Direction: Osamu Tezuka

The best movies, series, and documentaries directed by Osamu Tezuka. Explore exceptional titles that showcase a unique filmmaking vision.


Jumping (S)

1984 · Movie · 7 min. · Japan

Direction Osamu Tezuka

Plot Animated from the point of view of a small child. The viewer is jumping down a suburban street, and progressive jumps are higher and higher. The viewer/child lands in various...

6.6

484 votes

6.6

484 votes

The Fantastic Adventure of Unico

1981 · Movie · 90 min. · Japan

Direction Toshio Hirata · Osamu Tezuka

Plot Unico the magical Unicorn is born with incredible powers that make people happy. But that angers some very jealous gods. They order the West Wind to cast the tiny Unicorn...

6.6

201 votes

6.6

201 votes

Legend of the Forest

1987 · Movie · 30 min. · Japan

Direction Osamu Tezuka

Plot A tranquil forest and all of its residents must face the destruction of man. A squirrel, born and raised in the forrest, fights to defend his home and faces trials...

6.6

98 votes

6.6

98 votes

Pictures at an Exhibition

1966 · Movie · 39 min. · Japan

Direction Osamu Tezuka

Plot A series of short animated segments, without dialog, explore major characters of modern society, such as the plastic surgeon, the fashion-obsessed woman, the rumor-monger, and others, leading to a concluding...

6.5

100 votes

6.5

100 votes

Cleopatra: Queen of Sex

1970 · Movie · 112 min. · Japan

Direction Osamu Tezuka · Eiichi Yamamoto

Plot Cleopatra is a 1970 Japanese animated film directed by Osamu Tezuka and Eiichi Yamamoto. When the film was released in the United States, American distributors changed the title to Cleopatra:...

6.3

94 votes

6.3

94 votes

Broken Down Film (S)

1985 · Movie · 6 min. · Japan

Direction Osamu Tezuka

Plot A cowboy seeks to rescue, then woo, a damsel in distress. But he is constantly thwarted by the scratches, breaks, and other imperfections present in the film print itself.

6.3

405 votes

6.3

405 votes

Memory (S)

1964 · Movie · 6 min. · Japan

Direction Osamu Tezuka

Plot A series of tips on how to improve one's memory with the use of visual gags.

6.3

158 votes

6.3

158 votes

Mighty Atom (Astro Boy) (TV Series)

1963 · Series · 22 min. · Japan

Direction Osamu Tezuka · Rintaro · Eiichi Yamamoto · Gisaburô Sugii

Plot Astro Boy is a science fiction series set in a futuristic world wherein androids co-exist with humans. Its focus is on the adventures of the titular "Astro Boy" (sometimes called...

6.2

160 votes

6.2

160 votes

Mermaid (S)

1964 · Movie · 8 min. · Japan

Direction Osamu Tezuka

Plot In a fictional place where using the imagination is banned, a boy saves a fish, which surprises everyone by turning into a mermaid.

6.2

154 votes

6.2

154 votes

Muramasa (S)

1987 · Movie · 8 min. · Japan

Direction Osamu Tezuka

Plot A wandering samurai finds a straw dummy with a magical sword, which makes him overwhelmingly powerful but begins to drive him mad.

6.1

198 votes

6.1

198 votes

Don Dracula (TV Series)

1982 · Series · 30 min. · Japan

Direction Osamu Tezuka · Masamune Ochiai

Plot This is a horror comedy in which a Western-style house in Romania is bought and brought to Tokyo, with the inhabitants still inside. They are Don Dracula the vampire, his...

5.8

130 votes

5.8

130 votes

Push (S)

1987 · Movie · 4 min. · Japan

Direction Osamu Tezuka

Plot In a convenient world where vending machines offer just about everything, the hero procures whatever he needs from machines on his journey to see the creator. The story is very...

5.8

186 votes

5.8

186 votes

Animated Self-Portraits (S)

1989 · Movie · 8 min. · Canada

Direction David Ehrlich · Jirí Barta · Sally Cruikshank · Borivoj Dovnikovic-Bordo

Plot An animated film compiled by David Ehrlich consisting of 27 animators from different countries all explaining themselves through their animation.

5.7

206 votes

5.7

206 votes

Ribbon no Kishi (TV Series)

1967 · Series · 25 min. · Japan

Direction Masami Hata · Osamu Tezuka · Yoshiyuki Tomino · Sadao Tsukioka

Plot Princess Sapphire is a princess that has born with a boy's mind and raised as one because of one angel's mistake (kinda mischief) any way there is no way a...

5.4

359 votes

5.4

359 votes

Drop (S)

1965 · Movie · 4 min. · Japan

Direction Osamu Tezuka

Plot A man trapped on a raft in the middle of the ocean is in desperate need of water. Luckily for him, a few drops of rain water are about to...

5.4

183 votes

5.4

183 votes

Mighty Atom (Astro Boy) (TV Series)

1980 · Series · 25 min. · Japan

Direction Osamu Tezuka · Satoshi Dezaki · Noboru Ishiguro

Plot Creating a robotic boy in the image of his recently deceased son Tobio, Professor Tenma thought nothing could go wrong now that his beloved child had been "reborn"... that is,...

5.3

308 votes

5.3

308 votes

Mighty Atom (Astro Boy) (TV Series)

2003 · Series · 24 min. · Japan

Direction Osamu Tezuka · Kazuya Konaka · Keiichiro Mochizuki

Plot Astro is a robotic boy that posesses super human powers and an artificial intelligence system that is unparalleled to any robot. His creator, Dr. Tenma, created him to replace his...

4.9

163 votes

4.9

163 votes

The Genesis (S)

1968 · Movie · 4 min. · Japan

Direction Osamu Tezuka

Plot A quick re-telling of the creation of the world. The irrelevent retelling of the first book of the bible. When God created Earth, he created Eve instead of Adam first....

4.8

147 votes

4.8

147 votes

Self Portrait (S)

1988 · Movie · 1 min. · Japan

Direction Osamu Tezuka

Plot This extremely brief film was Osamu Tezuka's answer to a challenge presented to the leaders of the international animation community to create animated self-portraits.

4.2

300 votes

4.2

300 votes

Till a City Beneath the Sea is Built (TV)

1969 · Movie · 45 min. · Japan

Direction Eiichi Yamamoto · Osamu Tezuka

Plot An architect tries to realize his dream of building a submarine city.

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