people: Osamu Tezuka
2019
'Dororo': Take (Back) Another Little Piece Of My Heart February 05, 2019
Osamu Tezuka's feudal-era supernatural epic manga gives us two antiheroes, mutilated in body and spirit alike, both seeking wholeness
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2018
'Animerama: Cleopatra': God Of Manga Meets Queen Of Nile July 20, 2018
The second of Tezuka's 'Animerama' productions for adults works best as a showcase for Tezuka's imaginative visuals, less so as a story or even as a spoof of Hollywood excess
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'Animerama: A Thousand And One Nights': Tezuka's Erotic Follies July 13, 2018
The first of Osamu Tezuka's experimental trilogy of animated films for adults is a fascinating time capsule that swerves between visionary and puerile
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2017
'The Astonishing Work of Tezuka Osamu' July 30, 2017
The 'god of manga' directed animated films, too; curated here is an eye-opening array of shorts made available for English-speaking audiences
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Anime Roundup: June 16, 2017 June 16, 2017
'In This Corner Of The World' gets its first U.S trailer; Discotek blesses us with the likes of 'Kaiba' and 'HELLS'; and start saving up for the new 'Gurren Lagann' box set
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'Osamu Tezuka's Metropolis': Little Robot In The Big City March 18, 2017
In the hands of 'Akira' creator Katsuhiro Ōtomo and 'Dagger of Kamui' director Rintaro, Osamu Tezuka's early manga became a wide-gauge spectacle that retained its childlike innocence and soul
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Anime Roundup: January 21, 2017 January 20, 2017
Tezuka's 'Metropolis' comes to BD, but beware; Amazon's anime ambitions; 'your name.' shatters records; Hiroaki Samura's next story; and 'In This Corner Of The World' wins top movie honors
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2016
'Belladonna of Sadness': Satan Met A Lady July 19, 2016
Restored to its original psychedelic glory, this mad masterwork from Osamu Tezuka's studio goes from chic porn to feminist parable and everything in between
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'Astro-Boy': The Kid With The 100,000 Horsepower Heart January 25, 2016
Osamu Tezuka's beloved creation was more than just kid's stuff; it was machine-age mythology for young and old alike
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