Tadao Nagahama
Tadao Nagahama was a director of both puppet shows and animation.
He is best known as the director of Sunrise and Toei Company's Robot Romance 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 Robots.
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.Filmography
Puppetry
- :ja:伊賀の影丸|伊賀の影丸, 1964
- :ja:ひょっこりひょうたん島|ひょっこりひょうたん島, 1964–1969
Anime
- Obake no Q-tarō, 1965
- Perman, 1967
- Star of the Giants, 1968
- Chingo Muchabei, 1971
- Shin Obake no Q-tarō, 1971
- :ja:ど根性ガエル|Do-Konjo Gael, 1972
- :ja:侍ジャイアンツ|Samurai Giants, 1973
- Brave Raideen, 1975
- Combattler V, 1976
- Voltes V, 1977
- Ore wa Teppei, 1977
- Daimos, 1978
- Daltanious, 1979
- The Rose of Versailles, 1979
- :ja:ずっこけナイトドンデラマンチャ|Zukkoke Knight De La Mancha, 1980
- Ulysses 31, 1981