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Kimio Yabuki

Kimio Yabuki

DirectorWriterProducerDirecting Dec 6 (age 91) Shirakawa, Fukushima, Japan 1964–1999 (35 year career)
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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 To…

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The Wonderful World of Puss 'n Boots
Film

The Wonderful World of Puss 'n Boots

Director
Ikkyū-san
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Ikkyū-san

Director
Swan Lake
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Swan Lake

Director
Rainbow Brite and the Star Stealer
Film

Rainbow Brite and the Star Stealer

Director
Twelve Months
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Twelve Months

Director
Space Family Carlvinson
Film

Space Family Carlvinson

Director
The♥Kabocha Wine
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The♥Kabocha Wine

Series Director
The World of Hans Christian Andersen
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The World of Hans Christian Andersen

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Filmography