Masami Hata
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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).
Known for
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Little Nemo: Adventures in Slumberland (1989)
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My Father's Dragon (1997)
Director
Hello Kitty in Cinderella (1989)
Director
Sea Prince and the Fire Child (1981)
Director
Mouse Story: The Adventures of George and Gerald (2007)
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Super Mario Brothers: Great Mission to Rescue Princess Peach (1986)
Director
Ringing Bell (1978)
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Nayuta (1986)
Director
The Tale of Osamu Tezuka: I'm Son-Goku (1989)
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A Journey Through Fairyland (1985)
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Pokopon no Yukai na Saiyuuki (1990)
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Kiki & Lala's Hansel and Gretel (1993)
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Super Mario World: Mario & Yoshi's Adventure Land (1991)
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Keroppi in Robin Hood (1994)
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Keroppi and the Beanstalk (1990)
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Keroppi in Find the Pink Mushroom (1993)
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Kero Kero Keroppi's Three Musketeers (1991)
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Kiki & Lala's Blue Bird (1989)
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Hello Kitty: Santa's Missing Hat (1995)
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Keroppi in the Christmas Eve Gift (1992)
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Santa & His Reindeer Kuppi (1992)
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Little Jumbo (1977)
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Keroppi in The Adventures of Gulliver (1993)
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Kiki to Lala no Habatake! Pegasus (1994)
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