Profile via TMDB · Courtesy of TMDB
Film & TV
Osaka, Osaka Prefecture, Japan
Kenzō Masaoka (政岡 憲三, Masaoka Kenzō, October 5, 1898 - November 23, 1988) was an early anime creator. Masaoka was born in Osaka, Japan and died in Tokyo, Japan. Masaoka was the first to use cel animation and recorded sound in anime. He worked at a number of companies as an animator and actor. His work as a special effects artist earned him the title "Japanese Méliès." He also did work under the…
via TMDB
Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Given name
- Kenzō
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- Empire of Japan
- Place of birth
- Osaka
- Place of death
- Tokyo
- Occupation
- film director
- Languages spoken
- Japanese
- Field of work
- anime
Show 5 more facts
- date of birth
- 1898-10-05
- date of death
- 1988-11-23
- name in kana
- まさおか けんぞう
- name in native language
- 政岡憲三
- Commons category
- Kenzo Masaoka
via Wikidata · CC0
Available in 10 languages
via Wikidata sitelinks · CC0