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Main Title	Tatsumi (a9201)
Official Title	javerified TATSUMI
Type	Movie
Year	17.05.2011
Season	Spring 2011
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Resources	Wiki (en) Wiki (jp) Amazon Allcinema ANN
Rating	8.24 (76)
Average	7.04 (77)
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Main Title	Tatsumi (a9201)
Official Title	javerified TATSUMI
Synonym	A Drifting Life, Gekiga Hyouryuu, Tatsumi, Тацүми, 劇画漂流

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Original Work:	Tatsumi Yoshihiro
Direction:	Eric Khoo
Chief Animation Direction:	Rafael Bonifacio
Music:	Christopher Khoo
Work:	Eric Khoo

The film follows the career of Yoshihiro Tatsumi, as he begins to work as a comics artist in post-war occupied Japan, meets his idol Osamu Tezuka, and invents the gekiga genre of Japanese comics for adults. Interweaved with the biographical material are segments based on Tatsumi's short stories "Hell", "Beloved Monkey", "Just a Man", "Good-Bye" and "Occupied".

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by sailormatlac on 2013-03-06 01:39

Definitively to watch to get a better insight to another side of manga. This well-produced movie doesn't cut corner nor censor itself, giving a honest view of post-war Japan disillusion which was so pivotal in maturing the manga genre. The sketchy visual look, interesting pace and profund side stories make this an enjoyable moment of artistry.

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by metalotaku on 2012-11-03 02:51

Solid dramatic autobiographic anime about a pioneer of Gekiga. Original and arsty animation that serve the dense story very well. The animated segment based on Tatsumi manga inbetween is pretty fascinating and it's a very significative watch for anyone interested in the history of manga. Very recommended!

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Original Work (原作)	Tatsumi Yoshihiro
Direction (監督)	Eric Khoo
Creative Animation Direction (クリエイティブアニメ－ションディレクター)	Phil Mitchell
Chief Animation Direction (チーフアニメーター)	Jebbie Barrios
Chief Animation Direction (チーフアニメーター)	Rafael Bonifacio
Music (音楽)	Christine Sham
Music (音楽)	Christopher Khoo
Sound Direction (音響監督)	KAZZ
Art Direction (アートディレクター)	Widhi Saputro
Animation Producer (アニメーションプロデューサー)	Esaf Andreas Sinaulan
Chief Producer (チーフプロデューサー)	Tan Fong Cheng
Executive Producer (エグゼクティブプロデューサー)	Jacqueline Khoo
	James Toh
	Michael Weber
	Mike Wiluan
Producer (プロデューサー)	Eric Khoo
	Freddie Yeo
	Phil Mitchell
Associate Producer (アソシエイトプロデューサー)	Yamamoto Masato
Co-Producer (コープロデューサー)	Brian Gothong Tan
	Gary Goh
	Greg Chew
	Wong Kim Hoh
Work (作品)	Eric Khoo

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