As Director
Mouse Story: The Adventures of George and Gerald
2007
3.5
Masami Hata
Directing
Birth Date
November 5, 1942
Place of Birth
Taipei, Taiwan
Biography
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).
Complete Filmography
As Director
My Father's Dragon
1997
6.0
As Director
Super Mario World: Mario & Yoshi's Adventure Land
1991
5.0
As Director, As Writer
The Tale of Osamu Tezuka: I'm Son-Goku
1989
6.0
As Director
Little Nemo: Adventures in Slumberland
1989
6.9
As Director
Nayuta
1986
5.2
As Director
Super Mario Brothers: Great Mission to Rescue Princess Peach
1986
6.2
As Director
A Journey Through Fairyland
1985
4.2
As Director, As Writer
Sea Prince and the Fire Child
1981
6.2
As Director
Ringing Bell
1978
6.7