Acting credits
8
Early stage
Smaller on-screen catalog so far.
Actor
Osamu Tezuka
Writing
Career Snapshot
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TMDB popularity
2.0
Low visibility
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Movies: 108Series: 38Crew credits: 140
TMDB ID: 58160
IMDb ID: nm0856804
Known for: Writing
Born: November 3, 1928
Died: February 9, 1989
Age: 60
Place of birth: Toyonaka, Osaka, Japan
Gender: Male
Adult content flag: No
Career span: 1960 - 2025
Years active: 66
Average TMDB rating: 6.9
Wikidata: Q193300
Also known as
手塚 治虫 • Tezuka Osamu
Other jobs
Comic Book (34)Writer (26)Director (21)Original Story (19)Creator (8)Characters (7)Author (4)Character Designer (4)
Biography
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 character drawing. Five years after his death, the Osamu Tezuka Manga Museum opened.
Movies
Movies
Movie credits linked with Osamu Tezuka.
7.5
Black Jack
Comic Book
2024 Movie
3.7
PHOENIX: Reminiscence of Flower
Comic Book
2023 Movie
5.5
Tezuka's Barbara
Comic Book
2020 Movie
Phoenix: "Dougo Onsen" Chapter
Comic Book
2019 Movie
Osamu Tezuka Tribute - "I Animated Tezuka's Characters"
Creator
2017 Movie
Princess Knight - The Musical
Original Story
2015 Movie
6.7
Pieta in the Toilet
Original Concept
2015 Movie
Legend of the Forest: 2nd Movement
Writer
2014 Movie
7.7
Buddha 2: The Endless Journey
Author
2014 Movie
Garon
Comic Book
2013 Movie
7.0
Animation Maestro Gisaburo
as Self
2012 Movie
Phoenix: Bonds Chapter
Comic Book
2012 Movie
7.5
Buddha: The Great Departure
Author
2011 Movie
7.5
Young Black Jack
Novel
2011 Movie
5.7
Astro Boy vs The Junkyard Pirates
Comic Book
2010 Movie
6.3
Astro Boy
Author
2009 Movie
5.0
Jungle Emperor: Courage Changes the Future
Comic Book
2009 Movie
6.3
MW
Novel
2009 Movie
5.0
MW: The Devil's Game
Comic Book
2009 Movie
7.0
Dororo
Comic Book
2007 Movie
5.9
Black Jack: The Two Doctors in Black
Original Story
2005 Movie
Black Jack: Dr. Pinoko's Forest Adventure
Comic Book
2005 Movie
Astro Boy: Mighty Atom – Visitor of 100,000 Light Years, IGZA
Comic Book
2005 Movie
Manga World
as Self (archive)
2005 Movie
Series
Series
Series credits linked with Osamu Tezuka.
8.3
Apollo's Song
Original Story • 7 eps
2025 Series
7.9
PLUTO
Original Story • 8 eps
2023 Series
6.6
Phoenix: Eden17
Comic Book • 4 eps
2023 Series
8.5
Naoki Urasawa's Manben neo
as Self • 1 eps
2020 Series
6.0
Go Astro Boy Go!
Characters • 52 eps
2019 Series
8.5
Dororo
Comic Book • 24 eps
2019 Series
5.4
Atom: The Beginning
Original Concept • 12 eps
2017 Series
8.0
Young Black Jack
Characters • 12 eps
2015 Series
3.0
Little Astro Boy
Comic Book • 8 eps
2014 Series
8.6
Black Jack
Comic Book • 77 eps
2004 Series
6.7
Phoenix
Comic Book • 13 eps
2004 Series
5.9
Popotan
Compositors • 12 eps
2003 Series
7.9
Astro Boy
Comic Book • 50 eps
2003 Series
9.0
The Tree In Sunlight
Original Story • 25 eps
2000 Series
6.5
Black Jack
Original Series Creator • 12 eps
1993 Series
Ambassador Magma
Creator
1993 Series
3.8
In the Beginning: The Bible Stories
Series Composition • 26 eps
1992 Series
8.5
The Three-eyed One
Comic Book • 48 eps
1990 Series
8.0
Blue Blink
Writer • 1 eps
1989 Series
10.0
Wonder Beat Scramble
Writer • 26 eps
1986 Series
6.7
Don Dracula
Writer • 8 eps
1982 Series
7.7
Astro Boy
Comic Book • 52 eps
1980 Series
8.0
Jetter Mars
Writer • 27 eps
1977 Series
Microid S
Original Story • 26 eps
1973 Series