Osamu Tezuka Movies

Takarazuka Revue play based on Osamu Tezuka's Black Jack. Original 1994 performance was paired with a second, shorter show based on Phoenix (Hi no...

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

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...

This is a pilot film for an animated TV program based on "Son-goku the Monkey." In order to get an idea of the reaction of children, its main...

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,...

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

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

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...

Filmed in Japan, this program looks beyond the stereotypes to objectively examine the history of manga, how manga are drawn, and manga's influence on...

The story of a white lion cub growing to become the king of the jungle. The movie is an edited version of the 1965 Japanese television series of the...

Hi no Tori is a collection of stories that all have something in common. The Phoenix, whose blood is believed to give an eternal life to one who...

In a convenient world where vending machines offer just about everything, the hero procures whatever he needs from machines on his journey to see the...

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 master of Japanese animation, Gisaburo Sugii talks candidly about his career and creative process in this rare and exciting piece of film.

This is an animated version of Yanase Takashi's picture book featuring the friendship between a mother dog, Muku-muku, who lost her puppy, and the...

Tribute animation by Yoh Yoshinari featuring Tezuka characters.

This is the story of a friendship between a boy named Taro and the mysterious Wonder-kun, using "the first dream of the New Year" as a motif. Guided...

Atom is attending a party on the space station with Dr. Ochanomizu. However, while at the party, he hears a voice. It is the voice of a robot that...

A boy is chased by a robot through some ruins. There, he finds an Earth ruled by a computer called "Gaia," who has lost patience with humans who...

Doctor Tenma, chief of the Ministry of Science, brought a digital brain genome from an aircraft. Doctor Tenma begins a trip to Mars, then combines...