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Osamu Dezaki

Osamu Dezaki (1943–2011) was a Japanese anime director and animator known for his highly stylized visual techniques and...

Anime Television Classic Japan

9.04 Excellent

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Yuriy Norstein

Yuriy Norstein is a prominent Russian animator known for his deeply evocative and experimental films. His work, particul...

Russian Independent Traditional Director

8.79 Great

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Yoshifumi Kondo

Yoshifumi Kondō (1950–1998) was a Japanese animator and director who served as a key animation director at Studio Ghibli...

Japanese Theatrical Ghibli Director

8.62 Great

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Richard Williams

Richard Williams is an independent animator celebrated for his meticulous traditional techniques. He directed animation...

Independent Traditional Director Who Framed Roger Rabbit

8.56 Great

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Hideaki Anno

Hideaki Anno is a Japanese animator and director renowned for his innovative approach to animation and storytelling. He...

Traditional Japanese Science Fiction Evangelion

8.46 Great

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Akiyuki Shinbo

Akiyuki Shinbo is a Japanese anime director and storyboard artist known for his long-standing collaboration with the ani...

Anime Television Contemporary Japan

8.45 Great

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Masaaki Yuasa

Masaaki Yuasa is a Japanese animator and director celebrated for his experimental and avant-garde style. His work, such...

Avant Garde Japanese Experimental Director

8.37 Great

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Yasuhiro Takemoto

Yasuhiro Takemoto was a Japanese anime director and animator who spent his career at Kyoto Animation. He directed severa...

Anime Television Japan Japanese

8.37 Great

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Tatsuya Ishihara

Tatsuya Ishihara is a Japanese anime director and animator prominently associated with the studio Kyoto Animation (KyoAn...

Anime Television Japan Japanese

8.32 Great

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Kunihiko Ikuhara

Kunihiko Ikuhara is a Japanese animator recognized for his distinctive directorial style and complex narratives. He freq...

Television Japanese Surrealist Magical Girl

8.28 Great

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Michaël Dudok de Wit

Michaël Dudok de Wit is a Dutch animator known for his distinctive, traditional animation style. His work emphasizes pat...

Independent Traditional Dutch Oscar Winner

8.28 Great

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Koji Morimoto

Koji Morimoto is a Japanese animator, director, and co-founder of the animation studio Studio 4°C. He is recognized for...

Anime Japan Japanese Experimental

8.25 Great

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Keiichi Hara

Keiichi Hara is a Japanese anime director known for both franchise work and independently acclaimed features. He directe...

Anime Contemporary Japan Japanese

8.23 Great

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Hiroshi Hamasaki

Hiroshi Hamasaki is a Japanese anime director and animator recognized for his detailed and often atmospheric storytellin...

Anime Television Contemporary Japan

8.14 Great

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Bill Plympton

Bill Plympton is an American independent animator recognized for his distinctive, surreal hand-drawn style. He creates a...

Independent Traditional Adult Animation Director

7.54 Good

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Raoul Servais

Raoul Servais was a Belgian animator and film director recognized for his distinct, often experimental artistic style th...

Independent Experimental Belgian Oscar Winner

7.36 Good

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Borge Ring

Børge Ring was a Danish animator whose career spanned both independent short films and major European animation studios....

Danish Independent Traditional Oscar Winner

7.18 Good

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John Canemaker

John Canemaker is an American independent animator, animation historian, author, and educator whose work spans filmmakin...

American Independent Oscar Winner Director

7.18 Good

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Alison de Vere

Alison de Vere was a British animator, designer, and director known for combining commercial animation work with persona...

Independent Traditional British Director

6.81 Fair

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Marv Newland

Marv Newland is an American-Canadian animator and filmmaker associated with independent animation. He created the 1969 a...

Independent Canadian Satirical Director

6.62 Fair