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Minoru Okazaki(I)

  • Director
  • Animation Department
  • Art Department
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Minoru Okazaki was born on 27 September 1942 in Osaka, Japan. He is a director, known for Astro Boy (1963), Dragon Ball (1995) and Dragon Ball (1986).
BornSeptember 27, 1942
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    • Known for

    Astro Boy (1963)
    Astro Boy
    7.3
    TV Series
    • Director
    Dragon Ball (1995)
    Dragon Ball
    8.5
    TV Series
    • Director
    Hiroko Emori, Toru Furuya, Kohei Miyauchi, Masako Nozawa, Hirotaka Suzuoki, Mayumi Tanaka, Naoki Tatsuta, Hiromi Tsuru, and Naoko Watanabe in Dragon Ball (1986)
    Dragon Ball
    8.5
    TV Series
    • Director
    Dragon Ball GT (1996)
    Dragon Ball GT
    6.8
    TV Series
    • Director
    • 1996

    Credits

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    Director

    • Dragon Ball (1995)
      Dragon Ball
      8.5
      TV Series
      • Director
      • 1995–2001
    • Dragon Ball GT (1996)
      Dragon Ball GT
      6.8
      TV Series
      • Director
      • 1996–2003
    • Mega Man: Wish Upon a Star (1993)
      Mega Man: Wish Upon a Star
      7.4
      TV Mini Series
      • episode director
      • 1995
    • Ninja Gaiden (1991)
      Ninja Gaiden
      6.1
      Video
      • supervising director
      • 1991
    • Kennosuke-sama (1990)
      Kennosuke-sama
      6.5
      Short
      • Director
      • 1990
    • Moomin (1990)
      Moomin
      8.4
      TV Series
      • Director
      • 1990
    • Hiroko Emori, Toshio Furukawa, Toru Furuya, Ryo Horikawa, Takeshi Kusao, Masako Nozawa, Hirotaka Suzuoki, and Mayumi Tanaka in Dragon Ball Z (1989)
      Dragon Ball Z
      8.8
      TV Series
      • Director
      • episode director
      • 1989–1990
    • Gegege no Kitarô: Jigoku hen (1988)
      Gegege no Kitarô: Jigoku hen
      4.7
      TV Series
      • Director
      • 1988
    • Hiroko Emori, Toru Furuya, Kohei Miyauchi, Masako Nozawa, Hirotaka Suzuoki, Mayumi Tanaka, Naoki Tatsuta, Hiromi Tsuru, and Naoko Watanabe in Dragon Ball (1986)
      Dragon Ball
      8.5
      TV Series
      • series director
      • episode director
      • 1986
    • Bug tte Honey (1986)
      Bug tte Honey
      5.3
      TV Series
      • chief director
      • 1986–1987
    • Dr. Slump: Arale-chan - Let's Learn Traffic Safety (1983)
      Dr. Slump: Arale-chan - Let's Learn Traffic Safety
      TV Short
      • Director
      • 1983
    • Dr. Slump (1981)
      Dr. Slump
      7.8
      TV Series
      • Director
      • 1981–1983
    • Football in Action (1981)
      Football in Action
      6.7
      TV Series
      • Director
      • 1981–1982
    • Shin Tetsujin 28 (1980)
      Shin Tetsujin 28
      7.4
      TV Series
      • Director
      • 1980–1981
    • Manga Hana no Kakarichou (1981)
      Manga Hana no Kakarichou
      • Director
      • 1981

    Animation Department

    • Freakazoid! (1995)
      Freakazoid!
      7.5
      TV Series
      • final checker: Studio Junio
      • 1996
    • Skysurfer Strike Force (1995)
      Skysurfer Strike Force
      6.9
      TV Series
      • animation director
      • 1995
    • Ian James Corlett in Mega Man (1994)
      Mega Man
      6.5
      TV Series
      • animation director
      • 1994
    • The Real Ghostbusters (1986)
      The Real Ghostbusters
      7.6
      TV Series
      • unit director
      • 1986–1987
    • Kingdom Chums (1986)
      Kingdom Chums
      6.5
      TV Movie
      • animation director: Tokyo
      • 1986
    • Popples (1986)
      Popples
      6.3
      TV Series
      • unit director (1986)
      • 1986–1988

    Art Department

    • Obake no Holly (1991)
      Obake no Holly
      5.4
      TV Series
      • storyboard artist
      • 1991
    • Shin Tetsujin 28 (1980)
      Shin Tetsujin 28
      7.4
      TV Series
      • storyboard artist
      • 1980–1981
    • After the Ball Game (1980)
      After the Ball Game
      4.4
      • storyboard artist
      • 1980
    • The Heat of the Pennant Race (1980)
      The Heat of the Pennant Race
      4.7
      • storyboard artist
      • 1980
    • There Goes Our Hero
      4.9
      • storyboard artist
      • 1979
    • Akadô Suzunosuke (1972)
      Akadô Suzunosuke
      5.9
      TV Series
      • storyboard artist
      • 1972
    • Tensai Bakabon (1971)
      Tensai Bakabon
      7.3
      TV Series
      • storyboard artist
      • 1971–1972
    • Kiyoshi Kobayashi and Yasuo Yamada in Lupin the Third Part 1 (1971)
      Lupin the Third Part 1
      7.8
      TV Series
      • storyboard artist
      • 1972
    • Akakichi no irebun (1970)
      Akakichi no irebun
      7.1
      TV Series
      • storyboard artist
      • 1970
    • Mûmin (1969)
      Mûmin
      7.2
      TV Series
      • storyboard artist
      • 1970

    Personal details

    • Born
      • September 27, 1942
      • Osaka, Japan

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