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Behind the anime
Director
Along with Kenzou Masaoka and Sanae Yamamoto, Yabushita was a pioneer of Japanese animation.
Our catalog credits Taiji Yabushita, a director and animator, on 22 titles. Taiji is from Kitakawachi district, Osaka Prefecture, Japan. Born February 1, 1903.
Behind the scenes, the most common credits are director (11), script (5), and unit director (3).
Our catalog lists 22 credits, including Anju to Zushioumaru, Wan Wan Chuushingura, and Panda and the Magic Serpent.
Their hometown is listed as Kitakawachi district, Osaka Prefecture, Japan.
The person behind the work
Along with Kenzou Masaoka and Sanae Yamamoto, Yabushita (at the beginning of his career credited as "Yasushi Yabushita") was a pioneer of Japanese animation. After World War II, he changed his work from animator and inbetweener to producer and director. In 1949, he co-directed his most famous short film, "The Animals Play Baseball."
When his company was absorbed by Toei, he was appointed director of the company's first full-length colour feature film, and also of Japan, Erzählung einer weißen Schlange (1958) ("White Snake Enchantress," 1958). From then on, he directed or co-directed other eight full-length films for the company, and finally did a short film, "A Million Years in life of Men," before he quit Toei in 1968.
He is also author of two documentary films about the "History of Japanese Animation" (1972-73).
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