Makoto Tezuka

In 2019, Makoto directed "Barbara", originally written by Osamu Tezuka. The film features Goro Inagaki and Fumi Nikaido, was shot by Christopher Doyle, and was planned to be released soon.

In 2016, Makoto directed "The Brand New Legend of the Stardust Brothers", a sequel to "The Legend of the Stardust Brothers" made in 1985. The film was screened at Tokyo International Film Festival of the same year.

In 2014, Makoto directed unfinished short animation by Osamu Tezuka "Legend of the Forest".

In 2013, Makoto directed "I am a shutter girl" as part of the omnibus film "Tokyo Shutter Girl"(original comic was written by Kennichi Kiriki).

In 2012, as part of rehabilitation support, Makoto directed a documentary film "Ogatsu-Revival of the Houin Kagura Tradition"(produced by national federation of UNESCO Associations in Japan). The theme of the film is on the cultural tradition of the area affected by the great East Japan earthquake of 11 March 2011.

In 2005, Makoto directed stage production of "UZUMI" for the 2005 World Exposition in Aichi prefecture.

In 2003, Makoto directed TV animation "Black Jack" (originally written and illustrated by Osamu Tezuka) and received a Tokyo Animation Award in 2006. Makoto also supervised manga series "Pluto" (by Naoki Urasawa and Osamu Tezuka) which got awarded the Best Manga Award of 9th Tezuka Osamu Cultural Prize in 2005.

In 2001, Makoto acted as a General Director for the opening ceremony of "East Asian Games 2001".

In 1999, Makoto directed "Hakuchi (the innocent)", which took him 10 years to develop. A huge film set was constructed in Niitaga prefecture in Japan. The film won Digital award at the Venice International Film Festival and many other international and national awards. The film toured in South Korea, various countries in Latin America, in Europe including France, and in Bahrain as well.

In 1991, Makoto directed "Todai-ji Densetsu Kongo Kitan (the legend of Todai-ji) which was produced when the high definition TV production was emerging. In the same year, Makoto also directed a documentary film "-Akira Kurosawa-Eiga No Himitsu (secret of the film)".

Makoto joined Nihon University, Film Department of the Faculty of Arts, and directed another 8mm film "MOMENT" in 1981. The film gained popularity among youth and was sold widely as DVD. While still in the university, Makoto directed his first feature-length film "The Legend of the Stardust Brothers" for theatrical release, in partnership with musician Haruo Chikada. Since then, Makoto has been working in the field of making feature-length film, TV series, art film and PV as visualist.

Makoto Tezuka (手塚 眞 , Tezuka Makoto, born 11 August 1961) , also known as Macoto Tezka, is a Japanese film and anime director, born in Tokyo. He fashions himself as a visualist and is involved in the creation of moving images beyond film and animation. He partially owns Tezuka Productions and helped in releasing the posthumous works of his father, Osamu Tezuka. He also runs his own company, Neontetra. He is a representative of board of directors for Tezuka Osamu Cultural Foundation, a producer and an honoured director of Memorial Hall for Tezuka Osamu, a city ambassador to the city of Takarazuka in Hyogo prefecture, a member of the examination board for the Proficiency in Intellectual Property Management, and a board member of Japan Image Council. He teaches filmmaking at Tokyo University of Technology and Image Forum in Tokyo. He is married to manga artist Reiko Okano. Tezuka is a descendant of Hattori Hanzō, a famous ninja and samurai who faithfully served Tokugawa Ieyasu during the Sengoku period in Japan. He supervised Naoki Urasawa's Pluto manga series, as it adopts a story arc of his father's own manga Astro Boy.