Osamu Tezuka (手塚 治虫, Tezuka Osamu) is a Japanese cartoonist, manga artist, and animator, often dubbed as the "Godfather of Anime".  He was the originator of anime's trademark "large eyes" style of character drawing. Five years after his death, the Osamu Tezuka Manga Museum opened.

KNOWN FOR

Astro Boy
1963
Dororo
2019
PLUTO
2023
Astro Boy
2003
Black Jack
2004
Kimba the White Lion
1965
THE RIBBON HERO
2026
Astro Boy
1980
The Tree In Sunlight
2000
Black Jack
1993
The Three-eyed One
1990
W3
1965

FILMOGRAPHY

All
Movies
TV
Acting
8
Directing
31
Writing
156
Producing
10
Visual Effects
11
Crew
16
2023
Naoki Urasawa's Manben neo
as Self
2012
Animation Maestro Gisaburo
as Self
2005
Manga World
as Self (archive)
1994
Osamu and Musashi
as Main
1987
Brave Fire S09
as Narrator (voice)
1986
Monster Heaven
1985
Osamu Tezuka: Secrets of Creation
as Himself
1968
Vampires
as 手塚治虫