Hiroshi Sasagawa

Directing

Hiroshi Sasagawa

Born July 9, 1936 · Aizuwakamatsu, Fukushima, Japan (age 90)

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Known For

Bremen 4: Angels in HellBremen 4: Angels in Hell · 1981
Bremen 4: Angels in Hell
★ 5.21981
MovieAnimationFantasy
Cat Coda, donkey Largo, dog Allegro, and hen Minuet are transformed from animals to people with alien technology to form a musical group, the Bremen 4. But when invading forces led by Colonel Presto are slaughtering their peaceful village, the musicians must band together and spread a message of peace with music, might, and a little bit of underground anti-fascist guerrilla warfare.
Ninja Hattori-kun + Perman: ESP WarsNinja Hattori-kun + Perman: ESP Wars · 1984
Ninja Hattori-kun + Perman: ESP Wars
★ 6.01984
Movie
One day, Kenichi meets Yuri, a foreign girl who is being chased by someone. In front of Hattori-kun and the Perman team, a mysterious masked monster named Psychoman, who can also levitate, appears. Psychoman, who plans to use his supernatural powers to conquer the world, forms an esper army of his own kind...
Ninja Hattori-kun + Perman: Ninja Beast Jippō vs. Miracle EggNinja Hattori-kun + Perman: Ninja Beast Jippō vs. Miracle Egg · 1985
Ninja Hattori-kun + Perman: Ninja Beast Jippō vs. Miracle Egg
★ 6.01985
Movie
The monster Zippo, who had an ominous prophetic dream and came to Tokyo worried about his childhood friend Hattori-kun, witnessed countless pink eggs raining down from the sky. It is the egg of a monster sent by invaders who are trying to consume the earth's plants for energy. Hattori-kun and his friends struggle to repel them with the help of Perman who rushes in?
CinderellaCinderella · 1995
Cinderella
★ 6.81995
MovieAnimation
Cinderella, an orphan, is now under the control of her evil stepmother and stepsisters. With the help of her friends, she is able to fall in love with the Prince, while helping him win over his own obstacles.
The Speed Racer ShowThe Speed Racer Show · 1992
The Speed Racer Show
★ 6.91992
MovieActionAdventure
One of the first examples of Japanese anime to find a significant audience in the United States, Speed Racer was an animated television series whose bold graphic style, fast-paced action, and curious English-language dubbing won a cult following in America. Despite its title, Speed Racer: The Movie is actually a short feature cobbled together from two vintage episodes of the original TV show.
Time PatrolTime Patrol · 1985
Time Patrol
★ 9.01985
MovieAnimation
Time Patrol is a film cut from Tatsunoko's Time Bokan by Harmony Gold. This adaptation was made after the two Time Fighters films, but unlike them, it was never distributed in the US.
Ultra B: Black Hole kara no Dokusaisha BB!!Ultra B: Black Hole kara no Dokusaisha BB!! · 1988
Ultra B: Black Hole kara no Dokusaisha BB!!
★ 6.01988
MovieScience FictionAnimation
Features the arrival of the evil, pterodactyl-riding Black Baby, whom Ultra B fights with the aid of his cohorts Super Baby Robot and Muscle Bird.
Ninja Hattori: Picture DiaryNinja Hattori: Picture Diary · 1982
Ninja Hattori: Picture Diary
★ 6.01982
MovieAnimation
Kanzo Hattori, an Iga ninja, and his younger brother Shinzo are training in Tokyo. Kenichi, an elementary school student, lets the two of them stay and lives with them as if they were brothers, and one day he steals a picture diary written by Hattori (Kanzo). What was written there was that Shinzo became friends with a cute girl, Shinobino Ohime, and began to develop a relationship with Robomaru, a robot ninja of machine style ninja...

Filmography

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SUPERKIDSUPERKID · 1983
SUPERKID
★ 8.01983
SeriesAnimationAction & Adventure
Mitsuo encountered Superman, an alien who is a part of a federation that tries to maintain peace in the galaxy. He then received a helmet (that also serves as a mask) that gives superhuman strength, a cape that enables the wearer to fly, and a badge that allows him to breathe underwater and communicate with his fellow comrades whom he met soon after he utilized these gifts. Superman made it clear to all Permans that their identity must be kept a secret or their brain will be destroyed should it ever be revealed and they are given a special doppelganger robot that can replace them while they are away to achieve this feat, although it is not entirely foolproof nor is it free from potential problems. These equipments then allowed them to be young Permans who try to maintain peace and help the people who are in need.

