Osamu Dezaki (出ï¨' çµ±, Dezaki Osamu, November 18, 1943 â€" April
17, 2011), also known as Makura Saki (å´Žæž•, Saki Makura), Kan
Matsudo (æ ¾æˆ¸å®Œ, Matsudo Kan), Toru Yabuki (çŸ¢å ¹å¾¹, Yabuki Toru)
or Kuyou Sai (æ–‰ä¹ æ´‹, Sai Kuyou), was a Japanese anime director and
screenwriter.Dezaki started out as a manga artist while still in high
school. In 1963 he joined Mushi Production, which was founded by manga
and anime pioneer Osamu Tezuka. His made his debut as a director in
1970 with Ashita no Joe.After working with Mushi Production, Dezaki
co-founded Madhouse with Masao Maruyama, Rintaro, and Yoshiaki
Kawajiri.Dezaki was known for his distinct visual style, which makes
use of split screen, stark lighting, extensive use of dutch angle, 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 Yoshiaki
Kawajiri, Yoshiyuki Tomino, RyūtarŠNakamura, Noriyuki Abe, Kunihiko
Ikuhara, Akiyuki Shinbo, and Yutaka Yamamoto.
17, 2011), also known as Makura Saki (å´Žæž•, Saki Makura), Kan
Matsudo (æ ¾æˆ¸å®Œ, Matsudo Kan), Toru Yabuki (çŸ¢å ¹å¾¹, Yabuki Toru)
or Kuyou Sai (æ–‰ä¹ æ´‹, Sai Kuyou), was a Japanese anime director and
screenwriter.Dezaki started out as a manga artist while still in high
school. In 1963 he joined Mushi Production, which was founded by manga
and anime pioneer Osamu Tezuka. His made his debut as a director in
1970 with Ashita no Joe.After working with Mushi Production, Dezaki
co-founded Madhouse with Masao Maruyama, Rintaro, and Yoshiaki
Kawajiri.Dezaki was known for his distinct visual style, which makes
use of split screen, stark lighting, extensive use of dutch angle, 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 Yoshiaki
Kawajiri, Yoshiyuki Tomino, RyūtarŠNakamura, Noriyuki Abe, Kunihiko
Ikuhara, Akiyuki Shinbo, and Yutaka Yamamoto.
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