1979Nominee
Best Director
Voltus 5
Tadao Nagahama
Director · Writer
September 26, 1932
Biography
Tadao Nagahama (長浜 忠夫 Nagahama Tadao) (September 26, 1932 – November 4, 1980) was a director of both puppet shows and animation. He is best known as the director of Sunrise and Toei Company's Robot Romance Trilogy, which added human drama to the Super Robot Genre. Nagahama also directed several hit anime series that are still well known among Japanese viewers. Moreover, he produced hits with works of all genres, including sports, comedies, shōnen, shōjo, and Super Robots. He has been referred to as "the Emperor" in imitation of film director Akira Kurosawa. He and his wife contracted hepatitis while traveling overseas. Although his wife survived, he died from the disease at the age of 48.
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Representative Works
Awards and Honors
Critical Favorites
1982Nominee
Best Director
Starbirds
1999Nominee
Best Director
Voltes 5 - The Liberation
Career Highlights
1977Highlight
Best Director
Super Electromagnetic Machine Voltes V
1982Highlight
Best Director
Star of the Giants
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Voltus 5
Voltes 5 - The Liberation