Director

Ninja Hattori-kunNinja Hattori-kun · 1981
Ninja Hattori-kun
★ 6.51981
SeriesAnimationAction & Adventure
11-year-old Kenichi Mitsuba is an average kid who goes to secondary school and struggles with his studies, he is very stubborn and is very lazy and therefore always ends up frustrating his parents and teacher. He loves to find an easy way of things. He befriends Hattori Kanzo, a ninja from the Iga Clan, and he becomes part of the Mitsuba family along with his brother, Shinzo and his ninja dog, Shishimaru. Hattori helps Kenichi with his problems, and constantly keeps an eye on him, as a good friend. The main antagonist Kemumaki, a Koga ninja and his ninja cat, Kagechiyo always troubles Kenichi, mainly because of their feud over one girl, Yumeko. Kenichi asks Hattori to take revenge as a recurring storyline in many episodes. Although Hattori is a good friend, Kenichi sometimes fights with Hattori due to misunderstandings created by Kemumaki. Sometimes Jippou, Togejirou and Tsubame help him.

Director

Yatterman NightYatterman Night · 2015
Yatterman Night
★ 7.32015
SeriesAnimationSci-Fi & Fantasy
A girl is looking at a remote island on the ocean named The Yatter Kingdom, a country that is said to be ruled by the hero Yatterman. The girl wants to ask the Yattermans for some help to cure her sick mother and decides to venture to the kingdom. She gets kicked out from the kingdom though and her mother dies without receiving any help. Under Dokurobei, the boss of the Dorombo thieves that existed, lies a beauty named Doronjo. The two men, Boyacky and Tonzura, worked under Doronjo but got kicked out from the Yatter Kingdom along with the Doronbo thieves as they lost a fight against the Yatterman. This is the new generation of Dorombo—Doronjo, Boyacky, Tonzura, and new Yatterman—a story of the birth of Gan-chan and Ai-chan.

Production Supervisor

The Song of TentomushiThe Song of Tentomushi · 1974
The Song of Tentomushi
★ 3.01974
SeriesAnimation
There are seven young brothers and sisters who grow up peacefully supported by the love and care of their parents. As a token of gratitude, the children present a trip to the couple on their wedding anniversary. This heartfelt deed, however, causes a terrible misfortune as their parents are killed while on their travels. Though it is certainly a shocking tragedy to the youngsters, they cannot be left in sorrow for a long time. Rather they have to make efforts to stand on their own feet in a body without depending on anybody else. So, their strenuous and daring living starts anew helping one another with brotherly affection, and their sincere attitude and lively activities gradually win admiration and encouragement from people of the community.

Director

Time Bokan Series: Gyakuten IppatsumanTime Bokan Series: Gyakuten Ippatsuman · 1982
Time Bokan Series: Gyakuten Ippatsuman
★ 10.01982
SeriesAnimationSci-Fi & Fantasy
Gyakuten! Ippatsuman is the sixth in the Time Bokan series. In the 1990s-era Osteandel City is the headquarters of Time Lease, a business that leases almost everything you could ask for including powerful robots. They are proud of themselves for being number one in the international ranking of billionaires, for the past ten consecutive years. Meanwhile there is another lease company in the same city called Skull Lease where the notorious villain trio work as top executives. Their ostensible object is to disgrace the credit of Time Lease and replace them as the leading enterprise. In fact, however, they have a scheme to secure a footing for world conquest. One day a transport robot of Time Lease is assaulted by the villain trio and it is time for Ippatsuman to get on the move to fight for justice.

Director

Dash! YonkuroDash! Yonkuro · 1989
Dash! Yonkuro
★ 6.81989
SeriesAnimationKids
The story is a succession of races in fancy routes (pyramids, labyrinths, etc.) and tracks fit to make the cars race. During the series run, many characters will appear, like Momotaro (and his Mini 4WD, Crimson Glory, DashWarriors'last obstacle towards the final victory), Sabu Kinjiro (Aero Solitude) and also Jin that will race the Hell Rally with a new Mini4wd, the Proto Emperor ZX (the previous one was the Dash-X1 Proto Emperor, defeated in the regional finals by Yonkuro's then new mini4wd, the Dash-01 Super Emperor). The tracks become always more harder and the stories unlikely (in a volume of the manga, is mentioned that even the prehistoric children used mini4wd-like cars built with natural materials like wood and leaves that would be pushed by the wind), the story always will focus even more on which one would be the true "Emperor", it will be discovered are many mini4wds with this title that will confront against Yonkuro's Emperor, until the epilogue, in the epic challenge of the Hell Rally. in this race Yonkuro will challenge a group of delinquents that want to take advantage of the best mini4wd racers to manage recovering a treasure hidden during the World War II by the nazis. Between his opponents there will be a revived Ken Hinomaru, ready to challenge the son and test his abilities with his new mini 4wd, the Dash-0 Infinite Boundless. In the end, Yonkuro, helped by his teammates (now far from racing, but always bound by a deep friendship), triumphs with his new car, the Liberty Emperor.

Storyboard Artist