Hiroshi Sasagawa (笹川 ひろし, Sasagawa Hiroshi, born July 9, 1936) is a Japanese creator of several anime and manga series. His name is romanized in some sources as Hiroshi Sasakawa.
Hiroshi Sasagawa | |
|---|---|
| Born | July 9, 1936 Aizuwakamatsu, Japan |
| Nationality | Japanese |
| Known for | Character design, illustration |
| Notable work | Time Bokan |
Career
editBorn in Aizuwakamatsu, Fukushima Prefecture, Japan, he is well known as one of creators of Time Bokan series (with Ippei Kuri, Mitsuki Nakamura and Yoshitaka Amano), he has directed several animation works in the fantasy and science fiction genre, many (though not all) of them with Tatsunoko Production.
List of works
edit- Space Ace (1965-1966)
- Speed Racer (1967-1968)
- Oraa Guzura Dado (1967-1968)
- Dokachin the Primitive Boy (1968-1969)
- The Genie Family (Hakushon Daimao) (1969-1970)
- The Funny Judo Champion (Inakappe Taishou; original manga by Noboru Kawasaki) (1970-1972)
- Hyppo and Thomas (1971-1972)
- Science Ninja Team Gatchaman (1972-1974)
- Demetan Croaker, The Boy Frog (1973)
- The Song of Tentomushi (Tentomushi no Uta; original manga by Noboru Kawasaki) (1974-1976)
- Tekkaman: The Space Knight (1975)
- Time Bokan (1975-1976)
- Paul's Miracle Strategy Plan (1976-1977)
- Yatterman (1977-1979)
- Ippatsu Kanta-kun (1977-1978)
- Zenderman (1979-1980)
- Rescueman (1980-1981)
- Space Battleship Yamato III (1980-1981)
- Maeterlinck's Blue Bird: Tyltyl and Mytyl's Adventurous Journey (1980, with Leiji Matsumoto)
- Yattodetaman (1981-1982)
- Beast King Go-Lion (Lion Force Voltron) (1981-1982, series by Toei Animation)
- Bremen 4: Angels in Hell (1981, with Osamu Tezuka)
- Gyakuten! Ippatsuman (1982-1983)
- Tokimeki Tonight (1982, original manga by Koi Ikeno; series by Group TAC)
- Itadakiman (1983)
- Starzan S (1984; script writer)
- Ox Tales (1987)
- Wowser (1988)
- Dokkan! Robotendon (1995-1996)
- Cinderella Monogatari (1996)
- Speed Racer X[1] (1997)
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ From the original Speed Racer (1967), by Tatsuo Yoshida
External links
edit- Hiroshi Sasagawa at Anime News Network's encyclopedia