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Tadao Nagahama
Tadao Nagahama (長浜 忠夫 Nagahama Tadao) (September 26, 1932 – November 4, 1980) was a director of both puppet shows and animation. He is best known as the director of Sunrise and T…
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Tadao Nagahama (長浜 忠夫 Nagahama Tadao) (September 26, 1932 – November 4, 1980) 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 48.
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2002
The Lady Oscar Story
Movie Director
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1999
Voltes 5 - The Liberation
Movie Director
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1999
Voltes V: The Liberation
Movie Director
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1983
Voltus V
Movie Director
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1982
Star of the Giants
Movie Director
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1982
Starbirds
Movie Co-Director
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1981
Ulysses 31
TV show Director
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1979
The Rose of Versailles
TV show Director
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1979
Voltus 5
Movie Director
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1978
Fighting General Daimos
TV show Director
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1977
Super Electromagnetic Machine Voltes V
Movie Director
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1977
Voltes V
TV show Director
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1977
Combattler V Movie
Movie Director
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1976
Combattler V
TV show Creator
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1975
Reideen the Brave
TV show Director
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1973
Samurai Giants
TV show Series Director
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1972
The Gutsy Frog
TV show General Manager
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1971
The Extravagant Muchabee
TV show Director
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1970
Star of the Giants - Fateful Showdown
Movie Director
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1970
Star of the Giants - Big League Ball
Movie Director
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1969
Star of the Giants - Go, Go, Hyuma
Movie Director
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1969
Star of the Giants - Bloody Final
Movie Director
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1968
Star of the Giants
TV show Director
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1965
Q-Taro the Ghost
TV show Director
