Mori Masaki

Mori Masaki (真崎 守, Masaki Mori, born March 10, 1941 in Yokohama) is a Japanese manga artist, screenwriter and director.

Mori Masaki
真崎 守
Born	Masaki Mori (森 柾) March 10, 1941 Yokohama, Kanagawa Prefecture, Japan
Occupation	Mangaka, anime director, screenwriter
Years active	1963-1986

Masaki's career as an animator began in 1963 at Mushi Production, where he was involved in Kimba the White Lion. After a few more works, he left the studio in 1968 and dedicated himself to his work as a mangaka. In 1979, he returned to the film and worked at Studio Madhouse as a director and screenwriter. He directed Natsu e no Tobira and Haguregumo, later wrote the screenplay for the film adaptation of the manga Barefoot Gen and the sci-fi adventure Toki no Tabibito: Time Stranger. In 1986, Masaki retired.

Bibliography

• Jiro ga Yuku (1971)
• Jōhachi Shigure (1972)
• Kiba no Monshō (1972)[1]

Filmography

• 1963: Kimba the White Lion (Animator)
• 1964: Tetsuwan Atom: Uchū no Yūsha (Production Assistant)
• 1968: Sabu to Ichi Torimono Hikae (Episode Director)
• 1968: Wanpaku Tanteidan (Producer)
• 1979: Animation Kikō Marco Polo no Bōken (Episode Director)
• 1981: Natsu e no Tobira (Director)
• 1982: Haguregumo (Director)
• 1983: Barefoot Gen (Director)
• 1983: Harmagedon: Genma Taisen (Screenplay, Design)
• 1985: Babī ni Kubittake (Design)
• 1985: Kamui no Ken (Screenplay)
• 1986: Toki no Tabibito – Time Stranger (Director, Screenplay)

References

1. Eintrag bei Baka-Update.