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Tadao Nagahama

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Nationality
  
Japanese

Died
  
January 14, 1980

Role
  
Director


Name
  
Tadao Nagahama

Area(s)
  
Animation Director

Education
  
Nihon University

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Born
  
26 September 1936 (
1936-09-26
)

Notable works
  
Chodenji Robo Combattler VChodenji Machine Voltes VTosho Daimos

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Tadao Nagahama (長浜 忠夫 Nagahama Tadao) (September 26, 1936 – January 14, 1980) was a director of both puppet shows and animation.

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He is best known as the director of Sunrise and Toei Company's Robot Romance Trilogy, which added human drama to the Super Robot Genre.

Nagahama also directed several hit anime series that are still well known among Japanese viewers. Moreover, he produced hits with works of all genres, including sports, comedies, shōnen, shōjo, and Super Robots.

He has been referred to as "the Emperor" in imitation of film director Akira Kurosawa.

He and his wife contracted hepatitis while traveling overseas. Although his wife survived, he died from the disease at the age of 43.

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Puppetry

  • 伊賀の影丸(Iga no Kagemaru), 1964
  • ひょっこりひょうたん島(Hyokkoryoutan Island), 1964–1969

    • Anime

  • Obake no Q-tarō, 1965 (episode director)
  • Pāman, 1967 (episode director)
  • Star of the Giants, 1968 (director)
  • Chingo Muchabei, 1971 (episode director)
  • Shin Obake no Q-tarō, 1971 (director)
  • Do-Konjo Gael, 1972 (director)
  • Samurai Giants, 1973 (director)
  • Brave Raideen, 1975 (director, episodes 27-50)
  • Combattler V, 1976 (director)
  • Voltes V, 1977 (director)
  • Ore wa Teppei, 1977 (episode director)
  • Daimos 1978 (director)
  • Daltanius, 1979 (director)
  • The Rose of Versailles, 1979 (director, episodes 1-20)
  • Zukkoke Knight De La Mancha, 1980 (anime adaptation of Don Quixote)
  • Ulysses 31, 1981 (episode director)

    • References

    Tadao Nagahama Wikipedia
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