Biography
Kazuo Komatsubara (小松原 一男 or 小松原 一夫, Komatsubara Kazuo, December 24, 1943 – March 24, 2000) was a Japanese animator, animation director and character designer born in Yokohama, Kanagawa, Japan. He worked as an independently contracted character designer for Toei Animation in the 1970s and 1980s. He was a member of the board of directors of animation studio Oh! Production (which he helped found along with Norio Shioyama, Kōichi Murata, and Kōshin Yonekawa). He died on March 24, 2000 due to a cancerous tumor on his neck.
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Filmography
all 30
Movies 20
Director 17
TV Shows 10
Key Animation
Metropolis (2001)
Movie
4.5
Character Designer
Devilman Memorial (1999)
Movie
Key Animation
Case Closed: The Fourteenth Target (1998)
Movie
4.93
Animation Director
A Chinese Ghost Story: The Tsui Hark Animation (1997)
Movie
Key Animation
Detective Conan: The Time Bombed Skyscraper (1997)
Movie
5
Animation Director
Little Twins: Bokura no Natsu ga Tondeiku (1992)
Movie
Character Designer
Little Twins (1992)
Movie
Character Designer
I am Devilman, the Devil! (1991)
Movie
Animation Director / Character Designer
Fair, then Partly Piggy (1988)
Movie
Animation Director / Key Animation
Maple Town (1986)
TV
Animation Director
Wee Wendy (1985)
Movie
Animation Director / Character Designer
Arei's Mirror ~ Way to Virgin Space (1985)
Movie
Character Designer
Hai! Step Jun (1985)
TV
Animation Director / Character Designer
Nausicaä of the Valley of the Wind (1984)
Movie
5.76
Animation Director
Arcadia of My Youth: Endless Orbit SSX (1982)
TV
Animation Director
Space Pirate Captain Harlock: Arcadia of My Youth (1982)
Movie
5.95
Animation Director
I Am a Cat (1982)
Movie
Character Designer
J9 Series (1981)
TV
Animation Director
Adieu Galaxy Express 999 (1981)
Movie
Character Designer / Animation Director / Animation Director / Character Designer
Do Your Best Genki (1980)
TV
Character Designer
Galaxy Express 999: Claire of Glass (1980)
Movie
Animation Director / Character Designer
Galaxy Express 999: The Movie (1979)
Movie
8
Animation Director / Character Designer
Space Pirate Captain Harlock: Mystery Of The Arcadia (1978)
Movie
5.56
Character Designer
Chojin Sentai Barattack (1977)
TV
Character Designer / Animation Director / Character Designer / Animation Director
Magnos The Robot (1976)
TV
Graphic Designer
Magnerobo Ga-Keen (1976)
Movie
Key Animation
Hans Christian Andersen's The Little Mermaid (1975)
Movie
Animation Director
Devilman (1972)
TV
Character Designer
Ryu the Primitive Boy (1971)
TV
Animation / Animation Director
Tiger Mask (1969)
TV
Ratings
Average 5.9
Based on 223 Thousand movie and tv ratings over time
1969
1979
1982
1982
2001
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Information
Known ForVisual Effects
GenderMale
Birthday1943-12-24
Deathday2000-03-24 (56 years old)
Birth PlaceYokohama, Japan
CitizenshipsJapan
Also Known As小松原一男
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