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Masaaki Ôsumi

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Masaaki Ôsumi was born in 1934 in Hyogo, Japan. He is a director and writer, known for Run Melos! (1992), Lupin the Third Part 1 (1971) and Mûmin (1969).
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    • Known for

    Run Melos! (1992)
    Run Melos!
    7.2
    • Director
    • 1992
    Kiyoshi Kobayashi and Yasuo Yamada in Lupin the Third Part 1 (1971)
    Lupin the Third Part 1
    7.8
    TV Series
    • Director
    Mûmin (1969)
    Mûmin
    7.2
    TV Series
    • Director
    Perman (1967)
    Perman
    7.4
    TV Series
    • Director
    • 1967

    Credits

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    Director

    • Lupin III: Voyage to Danger (1993)
      Lupin III: Voyage to Danger
      6.8
      TV Movie
      • Director
      • 1993
    • Run Melos! (1992)
      Run Melos!
      7.2
      • Director
      • 1992
    • The Yearling (1983)
      The Yearling
      7.2
      TV Series
      • Director
      • 1983–1985
    • Robokko Beaton (1976)
      Robokko Beaton
      TV Series
      • Director
      • 1976
    • Ra sênu no hoshi (1975)
      Ra sênu no hoshi
      6.8
      TV Series
      • general director
      • 1975
    • Kiyoshi Kobayashi and Yasuo Yamada in Lupin the Third Part 1 (1971)
      Lupin the Third Part 1
      7.8
      TV Series
      • Director
      • 1971–1972
    • Mûmin (1971)
      Mûmin
      6.6
      Short
      • Director
      • 1971
    • Atakku no. 1: Namida no sekai senshuken (1970)
      Atakku no. 1: Namida no sekai senshuken
      4.8
      • Director
      • 1970
    • Mûmin (1969)
      Mûmin
      7.2
      TV Series
      • Director
      • 1969–1970
    • Rupan sansei: Pilot Film (1969)
      Rupan sansei: Pilot Film
      6.6
      TV Short
      • Director
      • 1969
    • Kaibutsu-kun: Suna Majin wo Yattsukero no Maki/Kaibutsu-kun to Haniwa Kaijin no Maki
      Short
      • Director
      • 1969
    • Kaibutsu-kun (1968)
      Kaibutsu-kun
      7.0
      TV Series
      • Director (uncredited)
      • 1968
    • Perman (1967)
      Perman
      7.4
      TV Series
      • Director
      • 1967–1968
    • Machiko Soga and Kazue Tagami in Q-Taro the Ghost (1965)
      Q-Taro the Ghost
      6.7
      TV Series
      • Director
      • 1965–1967

    Writer

    • Run Melos! (1992)
      Run Melos!
      7.2
      • screenplay
      • 1992
    • Umi Da! Funade Da! Niko Niko, Pun (1990)
      Umi Da! Funade Da! Niko Niko, Pun
      • film adaptation
      • screenplay
      • 1990
    • Robokko Beaton (1976)
      Robokko Beaton
      TV Series
      • original story
      • 1976–1977
    • Kaibutsu-kun (1968)
      Kaibutsu-kun
      7.0
      TV Series
      • writer (as Mitsuo Kita)
      • 1968

    Visual Effects

    • Doraemon: Nobita and the Spiral City (1997)
      Doraemon: Nobita and the Spiral City
      6.6
      • cg supervisor
      • 1997

    Personal details

    • Alternative name
      • Mitsuo Kita
    • Born
      • 1934
      • Hyogo, Japan

    Did you know

    • Trivia
      He discovered Yasuo Yamada while he was performing on stage. He was casting for 'Lupin III: Part 1' at the time. After the performance, he approached Yamada and said, "Lupin, do you want to do it?".

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