Kimio Yabuki

Director

Born: December 6, 1934 (age 91)
From: Shirakawa, Fukushima, Japan

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…

Filmography (17)

A Challenge (1999)
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Weird Volunteers (1993)
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Space Family Carlvinson (1988)
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Chonma Sticks His Tongue Out (1987)
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Rainbow Brite and the Star Stealer (1985)
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The Kabocha Wine - Nita's Love Story (1984)
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Doctor Mambo & Kaitou Jibako: Uchuu yori Ai wo Komete (1983)
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I Am A Dog: Don Matsugorou's Life (1983)
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Ikkyuu-san: It's Spring, Mischievous Princess! (1981)
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Swan Lake (1981)
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Twelve Months (1980)
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Ikkyu-san and the Mischievous Princess (1978)
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Ikiteirutte Subarashii! (1972)
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The Wonderful World of Puss 'n Boots (1969)
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The World of Hans Christian Andersen (1968)
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Shounen Ninja Kaze no Fujimaru: Ma Boroshi Majutsu-dan (1965)
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Shounen Ninja Kaze no Fujimaru: Nazo no Arabiya Ningyou (1964)
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