Yasuo Otsuka, an animator who has been involved in animation production since the 1955's and has had a great influence on the expression of Japanese animation by being involved in many works such as the "Lupin III" series and "Future Boy Conan", died on the 15th. It was.
I was 89 years old.
Yasuo Otsuka is from Shimane prefecture and joined Toei Animation, an animation production company, after working as a local government employee, and was involved in the production of Japan's first feature-length color animation "The Tale of the White Serpent" released in 1958.
In Toei Animation, I worked with Hayao Miyazaki and Isao Takahata, who later joined the company, to create the work.
After that, he moved to another company and worked on the original drawings for the popular anime "Lupin III" series, and also produced "Future Boy Conan" and "Lupin III Cagliostro's Castle" with Mr. Miyazaki.
Mr. Otsuka is good at creating dynamic and moving animations, and had a great influence on the expression of Japanese animation and later animators.
In addition, he was active in the development of the industry, such as working as an instructor for training animators at an animation production company.
According to the people concerned, Mr. Otsuka died on the 15th.
I was 89 years old.
Producer Toshio Suzuki, who has been friends for many years, "The person who determined my life"
Producer Toshio Suzuki of Studio Ghibli, who had a long-standing friendship with Yasuo Otsuka, said, "It was Mr. Otsuka who pulled me from the world of magazines to the scene of animation. It was the person who determined my life. Gassho." I have commented.