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Yasuo Ōtsuka (大塚康生, Ōtsuka Yasuo, July 11, 1931 – March 15, 2021) was a Japanese animator who worked with Toei Animation, Nippon Animation, TMS Entertainment, and Studio Ghibli. He was considered to be one of Japan's foremost animators, and he was an important mentor to both Hayao Miyazaki and Isao Takahata .
Yasuo Ootsuka was a Japanese animator who worked with Toei Animation and Studio Ghibli. Ootsuka first started drawing as a small child when he saw trains carrying soldiers off to the war. He was so enamored with trains that he continued drawing them with greater and greater detail as he aged.
Yasuo Ōtsuka (大塚康生 Ōtsuka Yasuo, July 11, 1931 - March 2, 2021 [1]) was a Japanese animator who worked with Toei Animation and TMS Entertainment. Ōtsuka was born in Shimane Prefecture. During a visit to Tsuwano at the age of 10, he saw a steam locomotive for the first time.
Oct 7, 2021 · The loss of animator and director Ōtsuka Yasuo, who died in March 2021 just months shy of his ninetieth birthday, was of particular note for his influential relationship with Miyazaki. When...
Mar 17, 2021 · Yasuo Otsuka, a legendary figure of Japan's animation industry and mentor to anime titans such as Hayao Miyazaki and Isao Takahata, has died. He was 89.
Mar 16, 2021 · Reports from Japan have confirmed Yasuo Otsuka has passed away. The legendary animator helped usher in groundbreaking animation techniques which inspired talent at Studio Ghibli and generations...
Mar 16, 2021 · Yasuo Otsuka, a towering figure in anime history, died on Monday aged 89. The cause was a heart attack, his family have told Japanese media.
