Kimio Yabuki
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Kimio Yabuki is a Japan
ese animator
. Known in Japan for his work on many early classic works by the Toei Animation
studio, his best known film in the West is Rainbow Brite and the Star Stealer
from 1985
, produced by the French company DiC
with animation work done in Japan.
In 1969, he teamed up with a young Hayao Miyazaki
in the production of an animated version of Puss in Boots
. Yabuki was an employee of Toei Animation until going freelance in 1973, but did work on several Toei productions (including Dororon Enma-kun, Ikkyu-san, and The Kabocha Wine) afterward.
Japan
Japan is an island nation in East Asia. Located in the Pacific Ocean, it lies to the east of the Sea of Japan, China, North Korea, South Korea and Russia, stretching from the Sea of Okhotsk in the north to the East China Sea and Taiwan in the south...
ese animator
Animator
An animator is an artist who creates multiple images that give an illusion of movement called animation when displayed in rapid sequence; the images are called frames and key frames. Animators can work in a variety of fields including film, television, video games, and the internet. Usually, an...
. Known in Japan for his work on many early classic works by the Toei Animation
Toei Animation
Toei Animation Co., Ltd. is a Japanese animation studio owned by Toei Co., Ltd. The studio was founded in 1948 as Japan Animated Films . In 1956, Toei purchased the studio and it was reincorporated under its current name...
studio, his best known film in the West is Rainbow Brite and the Star Stealer
Rainbow Brite and the Star Stealer
Rainbow Brite and the Star Stealer is an animated film released on November 15, 1985 by Warner Bros., and produced by DiC Entertainment and Hallmark Cards...
from 1985
1985 in film
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, produced by the French company DiC
DIC
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with animation work done in Japan.
In 1969, he teamed up with a young Hayao Miyazaki
Hayao Miyazaki
is a Japanese manga artist and prominent film director and animator of many popular anime feature films. Through a career that has spanned nearly fifty years, Miyazaki has attained international acclaim as a maker of animated feature films and, along with Isao Takahata, co-founded Studio Ghibli,...
in the production of an animated version of Puss in Boots
Puss in Boots
'Puss' is a character in the fairy tale "The Master Cat, or Puss in Boots" by Charles Perrault. The tale was published in 1697 in his Histoires ou Contes du temps passé...
. Yabuki was an employee of Toei Animation until going freelance in 1973, but did work on several Toei productions (including Dororon Enma-kun, Ikkyu-san, and The Kabocha Wine) afterward.
Director
- 1963-1965: Ōkami shōnen Ken (狼少年ケン)
- 1968: Fables from Hans Christian Andersen (Andesen monogatari)
- 1969: Puss 'n Boots (長靴をはいた猫, Nagagutsu o haita neko)
- 1973-1974: Dororon Enma-kunDororon Enma-kun, also known as Satanikus!, is a Japanese horror-comedy anime and manga series created by Go Nagai. It's one of Nagai's most famous works in Japan, although not very well known in the rest of the world. In 2006, it would get a sequel/remake in Demon Prince Enma, which drops the comedy and becomes a...
(TV series) - 1975-1982: Ikkyū-sanIkkyu-sanis an anime based on the historical Zen Buddhist monk Ikkyū that follows his mischievous adventures as a child during his stay at Ankoku Temple. In each episode, Ikkyū relies on his intelligence and wit to solve all types of problems, from distraught farmers to greedy merchants.The anime was...
(一休さん) - 1980: Twelve Months (森は生きている, Sekai meisaku dōwa - mori wa ikiteiru)
- 1981: Swan LakeSwan Lake (1981 film)is an anime film based on the ballet Swan Lake by Pyotr Tchaikovsky. The film was released in Japan on 14 March 1981 by Toei.The film was produced by the Japanese company Toei Animation and directed by Kimio Yabuki. The adaptation uses Tchaikovsky's score and remains relatively faithful to the story...
- 1982-1984: The Kabocha WineThe Kabocha Wineis a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Mitsuru Miura. It was serialized in Kodansha's Weekly Shōnen Magazine from 1981 to 1984...
(Ｔｈｅかぼちゃワイン - TV series) - 1985: Rainbow Brite and the Star StealerRainbow Brite and the Star StealerRainbow Brite and the Star Stealer is an animated film released on November 15, 1985 by Warner Bros., and produced by DiC Entertainment and Hallmark Cards...
- 1988: Space Family Carlvinson (宇宙家族カールビンソン)
Writer
- 1984: Twelve Months
- 1989: The Jungle Book: The Adventures of Mowgli (TV series)
Assistant Director
- 1963: The Little Prince and the Eight-Headed Dragon (わんぱく王子の大蛇退治, Wanpaku Ouji no Orochi Taiji)