FILM DIRECTOR
Osamu Dezaki
1943 - 2011

Osamu Dezaki
Osamu Dezaki (出﨑 統, Dezaki Osamu; November 18, 1943 – April 17, 2011), also known as Makura Saki (崎枕, Saki Makura), Kan Matsudo (松戸完, Matsudo Kan), Toru Yabuki (矢吹徹, Yabuki Toru) or Kuyou Sai (斉九洋, Sai Kuyou), was a Japanese anime director and screenwriter. Read more on Wikipedia
His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Osamu Dezaki is the 555th most popular film director (down from 531st in 2019), the 873rd most popular biography from Japan (down from 785th in 2019) and the 26th most popular Japanese Film Director.
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Among FILM DIRECTORS
Among film directors, Osamu Dezaki ranks 555 out of 2,041. Before him are László Benedek, René Laloux, Gorō Miyazaki, Kim Jee-woon, Ferdinand Zecca, and Delmer Daves. After him are Gene Deitch, Michel Audiard, Tonino Delli Colli, Martin Brest, Paul W. S. Anderson, and James Mangold.
Most Popular Film Directors in Wikipedia
Go to all RankingsLászló Benedek
1905 - 1992
HPI: 60.94
Rank: 549
René Laloux
1929 - 2004
HPI: 60.91
Rank: 550
Gorō Miyazaki
1967 - Present
HPI: 60.88
Rank: 551
Kim Jee-woon
1964 - Present
HPI: 60.86
Rank: 552
Ferdinand Zecca
1864 - 1947
HPI: 60.85
Rank: 553
Delmer Daves
1904 - 1977
HPI: 60.84
Rank: 554
Osamu Dezaki
1943 - 2011
HPI: 60.83
Rank: 555
Gene Deitch
1924 - 2020
HPI: 60.82
Rank: 556
Michel Audiard
1920 - 1985
HPI: 60.80
Rank: 557
Tonino Delli Colli
1923 - 2005
HPI: 60.79
Rank: 558
Martin Brest
1951 - Present
HPI: 60.79
Rank: 559
Paul W. S. Anderson
1965 - Present
HPI: 60.78
Rank: 560
James Mangold
1963 - Present
HPI: 60.76
Rank: 561
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1943, Osamu Dezaki ranks 251. Before him are Sani Abacha, Don Simpson, Michael Ondaatje, Mustafa Nadarević, Newt Gingrich, and Wilson da Silva Piazza. After him are Maurice Bishop, Takaji Mori, Mie Hama, Ilaiyaraaja, Jef Raskin, and Ekmeleddin İhsanoğlu. Among people deceased in 2011, Osamu Dezaki ranks 149. Before him are Peter Yates, Ladislav Novák, Kazimierz Świątek, Mohamed Bouazizi, Josip Katalinski, and Virgilio Noè. After him are Lawrence Eagleburger, Anne Francis, Jackie Cooper, Maria Altmann, Robert Brout, and Takaji Mori.
Others Born in 1943
Go to all RankingsSani Abacha
POLITICIAN
1943 - 1998
HPI: 61.21
Rank: 245
Don Simpson
PRODUCER
1943 - 1996
HPI: 61.08
Rank: 246
Michael Ondaatje
WRITER
1943 - Present
HPI: 61.07
Rank: 247
Mustafa Nadarević
ACTOR
1943 - 2020
HPI: 61.05
Rank: 248
Newt Gingrich
POLITICIAN
1943 - Present
HPI: 60.91
Rank: 249
Wilson da Silva Piazza
SOCCER PLAYER
1943 - Present
HPI: 60.85
Rank: 250
Osamu Dezaki
FILM DIRECTOR
1943 - 2011
HPI: 60.83
Rank: 251
Maurice Bishop
SOCIAL ACTIVIST
1943 - 1983
HPI: 60.71
Rank: 252
Takaji Mori
SOCCER PLAYER
1943 - 2011
HPI: 60.68
Rank: 253
Mie Hama
ACTOR
1943 - Present
HPI: 60.64
Rank: 254
Ilaiyaraaja
MUSICIAN
1943 - Present
HPI: 60.56
Rank: 255
Jef Raskin
COMPUTER SCIENTIST
1943 - 2005
HPI: 60.55
Rank: 256
Ekmeleddin İhsanoğlu
POLITICIAN
1943 - Present
HPI: 60.54
Rank: 257
Others Deceased in 2011
Go to all RankingsPeter Yates
