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Satoshi Dezaki (出﨑 哲, Dezaki Satoshi, born June 26, 1940) is an anime director, producer, and screenwriter. After graduating from Tokyo Metropolitan North High School, he attended Hosei University. His younger brother was the late anime director Osamu Dezaki.

Brief history

Dezaki was born in Tokyo, Japan. After graduating from high school, he took a position at Toshiba while studying in the department of literature at Hosei University. While doing both of these, he continued to work on his dream job of working on movie production. He acted as the coach for the nine-member volleyball team at Toshiba. Dezaki also began pulling together an anime production team.

Dezaki resigned after working for seven years at Toshiba, leaving Hosei University in the middle of a term as well. He began working for Gisaburō Sugii's company Art Fresh, working alongside his younger brother Osamu. His first works included writing the script for Attack No. 1 and storyboarding Star of the Giants.

In 1969, Dezaki became a freelancer, directing and writing screenplays for series and films produced by Tokyo Movie Shinsha, Tatsunoko Production, and Sunrise. In 1977, he founded Magic Bus and produced and animated Shin Kyojin no Hoshi.

Works

• Aterui (Director, Screenplay, Producer)
• Attack No. 1 (screenplay)
• Big Wars (producer)
• Boyfriend (manga) (Director)
• Captain (Director)
• Carol (anime) (director)
• Ganso Tensai Bakabon (director)
• Grey: Digital Target (director, continuity)
• Inochi No Chikyuu: Dioxin No Natsu (Director)
• Kyojin no Hoshi (storyboards)
• La Seine no Hoshi (assistant director, episode director and storyboards)
• Mad Bull 34 (director)
• Mahjong Hishō-den: Naki no Ryū (director)
• Mighty Orbots (storyboards)
• Play Ball (chief director)
• Pro Yakyuū o 10 Oku Tanoshiku Miru Hōhō Part 2 (Chief Animation Director)
• Riki-Oh: Tōkatsu Jigoku (Director)
• Riki-Oh 2: Horobi no Ko (Director)
• The Rose of Versailles (director (eps.6, 8))
• Saitama Bōsō Saizensen Flag! Shinimonogurui no Seishun!! (director)
• Shin Kyojin no Hoshi (producer, animator)
• Shirahata no Shōjo Ryūko (Director, Screenplay)
• Star of the Giants 1982 movie (Director)
• Sword for Truth (producer)
• New Tetsujin-28 (episode director)
• They Were Eleven (director, storyboards)
• Tobira o Akete (screenplay)
• Undersea Super Train: Marine Express (Chief Director, Rendition)
• Urusei Yatsura Kanketsuhen (director)
• Urusei Yatsura: Inaba the Dreammaker (director)
• Wounded Man (Director (eps. 2-5))
• Wonder Beat Scramble (Director (eps. 1-15), Storyboard (ep. 1), Episode Director)

Notes

1. A video interview with Dezaki published by Ekura Animal refers to him as "Tetsu"; however, most publications throughout the decades have referred to him a "Satoshi", and a separate video interview hosted by Channel Office Iwama also introduces him as "Satoshi", as does the Directors Guild of Japan.

References

1. Ekura Animal (August 16, 2021). アニメ人物列伝【アニメ監督　出崎哲】vol1 [Anime Character Series Vol. 1] (in Japanese). YouTube. Retrieved June 9, 2022.
2. Channel Office Iwama (November 4, 2021). 「プロフェッショナル 伝説の仕事師」アニメ監督 出﨑哲　前編 ["Professional Legendary Worker" Animation Director Satoshi Dezaki, Part 1] (in Japanese). Retrieved December 7, 2022.
3. 会員名鑑 出崎哲 [Member Directory, Satoshi Dezaki]. Directors Guild of Japan. Retrieved December 7, 2022.
4. "Anime Director Osamu Dezaki Passes Away". Anime News Network. 2011-04-17. Retrieved 2014-08-31.

External links

• Satoshi Dezaki at IMDb
• Satoshi Dezaki at Anime News Network's encyclopedia

• 1940 births
• Anime directors
• Japanese animators
• Japanese film producers
• Japanese animated film directors
• Japanese animated film producers
• Living people
• Anime people from Tokyo