Masami Hata
Personal Info
Know For
Directing
Gender
Male
Birthday
1942-11-05 (83 years old)
Place of Birth
Taipei, Taiwan
Also known As
波多 正美
Masami Hata
Biography
Masami Hata (波多 正美, November 5, 1942) is a Japanese anime director and animator born in Taipei, Taiwan during the Japanese colonial era, and raised in Toyama prefecture. He is a veteran director who has been active since the dawn of Japanese TV anime. After joining Mushi Production, he participated in Tezuka's works such as Goku no Daibouken and later worked on Tezuka Osamu Monogatari: Boku wa Son-Gokū (The Tezuka Osamu Story: I Am Son Gokuu, co-directed by Rintaro) at Madhouse. A veteran director known for directing many of Sanrio's feature films such as Shiriusu no Densetsu (The Sea Prince and the Fire Child) and Chirin no Suzu (Ringing Be...
Production
1989
as Director
1986
1981
as Director
1981
as Writer
2007
1985
as Director
1986
as Director
1989
as Director
1989
as Screenplay
1978
as Director
2007
as Storyboard Artist
1994
as Director
1991
as Director
1990
as Director
1991
as Script
1993
as Director
1997
as Director
1993
as Director
1992
as Director
1977
as Director
1994
as Director
1970
as Animation
1993
as Director
2001
as Storyboard Artist
2001
as Second Unit Director
1989
as Director
1990
as Director
1991
© All Rights Reserved 2025