Screenplay: Osamu Tezuka

Top movies, series, and documentaries with a screenplay by Osamu Tezuka. Explore the titles that showcase an exceptional writing.


Dororo (TV Series)

2019 · Series · 24 min. · Japan

Direction Kazuhiro Furuhashi

Plot TV Series (2019-Present Day). A samurai lord has bartered away his newborn son's organs to forty-eight demons in exchange for dominance on the battlefield. Yet, the abandoned infant survives thanks...

7.4

645 votes

7.4

645 votes

Pluto (TV Miniseries)

2023 · Series · 60 min. · Japan

Direction Toshio Kawaguchi

Plot Based off of a story arc from Osamu Tezuka's Tesuwan Atomu, Pluto follows the Europol detective Gesicht as he tries to uncover the mystery behind a string of robot and...

7.4

1K votes

7.4

1K votes

Metropolis

2001 · Movie · 109 min. · Japan

Direction Rintaro

Plot Metropolis is a story of how important emotions are and how they separate humans from everything else. The movie follows a young boy and his uncle (a private investigator). The...

6.9

6K votes

6.9

6K votes

Story of a Certain Street Corner

1962 · Movie · 39 min. · Japan

Direction Eiichi Yamamoto · Yusaku Sakamoto

Plot The sad and happy times of a young girl and her bear doll, a young mouse named Kanku-boya and his family, a sycamore tree, an old lamp post, a hoodlum...

6.8

130 votes

6.8

130 votes

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

Unico: In the Magic Island

1983 · Movie · 88 min. · Japan

Direction Moribi Murano

Plot The lovable Unico the Unicorn still sought after by jealous gods. Is taken to the forest by the West Wind and forgets everything from his earlier fantastic adventure. Unico wonders...

6.5

44 votes

6.5

44 votes

One Thousand and One Arabian Nights

1969 · Movie · 128 min. · Japan

Direction Eiichi Yamamoto

6.5

52 votes

6.5

52 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

Black Jack (TV Series)

2004 · Series · 30 min. · Japan

Direction Satoshi Kuwahara · Macoto Tezuka

Plot Black Jack is an "unregistered" doctor with a clouded, mysterious past. He works with his little assistant Pinoko (who has a massive crush on the doctor), dealing with medical cases...

6.4

31 votes

6.4

31 votes

Phoenix: Eden17 (TV Series)

2023 · Series · 25 min. · Japan

Direction Shôjirô Nishimi

Plot All things are born and all things die. That is the law of heaven.” According to legend, the Bird of Fire called the Phoenix is the eternal spirit of life,...

6.4

86 votes

6.4

86 votes

Black Jack

1996 · Movie · 92 min. · Japan

Direction Osamu Dezaki

Plot Based on the famous Japanese comic by Osamu Tezuka. Black Jack is a mysterious surgeon of incredible skill. He has no license and will only perform operations for large sums...

6.4

414 votes

6.4

414 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

Phoenix 2772 - Space Firebird

1980 · Movie · 116 min. · Japan

Direction Taku Sugiyama

Plot Phoenix 2772 starts with twelve minutes without dialogue, much like a silent film, recalling the birth and education of Godo. In this brave new world, children are born in test...

6.3

99 votes

6.3

99 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

Tezuka Osamu's Jungle Emperor Leo

1997 · Movie · 100 min. · Japan

Direction Yoshio Takeuchi

Plot Somewhere in East Africa lives a white lion named Leo (Kimba grown up), ruler of the jungle. Leo lives happily with his wife, Riya (Kitty grown up), and their two...

6.2

41 votes

6.2

41 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