Tadao Nagahama
Tadao Nagahama 長浜 忠夫 | |
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Born | 26 September 1936 |
Died | 14 January 1980 43) | (aged
Nationality | Japanese |
Area(s) | Animation Director |
Notable works |
Chōdenji Robo Combattler V Chōdenji Machine Voltes V Tōshō Daimos |
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Tadao Nagahama (長浜 忠夫 Nagahama Tadao) (September 26, 1936 – January 14, 1980) was a director of both puppet shows and animation.
He is best known as the director of Sunrise and Toei Company's Robot Romance Trilogy, which added human drama to the Super Robot Genre.
Nagahama also directed several hit anime series that are still well known among Japanese viewers. Moreover, he produced hits with works of all genres, including sports, comedies, shōnen, shōjo, and Super Robots.
He has been referred to as "the Emperor" in imitation of film director Akira Kurosawa.
He and his wife contracted hepatitis while traveling overseas. Although his wife survived, he died from the disease at the age of 43.
Filmography
Puppetry
- 伊賀の影丸(Iga no Kagemaru), 1964
- ひょっこりひょうたん島(Hyokkoryoutan Island), 1964–1969
Anime
- Obake no Q-tarō, 1965 (episode director)
- Pāman, 1967 (episode director)
- Star of the Giants, 1968 (director)
- Chingo Muchabei, 1971 (episode director)
- Shin Obake no Q-tarō, 1971 (director)
- Do-Konjo Gael, 1972 (director)
- Samurai Giants, 1973 (director)
- Brave Raideen, 1975 (director, episodes 27-50)
- Combattler V, 1976 (director)
- Voltes V, 1977 (director)
- Ore wa Teppei, 1977 (episode director)
- Daimos 1978 (director)
- Daltanius, 1979 (director)
- The Rose of Versailles, 1979 (director, episodes 1-20)
- Zukkoke Knight De La Mancha, 1980 (anime adaptation of Don Quixote)
- Ulysses 31, 1981 (episode director)
External links
- Tadao Nagahama
- Tadao Nagahama at Anime News Network's encyclopedia
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