Masami Hata

Director

1942-11-05 · Taipei, Taiwan

Masami Hata (波多 正美, November 5, 1942) is a Japanese anime director and animator born in Taipei, Taiwan during the Japanese colonial era, and raised in Toyama prefecture. He is a veteran director who has been active since the dawn of Japanese TV anime.

After joining Mushi Production, he participated in Tezuka's works such as Goku no Daibouken and later worked on Tezuka Osamu Monogatari: Boku wa Son-Gokū (The Tezuka Osamu Story: I Am Son Gokuu, co-directed by Rintaro) at Madhouse. A veteran director known for directing many of Sanrio's feature films such as Shiriusu no Densetsu (The Sea Prince and the Fire Child) and Chirin no Suzu (Ringing Bell). Other masterpieces include the US-Japan collaboration fantasy giant Little Nemo: Adventures in Slumberland (also known as Little Nemo).

• Inuyasha the Movie: Affections Touching Across Time (2001) — Storyboard Artist, Second Unit Director
• Little Nemo: Adventures in Slumberland (1989) — Director, Storyboard Artist
• Super Mario Brothers: Great Mission to Rescue Princess Peach (1986) — Director
• Cleopatra: Queen of Sex (1970) — Animation
• Ringing Bell (1978) — Director
• Sea Prince and the Fire Child (1981) — Director, Writer
• A Journey Through Fairyland (1985) — Director
• Little Jumbo (1977) — Director
• Nayuta (1986) — Director
• Mouse Story: The Adventures of George and Gerald (2007) — Director, Storyboard Artist
• The Tale of Osamu Tezuka: I'm Son-Goku (1989) — Screenplay, Director
• Super Mario World: Mario & Yoshi's Adventure Land (1991) — Director
• Hello Kitty: Santa's Missing Hat (1995) — Director
• My Father's Dragon (1997) — Director
• Kiki to Lala no Habatake! Pegasus (1994) — Director
• Hello Kitty in Cinderella (1989) — Director
• Keroppi and the Beanstalk (1990) — Director
• Keroppi in Robin Hood (1994) — Director
• Kero Kero Keroppi's Three Musketeers (1991) — Script, Director
• Keroppi in Find the Pink Mushroom (1993) — Director
• Keroppi in The Adventures of Gulliver (1993) — Director
• Keroppi in the Christmas Eve Gift (1992) — Director
• Kiki & Lala's Hansel and Gretel (1993) — Director
• Kiki & Lala's Blue Bird (1989) — Director