DIRECTOR · FROM SHIRAKAWA, JAPAN
Kimio Yabuki
Born 1934 · 91 years old25 credits since 1964
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ABOUT KIMIO
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.
Biography from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA. Credits and photos from TMDB.
Born6 December 1934
BirthplaceShirakawa, Japan
Known forDirecting
On Cineora6 of 25 titles
Known for
The titles people know Kimio from.
Career
IMDb rating of each title they made on Cineora, by year.
- Titles on Cineora
- 6
- Average IMDb
- 7.3
- Highest rated
- Swan LakeIMDb 7.6
- Working since
- 1964
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Filmography
The 1990s
3 titles
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Producer
The 1980s
11 titles · IMDb 7.3 on average
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The 1970s
7 titles · IMDb 7.4 on average
Producer · 26 episodes
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SeriesDirector · 296 episodes
Director · 20 episodes
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The 1960s
4 titles · IMDb 7.2 on average
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