
Masami Hata
Known for directing · Born 5 November 1942 · 83 · Taipei, Taiwan
40 credits
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 Bell). Other masterpieces include the US-Japan collaboration fantasy giant Little Nemo: Adventures in Slumberland (also known as Little Nemo).
Known for

Fighting Spirit
2000

Dororo
2019

Initial D
1998

Inuyasha the Movie: Affections Touching Across Time
2001

Little Nemo: Adventures in Slumberland
1989

Super Mario Brothers: Great Mission to Rescue Princess Peach
1986

Stitch!
2008

Kunimatsu-sama no Otoridai
1971

Tomorrow's Joe
1970

Dream Star Button Nose
1985

Adachi and Shimamura
2020

Ringing Bell
1978