Director
Kimio Yabuki
Born December 6, 1934 in Shirakawa, Fukushima, Japan
18 films
Kimio Yabuki (Japanese: 矢吹 公郎) is a Japanese animator. Known in Japan for his work on many early classic works by the Toei Animation studio, his best-known film in the West is Rainbow Brite and the Star Stealer from 1985, produced by the French company DiC with animation work done in Japan.
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In 1969, he teamed up with a young Hayao Miyazaki in the production of an animated version of Puss in Boots. Yabuki was an employee of Toei Animation until going freelance in 1973, but did work on several Toei productions (including Dororon Enma-kun, Ikkyu-san, and The Kabocha Wine) afterward.
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Filmography
18 films as director- 1999A ChallengeDirector
- 1993Weird VolunteersDirector
- 1988Space Family CarlvinsonDirector
- 1987Chonma Sticks His Tongue OutDirector
- 1985Rainbow Brite and the Star StealerDirector
- 1984The Kabocha Wine - Nita's Love StoryDirector
- 1983Doctor Mambo & Kaitou Jibako: Uchuu yori Ai wo KometeDirector
- 1983I Am A Dog: Don Matsugorou's LifeDirector
- 1981Ikkyuu-san: It's Spring, Mischievous Princess!Director
- 1981Swan LakeDirector
- 1980Twelve MonthsDirector
- 1978Ikkyu-san and the Mischievous PrincessDirector
- 1974Calimero et ses amisDirector
- 1972Ikiteirutte Subarashii!Director
- 1969The Wonderful World of Puss 'n BootsDirector
- 1968The World of Hans Christian AndersenDirector
- 1965Shounen Ninja Kaze no Fujimaru: Ma Boroshi Majutsu-danDirector
- 1964Shounen Ninja Kaze no Fujimaru: Nazo no Arabiya NingyouDirector