Osamu Yamasaki

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Osamu Yamasaki

Born February 19, 1962 · Kumamoto Prefecture, Japan (age 64)

Osamu Yamasaki (山崎 理, Yamasaki Osamu, February 19, 1962) is a Japanese anime director, producer, director, and animator, born in Kumamoto prefecture. Yamasaki is a member and former director of the Japanese Animation Creators Association (JAniCA), and a member of the Directors Guild of Japan. He is part of Wao World. He also works under his name written in katakana (ヤマサキオサム).

Known For

The Tokyo ProjectThe Tokyo Project · 1988
The Tokyo Project
5.61988
MovieAnimationThriller
Akira, Junpei, Keiko and Kumiko are members of the Rutz Detective Agency, and are always ready for a good case. When a mysterious murder places a top secret floppy disk in the hands of Junpei, the gang suddenly has a conspiracy on their hands of grandiose proportions. Not only have they made an enemy of politicians and shady characters, but also the munitions manufacturer company Yotsuboshi itself! With murder attempts, rampaging machinery and kidnappers to handle, the group must race against the clock to foil the evil scheme before it's too late!
M.D. GeistM.D. Geist · 1986
M.D. Geist
5.01986
MovieScience FictionAction
Geist (the main character) is MD-02, a Most Dangerous Soldier, genetically engineered to function as a killing machine, but every one of the MDS units went homicidally insane. As a result Geist was placed in suspended animation in a stasis pod orbiting the planet Jerra until it crashed several years later, awakening him and bringing him into another war on the planet.
Hakuouki: Wild Dance of KyotoHakuouki: Wild Dance of Kyoto · 2013
Hakuouki: Wild Dance of Kyoto
6.02013
MovieActionAnimation
There's a war going on in ancient Kyoto. A war fought in shadows, between the forces of the Shogunate's armed enforcers, the Shinsengumi, and the vampire-like Ronin warriors known as the Rasetsu or Furies. And trapped in the middle is a young woman disguised as a man. Seeking her missing father, Chizuru Yukimura comes to Kyoto only to find her fate forever intertwined with the destinies of Shinsengumi Vice commander Toshizo Hijikata and his elite force of swordsmen. Because Chizuru's father has created a secret elixir that enhances the user's strength, speed and healing, and the furies will do anything and kill anyone in order to control that power!
Call Me TonightCall Me Tonight · 1986
Call Me Tonight
4.61986
MovieAnimationRomance
Rumi, a phone sex operator making ends meet, falls for her most challenging client yet: Ryo, a young man who transforms into a monstrous beast when he's aroused. But Rumi’s not the only one with her eye on the cursed caller.
Love CityLove City · 1986
Love City
5.71986
MovieActionAnimation
In a dystopic and futuristic Tokyo, humanity’s genetic code has gone awry. At the forefront of the technology is Fraud, an organization conducting experiments on people such as Kei and Ai – two escaped “headmeters” with hefty psychokinetic powers. The sinister Mr. Lee wants nothing more to retrieve Ai back to his clutches, as she seemingly holds the key to immense power; Kei wants simply to keep Ai safe; and the evil Lai Lo Ching has his own master plan. Along with the help of the amnesiac headmeter K2 and a trusty sidekick, Kei must fight to protect Ai from the evils of Mr. Lee, Lai Lo Ching, and the state of the world itself!
M.D. Geist II: Death ForceM.D. Geist II: Death Force · 1996
M.D. Geist II: Death Force
4.91996
MovieScience FictionAnimation
Less than a year after Geist activated the Death Force, which decimated most of Jerra's population, he has kept himself busy by dismantling the Death Force machines one by one. Most of the remaining human population have fled to a remote haven run by a warlord named Krauser. Krauser is another MDS unit, MD-01, who has a technology that hides his mobile fortress from the Death Force.
Tokyo RevelationTokyo Revelation · 1995
Tokyo Revelation
5.11995
MovieAnimationHorror
Akito Kobayashi has always had an interest in the occult, and when he learns to control demons though the help of a computer program he created and magnetite, the essence of human life, he plans to unleash hell on earth. The only hinderance may lie within his old friend Kojiro Soma, who has the ability to stop the destruction, if he can find it within himself to do so.
Captain Power and the Soldiers of the Future: Bio Dread Strike MissionCaptain Power and the Soldiers of the Future: Bio Dread Strike Mission · 1987
Captain Power and the Soldiers of the Future: Bio Dread Strike Mission
8.01987
MovieScience FictionAction
As newly recruited Soldier of the Future Pilot 1, your first target after training is a massive Bio Dread military industrial complex - which is manufacturing a robotic army. Many human survivors are depending on you! Corporal "Pilot" Chase and her leader Captain Jonathan Power will be flying with you. Prepare to "POWER ON"!

Filmography

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The Hakkenden: Legend of the Dog WarriorsThe Hakkenden: Legend of the Dog Warriors · 1990
The Hakkenden: Legend of the Dog Warriors
7.21990
SeriesAnimationDrama
During the war-torn feudal wars of Japan, the Awa clan faced certain extinction from a rival clan backed by demonic forces. However, a careless promise by their lord leads to both salvation and disgrace when their family dog brings back the head of the enemy warlord and insists upon marrying the lord's daughter! Their unnatural union bears fruit, but when they are both killed, the eight unborn pups are reincarnated as the eight Dog Warriors - the Hakkenden. Slowly they find each other and come together as a group. These eight warriors, who represent the eight separate aspects of the Bushido, engage in bloody battles with demonic entitles and evil samurai in the final attempt to redeem their clan!

Storyboard Artist

HakuokiHakuoki · 2010
Hakuoki
6.62010
SeriesAction & AdventureAnimation
Yukimura Chizuru is the daughter of a doctor who works in Edo; her father leaves Edo to work as a volunteer doctor and moves to Kyoto without his daughter. As time passes by, Chizuru starts worrying about losing contact with her father, so she decides to go to Kyoto in search of him. On the way, Chizuru is attacked by few criminals and witnesses a fight between an oni and the Shinsengumi. Taking her into custody and saving her, the Shinsengumi debate on what to do with Chizuru when they discover that she is the daughter of the doctor they are also looking for. So they decide to become Chizuru's protectors and help her look for her father (the doctor). Lots of events happen while she stays with the Shinsengumi, as they discover mysterious secrets and also fight against the Bakumatsu group.

Director

Ancient Girl's FrameAncient Girl's Frame · 2021
Ancient Girl's Frame
4.62021
SeriesAnimationSci-Fi & Fantasy
At the end of the 21st century, the discovery of a new energy source called "DG energy" (short for "divine grace energy") has revolutionized Earth's economy and allowed humanity to colonize space. However, when the initial expedition reaches Pluto, they are attacked by a mysterious, giant life-form known as "Nergal."The Earth Alliance Army fights back by creating an "AG Unit" using ancient robot weapons known as the "G's Frame" which were excavated from archaeological sites all around the world. Girls with special qualities known as "Ancient Girls" can pilot these robots against the Nergal. However, the first AG Unit suffers heavy casualties in the Jupiter Trojan campaign, and the pilot of Unit 04, Minamiya Reiu, goes missing-in-action...Years later, Minamiya Reika, the younger sister of Reiu, enlists with the AG Unit to search for her sister and to protect the Earth from the Nergal. A story of friendship, ancient robot weapons, and battles to the death with the Nergal ensues.

Series Composition