1969Nominee
Best Director
The Wonderful World of Puss 'n Boots
Kimio Yabuki
Director · Producer · Writer
Shirakawa, Fukushima, Japan
December 6, 1934
Biography
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. 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. From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia.
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Representative Works
Awards and Honors
Critical Favorites
1981Nominee
Best Director
Swan Lake
1980Nominee
Best Director
Twelve Months
Career Highlights
1985Highlight
Best Director
Rainbow Brite and the Star Stealer
1965Highlight
Best Director
Shounen Ninja Kaze no Fujimaru: Ma Boroshi Majutsu-dan
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The Wonderful World of Puss 'n Boots
Rainbow Brite and the Star Stealer