Biography
Kimio Yabuki (Japanese: 矢吹 公郎) is a Japanese animator. Known in Japan for his work on many early classic works by the Toei Animation studio, his best-known film in the West is Rainbow Brite and the Star Stealer from 1985, produced by the French company DiC with animation work done in Japan.
In 1969, he teamed up with a young Hayao Miyazaki in the production of an animated version of Puss in Boots. Yabuki was an employee of Toei Animation until going freelance in 1973, but did work on several Toei productions (including Dororon Enma-kun, Ikkyu-san, and The Kabocha Wine) afterward.
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Filmography
all 26
Director 23
Movies 20
TV Shows 6
Producer 2
Creator 1
Screenplay / Director
A Challenge (1999)
Movie
Director / Writer
Weird Volunteers (1993)
Movie
Series Director
The Kabocha Wine (1982)
TV
Director
Swan Lake (1981)
Movie
Director
Twelve Months (1980)
Movie
Producer
日本名作童話シリーズ 赤い鳥のこころ (1979)
TV
Director
Ikkyū-san (1975)
TV
Director
Shonen Tokugawa Ieyasu (1975)
TV
Director
Tiger Mask (1970) (1970)
Movie
Information
Known ForDirecting
GenderMale
Birthday1934-12-06 (89 years old)
Birth PlaceShirakawa, Fukushima, Japan
CitizenshipsJapan
Also Known As矢吹 公郎, K. Yabuki, Kimio YABUKI
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