Osamu Tanabe

Osamu Tanabe

60 (1965-01-01)
Okayama Prefecture, Japan

Osamu Tanabe (田辺 修, Tanabe Osamu, born 1965) is a Japanese animator born in Okayama Prefecture. He joined Oh! Production in 1987. After that, he became freelance and worked mainly in Studio Ghibli works.

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The Tale of The Princess Kaguya 2013 (8.085)

Found inside a shining stalk of bamboo by an old bamboo cutter and his wife, a tiny girl grows rapidly into an exquisite young lady. The mysterious young princess enthrals all who encounter her. But, ultimately, she must confront her fate.
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Only Yesterday 1991 (7.379)

In lyrical switches between the present and the past, Taeko contemplates the arc of her life, and wonders if she has been true to the dreams of her childhood self.
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Pom Poko 1994 (7.177)

The Raccoons of the Tama Hills are being forced from their homes by the rapid development of houses and shopping malls. As it becomes harder to find food and shelter, they decide to band together and fight back. The Raccoons practice and perfect the ancient art of transformation until they are even able to appear as humans in hilarious circumstances.