Osamu Tezuka
Writing • AGE 60
Osamu Tezuka (手塚 治虫, Tezuka Osamu) is a Japanese cartoonist, manga artist, and animator, often dubbed as the "Godfather of Anime". He was the originator of anime's trademark "large eyes" style of cha...
Filmography
THE RIBBON HERO
Writer
2026
Apollo's Song
Original Story
2025
Black Jack
Comic Book
2024
Midnight
Writer
2024
PHOENIX: Reminiscence of Flower
Comic Book
2023
PLUTO
Original Story
2023
Phoenix: Eden17
Comic Book
2023
Tezuka's Barbara
Comic Book
2020
Naoki Urasawa's Manben neo
Self
2020
Go Astro Boy Go!
Characters
2019
Phoenix: "Dougo Onsen" Chapter
Comic Book
2019
Dororo
Comic Book
2019
Osamu Tezuka Tribute - "I Animated Tezuka's Characters"
Creator
2017
Atom: The Beginning
Original Concept
2017
Princess Knight - The Musical
Original Story
2015
Young Black Jack
Characters
2015
Pieta in the Toilet
Original Concept
2015
Legend of the Forest: 2nd Movement
Writer
2014
Little Astro Boy
Comic Book
2014
Buddha 2: The Endless Journey
Author
2014
Garon
Comic Book
2013
Animation Maestro Gisaburo
Self
2012
Phoenix: Bonds Chapter
Comic Book
2012
Buddha: The Great Departure
Author
2011
Young Black Jack
Novel
2011
Astro Boy vs The Junkyard Pirates
Comic Book
2010
Astro Boy
Author
2009
Jungle Emperor: Courage Changes the Future
Comic Book
2009
MW -ムウ-
Novel
2009
MW: The Devil's Game
Comic Book
2009
Dororo
Comic Book
2007
Black Jack: The Two Doctors in Black
Original Story
2005
Black Jack: Dr. Pinoko's Forest Adventure
Comic Book
2005
Astro Boy: Mighty Atom – Visitor of 100,000 Light Years, IGZA
Comic Book
2005
Manga World
Self (archive)
2005
Black Jack
Comic Book
2004
Phoenix: Robe of Feathers
Comic Book
2004
Phoenix
Comic Book
2004
Astro Boy: The Glorious Earth
Characters
2004
Astro Boy: Ivan's Planet - Robot and Human Friendship
Characters
2003
Popotan
Compositors
2003
The Secret of Astro Boy’s Birth
Characters
2003
Astro Boy
Comic Book
2003
Astro Boy: Shinsengumi
Characters
2001
Metropolis
Comic Book
2001
Osamu Tezuka's Last Mystery of the 20th Century
Creator
2000
Black Jack: Capital Transfer to Heian
Comic Book
2000
Saving Our Fragile Earth: Unico Special Chapter
Creator
2000
The Tree In Sunlight
Original Story
2000
Black Jack: The Boy Who Came from the Sky
Comic Book
2000
Jungle Emperor Leo: Hon-o-ji
Comic Book
2000
Sleeping Bride
Novel
2000
Princess Knight
Original Story
1999
Astro Boy: Volume of the Blue Knight
Characters
1999
Neo Faust
Original Story
1999
Jungle Emperor Leo
Original Story
1997
Black Jack: The Movie
Comic Book
1996
Black Jack 3: Black Mirror Image
Original Story
1996
Black Jack 2: Pinoko I Love You
Original Story
1996
Black Jack
Original Story
1996
Osamu and Musashi
Main
1994
Black Jack: A Lucky Bet / Phoenix
Original Concept
1994
Black Jack
Original Series Creator
1993
Akuemon
Original Story
1993
Ambassador Magma
Creator
1993
In the Beginning: The Bible Stories
Series Composition
1992
Adachi-ga Hara
Comic Book
1991
Kimba the White Lion: Symphonic Poem
Comic Book
1991
The Three-eyed One
Comic Book
1990
The Tale of Osamu Tezuka: I'm Son-Goku
Character Designer
1989
Animated Self-Portraits
Writer
1989
Little Wansa
Novel
1989
Blue Blink
Writer
1989
Phoenix: Space Chapter
Creator
1987
Legend of the Forest
Director
1987
Muramasa
Director
1987
Push
Director
1987
Phoenix: Yamato Chapter
Creator
1987
Brave Fire S09
Narrator (voice)
1987
Phoenix: Karma Chapter
Author
1986
Monster Heaven
1986
Galaxy Investigation 2100: Border Planet
Director
1986
Yamataro Comes Back
Director
1986
Wonder Beat Scramble
Writer
1986
The Three-Eyed One: The Prince of Devil Island
Original Story
1985
Broken Down Film
Director
1985
Lunn Flies into the Wind
Director
1985
Osamu Tezuka: Secrets of Creation
Himself
1985
Bagi, the Monster of Mighty Nature
Director
1984
Jumping
Director
1984
Rain Boy
Director
1983
The Green Cat
Director
1983
A Time Slip of 10,000 Years: Prime Rose
Original Story
1983
Unico in the Island of Magic
Writer
1983
Don Dracula
Writer
1982
Bremen 4: Angels in Hell
Director
1981
The Fantastic Adventures of Unico
Director
1981
Astro Boy
Comic Book
1980
Fumoon
Writer
1980
Phoenix 2772
Producer
1980
Undersea Super Train: Marine Express
Story
1979
Triton of the Sea
Comic Book
1979
Unico: Black Cloud and White Feathers
Writer
1979
One Million-Year Trip: Bander Book
Director
1978
The Phoenix
Comic Book
1978
Thumbelina
Character Designer
1978
Tenguri, Boy of the Plains
Writer
1977
Black Jack: The Visitor in the Eye
Original Story
1977
Jetter Mars
Original Story
1977
火の鳥
Script
1977
Microid S
Original Story
1973
Little Wansa
Original Story
1973
Triton of the Sea
Original Concept
1972
Marvelous Melmo
Writer
1971
Cleopatra: Queen of Sex
Director
1970
Misuke in the Land of Ice
Writer
1970
The Kindly Lion
Executive Producer
1970
A Thousand and One Nights
Writer
1969
Dororo and Hyakkimaru
Writer
1969
Till a City Beneath the Sea is Built
Original Concept
1969
Space Journey: The First Dream of Wonder-kun
Writer
1969
Vampires
手塚治虫
1968
Norman
Director
1968
Dororo
Comic Book
1968
The Space Giants
Creator
1967
Princess Knight
Original Story
1967
Goku's Adventure
Writer
1967
Pictures at an Exhibition
Director
1966
Leo the Lion
Writer
1966
Jungle Emperor
Writer
1966
Adventures of the Monkey King
Writer
1966
Kimba the White Lion
Writer
1965
The Drop
Director
1965
Cigarettes and Ashes
Producer
1965
W3
Producer
1965
New Treasure Island
Director
1965
The Amazing Three Pilot
Writer
1965
Memory
Director
1964
Mermaid
Director
1964
Big X
Original Story
1964
Astro Boy: The Brave In Space
Comic Book
1964
銀河少年隊
Director
1963
Astro Boy
Director
1963
Tales of a Street Corner
Writer
1962
手塚治虫 実験アニメーション作品集
Writer
1962
Arabian Nights: The Adventures of Sinbad
Writer
1962
Alakazam the Great!
Comic Book
1960
Astro Boy: ZZZ Fuhrer
Comic Book
1960