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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 .
- March 15, 2021 (aged 89)
- July 11, 1931, Shimane Prefecture, Japan
- 1956–2021
- Animator and character designer
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Mar 17, 2021 · By Hoai-Tran Bui / March 17, 2021 1:00 pm EST. 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...
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. He began to take an...
Mar 17, 2021 · The groundbreaking animator and educator has died at age 89. Announced by Ghibli producer Toshio Suzuki, Otsuka died of a heart attack on Monday. The animator, who started his career working for...
Mar 15, 2021 · Studio Ghibli producer Toshio Suzuki revealed on Monday at the 2021 Tokyo Anime Award Festival that animator Yasuo Ōtsuka had passed away that day. He was 89. Otsuka was born on July 11, 1931...
Apr 5, 2018 · Animator Yasuo Ootsuka died on Monday, March 15. He was 89 years old. Studio Ghibli producer Toshio Suzuki revealed the news on the same day at the 2021 Tokyo Anime Award Festival. Ootsuka was born on July 11, 1931, in Shimane Prefecture, Japan, and joined Toei Animation in 1956.