Hyohyo: Dear Mr. Yasuo Otsuka

Documentary about Yasuo Otsuka, famous Japanese animator and mentor of Hayao Miyazaki and Isao Takahata. Featuring interviews with Japanese animation legends such as Masaaki Osumi, Youichi Kotabe, Sadao Tsukioka and Isao Takahata.

Cast

Yasuo Otsuka

as Self

Isao Takahata

as Self

Yōichi Kotabe

as Self

Tsukioka Sadao

as Self

Masaaki Osumi

as Self

Kazuhide Tomonaga

as Self

Atsuko Tanaka

as Self

Yoshinobu Michihata

as Self

Nobuo Tomizawa

as Self

Sumi Shimamoto

as Self - Narrator (voice)

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