Osamu Tezuka Movies

This is the fourth original animated piece for the Tezuka Osamu Animation theatre that takes up Tezuka Osamu's message of "Saving our Fragile Earth"...

The story of a white lion cub growing to become the king of the jungle.

An anthology of strange horror tales featuring yokai. It begins with astronauts finding a katana on the moon.

Before producing a TV series, a pilot film was made to let sponsors and television stations grasp the work's pervasive quality. This is the pilot...

In heaven, boys and girls were assigned their gender by being given a blue heart for boys and a red heart for girls. One of the cherubs does not want...

This was the first episode of Mushi Pro Land, a unique series of 60-minute animated programs. It was also Japan's first 60-minute animated TV...

Abandoned as a child, Zuku has become a brigand to survive. One night after committing a robbery, he is approached by a strange little girl who...

When a Tiger Cub named Paola appears in the Jungle and chases the other animals seeking a friend, unrest begins to stir. When Leo befriends Paola,...

A cowboy seeks to rescue, then woo, a damsel in distress. But he is constantly thwarted by the scratches, breaks, and other imperfections present in...

A man is sitting in a dark room, looking anxious, while his tomcat explains the man why he needs some privacy.

A difficult request brought to the unlicensed genius surgeon Black Jack. It was supposed to be born as twins, but it was an operation to separate...

When Kai was still young, his father set out for space. For the next ten years, Kai stood on the beach, remembering the father who never returned,...

Blackjack's surgery was to save Dr. Summit, a surgeon infected with a mysterious infectious disease. However, there appears Dr. Kiriko, who demands...

Sequel of Mori no Densetsu (Legend of the Forest - 1st Movement & 4th Movement)

This extremely brief film was Osamu Tezuka's answer to a challenge presented to the leaders of the international animation community to create...

A wandering samurai finds a straw dummy with a magical sword, which makes him overwhelmingly powerful but begins to drive him mad.

After a spoken introduction describing the various musical instruments used, the film tells the story of Kimba the White Lion, from his birth, to his...

A realistic drama about the life of a young man as he strives to achieve his dream of building an "undersea city", which he considers his life's...

This is a short, privately produced animated film. While elucidating the mystery and fuzziness as well as merits and demerits of memory in idealizing...

A collaborative anime between Hi no Tori and the Dougo Onsen hot spring bath house. The anime is part of a revitalization project for the Matsuyama,...