FILM DIRECTOR
1929 - 2011
HPI: 61.04
Rank: 143
Ladislav Novák
SOCCER PLAYER
1931 - 2011
HPI: 60.99
Rank: 144
Kazimierz Świątek
SOCIAL ACTIVIST
1914 - 2011
HPI: 60.97
Rank: 145
Mohamed Bouazizi
SOCIAL ACTIVIST
1984 - 2011
HPI: 60.94
Rank: 146
Josip Katalinski
SOCCER PLAYER
1948 - 2011
HPI: 60.93
Rank: 147
Virgilio Noè
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1922 - 2011
HPI: 60.88
Rank: 148
Osamu Dezaki
FILM DIRECTOR
1943 - 2011
HPI: 60.83
Rank: 149
Lawrence Eagleburger
POLITICIAN
1930 - 2011
HPI: 60.82
Rank: 150
Anne Francis
ACTOR
1930 - 2011
HPI: 60.77
Rank: 151
Jackie Cooper
ACTOR
1922 - 2011
HPI: 60.75
Rank: 152
Maria Altmann
SOCIAL ACTIVIST
1916 - 2011
HPI: 60.74
Rank: 153
Robert Brout
PHYSICIST
1928 - 2011
HPI: 60.72
Rank: 154
Takaji Mori
SOCCER PLAYER
1943 - 2011
HPI: 60.68
Rank: 155
In Japan
Among people born in Japan, Osamu Dezaki ranks 873 out of 6,245. Before him are Naoemon Shimizu (null), Prince Tomohito of Mikasa (1946), Matsudaira Sadanobu (1759), On Kawara (1932), Motobu Chōki (1870), and Senhime (1597). After him are Takashi Ono (1931), Katō Yoshiaki (1563), Higaonna Kanryō (1853), Sakuma Shōzan (1811), Kengo Kuma (1954), and Takiji Kobayashi (1903).
Others born in Japan
Go to all RankingsNaoemon Shimizu
SOCCER PLAYER
HPI: 60.87
Rank: 867
Prince Tomohito of Mikasa
NOBLEMAN
1946 - 2012
HPI: 60.87
Rank: 868
Matsudaira Sadanobu
POLITICIAN
1759 - 1829
HPI: 60.87
Rank: 869
On Kawara
PAINTER
1932 - 2014
HPI: 60.87
Rank: 870
Motobu Chōki
MARTIAL ARTS
1870 - 1944
HPI: 60.84
Rank: 871
Senhime
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1597 - 1666
HPI: 60.84
Rank: 872
Osamu Dezaki
FILM DIRECTOR
1943 - 2011
HPI: 60.83
Rank: 873
Takashi Ono
GYMNAST
1931 - Present
HPI: 60.82
Rank: 874
Katō Yoshiaki
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1563 - 1631
HPI: 60.79
Rank: 875
Higaonna Kanryō
MARTIAL ARTS
1853 - 1916
HPI: 60.75
Rank: 876
Sakuma Shōzan
POLITICIAN
1811 - 1864
HPI: 60.74
Rank: 877
Kengo Kuma
ARCHITECT
1954 - Present
HPI: 60.71
Rank: 878
Takiji Kobayashi
WRITER
1903 - 1933
HPI: 60.70
Rank: 879
Among FILM DIRECTORS In Japan
Among film directors born in Japan, Osamu Dezaki ranks 26. Before him are Kon Ichikawa (1915), Yoshiyuki Tomino (1941), Takashi Miike (1960), Hiroshi Teshigahara (1927), Hiroshi Inagaki (1905), and Gorō Miyazaki (1967). After him are Seijun Suzuki (1923), Kaneto Shindo (1912), Yoshiaki Kawajiri (1950), Keisuke Kinoshita (1912), Yoji Yamada (1931), and Jun'ichi Kōuchi (1886).
Kon Ichikawa
1915 - 2008
HPI: 62.57
Rank: 20
Yoshiyuki Tomino
1941 - Present
HPI: 61.73
Rank: 21
Takashi Miike
1960 - Present
HPI: 61.53
Rank: 22
Hiroshi Teshigahara
1927 - 2001
HPI: 61.50
Rank: 23
Hiroshi Inagaki
1905 - 1980
HPI: 61.45
Rank: 24
Gorō Miyazaki
1967 - Present
HPI: 60.88
Rank: 25
Osamu Dezaki
1943 - 2011
HPI: 60.83
Rank: 26
Seijun Suzuki
1923 - 2017
HPI: 60.29
Rank: 27
Kaneto Shindo
1912 - 2012
HPI: 60.17
Rank: 28
Yoshiaki Kawajiri
1950 - Present
HPI: 59.98
Rank: 29
Keisuke Kinoshita
1912 - 1998
HPI: 59.53
Rank: 30
Yoji Yamada
1931 - Present
HPI: 58.89
Rank: 31
Jun'ichi Kōuchi
1886 - 1970
HPI: 58.80
Rank: 32