated with animator Yasuo ÅŒtsuka in the Moomin TV series,
which was an immediate hit. But Finnish author Tove Jansson, creator
of the Moomin books, objected strongly to the depiction of the
characters in the series. According to Jansson, "My Moomin is No car,
No fight, and No money." The series was shifted to another studio
after 26 episodes.Also in 1969, he collaborated with ÅŒtsuka on the
classic Lupin III TV series. This series opened to poor ratings and
was cancelled after only 23 episodes. ÅŒsumi directed the first seven
episodes and episodes nine and twelve, with the remaining episodes
being directed jointly by Hayao Miyazaki and Isao Takahata. ÅŒsumi was
fired by the studio for refusing to adapt the sophisticated series for
a children's audience. He went on to direct film and television
animations for a number of other studios, and for the national
broadcaster NHK. In 1993, he returned to direct one more Lupin
episode, entitled Orders to Assassinate Lupin.
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