Masami Hata
Masami Hata (波多 正美, November 5, 1942) is a Japanese anime director and animator born in Taipei, Taiwan during the Japanese colonial era, and raised in Toyama prefecture. He is a veteran director who has been active since the dawn of Japanese TV anime.
After joining Mushi Production, he participated in Tezuka's works such as Goku no Daibouken and later worked on Tezuka Osamu Monogatari: Boku wa Son-Gokū (The Tezuka Osamu Story: I Am Son Gokuu, co-directed by Rintaro) at Madhouse. A veteran director known for directing many of Sanrio's feature films such as Shiriusu no Densetsu (The Sea Prince and the Fire Child) and Chirin no Suzu (Ringing Bell). Other masterpieces include the US-Japan collaboration fantasy giant Little Nemo: Adventures in Slumberland (also known as Little Nemo).
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Films (28)
Mouse Story: The Adventures of George and Gerald
2007 · Director, Storyboard Artist
InuYasha, film 1 - Au-delà du temps
2001 · Storyboard Artist, Second Unit Director
My Father's Dragon
1997 · Director
Hello Kitty: Santa's Missing Hat
1995 · Director
Kiki to Lala no Habatake! Pegasus
1994 · Director
Keroppi in Robin Hood
1994 · Director
キキとララの星のダンスシューズ
1993 · Director
Keroppi in The Adventures of Gulliver
1993 · Director
Keroppi in Find the Pink Mushroom
1993 · Director
Kiki & Lala's Hansel and Gretel
1993 · Director
Keroppi in the Christmas Eve Gift
1992 · Director
Santa & His Reindeer Kuppi
1992 · Director
Super Mario World: Mario & Yoshi's Adventure Land
1991 · Director
Kero Kero Keroppi's Three Musketeers
1991 · Director, Script
Keroppi and the Beanstalk
1990 · Director
Pokopon no Yukai na Saiyuuki
1990 · Director
Hello Kitty's Thumbelina
1990 · Director
The Tale of Osamu Tezuka: I'm Son-Goku
1989 · Director, Screenplay
Kiki & Lala's Blue Bird
1989 · Director
Hello Kitty in Cinderella
1989 · Director
Little Nemo: Adventures in Slumberland
1989 · Director, Storyboard Artist
Nayuta
1986 · Director
Super Mario Brothers: Great Mission to Rescue Princess Peach
1986 · Director
A Journey Through Fairyland
1985 · Director
Sea Prince and the Fire Child
1981 · Director, Writer
Ringing Bell
1978 · Director
Little Jumbo
1977 · Director
Cleopatra: Queen of Sex
1970 · Animation
Séries (13)
Endo and Kobayashi Live! The Latest on Tsundere Villainess Lieselotte
2023 · Director
The Dawn of the Witch
2022 · Action Director
Adachi and Shimamura
2020 · Director
Dororo
2019 · Director
Garo: Honoo No Kokuin
2014 · Director
STITCH !
2008 · Series Director
Phoenix
2004 · Storyboard Artist
Hajime no Ippo : The Fighting
2000 · Director
Initial D
1998 · Director, Storyboard Artist
Dream Star Button Nose
1985 · Director, Storyboard
Manga Fairy Tales of the World
1976 · Director
Kunimatsu-sama no Otoridai
1971 · Director
Tomorrow's Joe
1970 · Storyboard, Director