Osamu Tezuka
writer,director,animation_department
- Gender: Male
- Birthday: 1928-11-03
- Day of Death: 1989-02-09 ( 61 years old )
- Place of Birth: Toyonaka, Osaka Prefecture, Japan
- Also Known As: 手塚 治虫 / 手塚 治 / Tezuka Osamu
- IMDB:nm0856804
Osamu Tezuka was a Japanese cartoonist, manga artist, and animator, often dubbed as the “Godfather of Anime”. He was the originator of anime’s trademark “large eyes” style of character drawing. Five years after his death, the Osamu Tezuka Manga Museum opened.