Masami Hata
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).
Little Nemo: Adventures in Slumberland
(Director)
Super Mario Brothers: Great Mission to Rescue Princess Peach
(Director)
Sea Prince and the Fire Child
(Director)
Sea Prince and the Fire Child
(Writer)
Mouse Story: The Adventures of George and Gerald
(Director)
A Journey Through Fairyland
(Director)
Nayuta
(Director)
The Tale of Osamu Tezuka: I'm Son-Goku
(Director)
The Tale of Osamu Tezuka: I'm Son-Goku
(Screenplay)
Ringing Bell
(Director)
Mouse Story: The Adventures of George and Gerald
(Storyboard Artist)
Keroppi in Robin Hood
(Director)
Kero Kero Keroppi's Three Musketeers
(Director)
Keroppi and the Beanstalk
(Director)
Kero Kero Keroppi's Three Musketeers
(Script)
Keroppi in Find the Pink Mushroom
(Director)
My Father's Dragon
(Director)
Keroppi in The Adventures of Gulliver
(Director)
Keroppi in the Christmas Eve Gift
(Director)
Little Jumbo
(Director)
Kiki to Lala no Habatake! Pegasus
(Director)
Cleopatra: Queen of Sex
(Animation)
Kiki & Lala's Hansel and Gretel
(Director)
Inuyasha the Movie: Affections Touching Across Time
(Storyboard Artist)
Inuyasha the Movie: Affections Touching Across Time
(Second Unit Director)
Kiki & Lala's Blue Bird
(Director)
Pokopon no Yukai na Saiyuuki
(Director)
Super Mario World: Mario & Yoshi's Adventure Land
(Director)
Hello Kitty in Cinderella
(Director)
Hello Kitty: Santa's Missing Hat
(Director)
Santa & His Reindeer Kuppi
(Director)
Little Nemo: Adventures in Slumberland
(Storyboard Artist)
キキとララの星のダンスシューズ
(Director)
Dream Star Button Nose
(Director)
Dream Star Button Nose
(Storyboard)
Tomorrow's Joe
(Storyboard)
Tomorrow's Joe
(Director)
Adachi and Shimamura
(Director)
The Dawn of the Witch
(Action Director)
Kunimatsu-sama no Otoridai
(Director)
Endo and Kobayashi Live! The Latest on Tsundere Villainess Lieselotte
(Director)
Dororo
(Director)
Garo: The Animation
(Director)
Initial D
(Director)
Initial D
(Storyboard Artist)
Phoenix
(Storyboard Artist)
Fighting Spirit
(Director)
Stitch!
(Series Director)
Manga Fairy Tales of the World
(Director)