Yasuo Ōtsuka's Joy in Motion(2004)

Yasuo Ōtsuka's Joy in Motion Synopsis

Yasuo Ōtsuka was the mentor of Isao Takahata and Hayao Miyazaki, the man who taught them to feel the joy of animation. As the supervising animator of their films and through the creation of superb scenes such as Lupin leaping from turret to turret in Lupin the 3rd: The Castle of Cagliostro, Ōtsuka made the impossible believable, and touched people’s emotions. To look back at the many works he was involved in is to review the history of Japanese animation after WWII. This film is a must for anime fans who want to learn how Japanese animation evolved.

Yasuo Ōtsuka's Joy in Motion (2004) is a documentary film directed by Toshiro Uratani, released on July 23, 2004 with a runtime of 1h 47m. It stars Yasuo Otsuka, Hayao Miyazaki, Isao Takahata and Yoshiyuki Sadamoto.