Directing
Masami Hata
JA, EN cinema · 28 credits
Born
5 November 1942 (age 83)
Birthplace
Taipei, Taiwan
Also known as 波多 正美
Masami Hata (波多 正美, November 5, 1942) is a Japanese anime director and animator born in Taipei, Taiwan during the Japanese colonial era, and raised in Toyama prefecture. He is a veteran director who has been active since the dawn of Japanese TV anime. After joining Mushi Production, he participated in Tezuka's works such as Goku no Daibouken and later worked on Tezuka Osamu Monogatari: Boku wa Son-Gokū (The Tezuka Osamu Story: I Am Son Gokuu, co-directed by Rintaro) at Madhouse. A veteran director known for directing many of Sanrio's feature films such as Shiriusu no Densetsu (The Sea Prince and the Fire Child) and Chirin no Suzu (Ringing Bell). Other masterpieces include the US-Japan collaboration fantasy giant Little Nemo: Adventures in Slumberland (also known as Little Nemo).
Known for
Filmography
Mouse Story: The Adventures of George and Gerald
Director, Storyboard Artist
Inuyasha the Movie: Affections Touching Across Time
Storyboard Artist, Second Unit Director
My Father's Dragon
Director
Kero Kero Keroppi's Three Musketeers
Script, Director
Little Nemo: Adventures in Slumberland
Director, Storyboard Artist
The Tale of Osamu Tezuka: I'm Son-Goku
Screenplay, Director
Nayuta
Director
Sea Prince and the Fire Child
Director, Writer
Ringing Bell
Director
Little Jumbo
Director
Cleopatra: Queen of Sex
Animation