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20th-century Japanese screenwriters

  • Hayao MiyazakiOn the 5th of January 1941, Hayao Miyazaki was born in the town of Akebono-cho within Tokyo City. His father Katsuji Miyazaki directed a company that…
  • Akira KurosawaOn the 23rd of March 1910, Akira Kurosawa was born in Tokyo to a samurai family. His father Isamu worked as the director of the Army's Physical Education…
  • Osamu TezukaToyona, Osaka, 1928. A young boy named Osamu Tezuka sat in a darkened theater watching Disney films over and over again.