Sugii Gisaburo
Selected Filmography:
1963: Astro Boy
1974: Jack and the Beanstalk
1983: Nine
1985: Touch
1985: Night on the Galactic Railroad
1987: The Tale of Genji
1994: Street Fighter 2
2000: A tree in the Sun2007: Cinnamon - The movie
2011: Little Ghostly
2011: Adventures of Tofu Boy
2012: The Life of Goskou Budori
Selection:
Sugii Gisaburo was born in 1940 in Numazu. He started working for Toei at age 18. There, he met Tetzuka Osamu, whom je joined to work at Mushi Production in 1962. He later founded his own production company Group TAC and directed his debut feature in 1974. All his works are either manga or literary novels adaptations.