Tadao Nagahama
Encyclopedia
Tadao Nagahama (September 26, 1936 – January 14, 1980) was a director of both puppet
shows and animation
.
He is best known as the director of Toei
's Romantic 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 Robot
s.
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.
Puppet
A puppet is an inanimate object or representational figure animated or manipulated by an entertainer, who is called a puppeteer. It is used in puppetry, a play or a presentation that is a very ancient form of theatre....
shows and animation
Anime
is the Japanese abbreviated pronunciation of "animation". The definition sometimes changes depending on the context. In English-speaking countries, the term most commonly refers to Japanese animated cartoons....
.
He is best known as the director of Toei
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...
's Romantic Trilogy
Robot Romance Trilogy
The were three Super Robot anime series created by "Saburo Yatsude" and directed by Tadao Nagahama from late 1976 through early 1979. The trilogy was a co production between Sunrise and Toei Animation...
, which added human drama to the Super Robot
Super Robot
is a term used in manga and anime to describe a giant robot or mecha, with an arsenal of fantastic super-powered weapons, extreme resistance to damage unless the plot calls for it, sometimes transformable or combined from two or more robots and/or vehicles usually piloted by young, daring heroes,...
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 Robot
Super Robot
is a term used in manga and anime to describe a giant robot or mecha, with an arsenal of fantastic super-powered weapons, extreme resistance to damage unless the plot calls for it, sometimes transformable or combined from two or more robots and/or vehicles usually piloted by young, daring heroes,...
s.
He has been referred to as "the Emperor" in imitation of film director
Film director
A film director is a person who directs the actors and film crew in filmmaking. They control a film's artistic and dramatic nathan roach, while guiding the technical crew and actors.-Responsibilities:...
Akira Kurosawa
Akira Kurosawa
was a Japanese film director, producer, screenwriter and editor. Regarded as one of the most important and influential filmmakers in the history of cinema, Kurosawa directed 30 filmsIn 1946, Kurosawa co-directed, with Hideo Sekigawa and Kajiro Yamamoto, the feature Those Who Make Tomorrow ;...
.
He and his wife contracted hepatitis
Hepatitis
Hepatitis is a medical condition defined by the inflammation of the liver and characterized by the presence of inflammatory cells in the tissue of the organ. The name is from the Greek hepar , the root being hepat- , meaning liver, and suffix -itis, meaning "inflammation"...
while traveling overseas. Although his wife survived, he died from the disease at the age of 43.
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-tarōObake no Q-taro, by Fujiko Fujio, is a Japanese manga about an obake, Qtarō who lives with the Ōhara family. Qtarō, also known as Q-chan or Oba-Q, is a mischief-maker who likes to fly around scaring people and stealing food, though he is deathly afraid of dogs.The story is formulaic, usually focussed on the...
, 1965 (episode director) - Pāman, 1967 (episode director)
- Star of the GiantsStar of the Giantsis a sports manga written by Ikki Kajiwara and drawn by Noboru Kawasaki. It was adapted as the first sports anime television series broadcast in Japan, in 1968. It later spawned 2 anime sequels and different anime movies....
, 1968 (director) - Chingo Muchabei, 1971 (episode director)
- Shin Obake no Q-tarōObake no Q-taro, by Fujiko Fujio, is a Japanese manga about an obake, Qtarō who lives with the Ōhara family. Qtarō, also known as Q-chan or Oba-Q, is a mischief-maker who likes to fly around scaring people and stealing food, though he is deathly afraid of dogs.The story is formulaic, usually focussed on the...
, 1971 (director) - ど根性ガエル(Do-Konjo Gaeru), 1972 (director)
- 侍ジャイアンツ(Samurai Giants), 1973 (director)
- Brave RaideenBrave Raideenis a super robot anime series. Produced by Tohokushinsha, Asahi News Agency and Sunrise, it aired on NET from 4 April 1975 to 26 March 1976, with a total of 50 episodes...
, 1975 (director, episodes 27-50) - Combattler VCombattler Vis the first part of the Robot Romance Trilogy of Super Robot series created by "Saburo Yatsude" and directed by Tadao Nagahama. The robot's name is a portmanteau of Combine, Combat and Battle, and the V is intended both as an abbreviation for "victory" and in reference to the five component...
, 1976 (director) - Voltes VVoltes Vis a Japanese anime television series that was first aired on TV Asahi starting June 4, 1977. It was created by Saburo Yatsude and directed by Tadao Nagahama...
, 1977 (director) - おれは鉄兵(Ore wa Teppei), 1977 (episode director)
- DaimosDaimosis a Japanese anime television series produced by Nihon Sunrise. Daimos is the third installment of the "Romantic Trilogy", following Chōdenji Robo Combattler V and Chōdenji Machine Voltes V. It ran from 1 April 1978 to 27 January 1979 and consisted of 44 episodes...
1978 (director) - DaltaniusDaltaniuswas an anime series that aired from 1979 to 1980. There were 47 episodes. There are a lot of alternate spellings for the name, which includes "Dartanius", "D'Artagnas", "Daltanias" and "Dartanias". But the correct spelling should be "Daltanious" which was commonly used on the Japanese merchandise...
, 1979 (director) - The Rose of VersaillesThe Rose of Versailles, also known as Lady Oscar or La Rose de Versailles, is one of the best-known titles in shōjo manga and a media franchise created by Riyoko Ikeda. It has been adapted into several Takarazuka Revue musicals, as well an anime television series, produced by Tokyo Movie Shinsha and broadcast by the...
, 1979 (director, episodes 1-18) - ずっこけナイトドンデラマンチャ(Zukkoke Knight Don de La Mancha), 1980 (anime adaptation of Don Quixote)
- Ulysses 31Ulysses 31is a Franco-Japanese animated television series that updates the Greek mythology of Odysseus to the 31st century. The show comprised 26 half-hour episodes and was produced by DIC Audiovisuel in conjunction with anime studio Tokyo Movie Shinsha...
, 1981 (episode director)