Tadao Nagahama

Personal Info

Known For Director

Gender Male

Birthday 1932-09-26

Deathday 1980-11-04 (48 years old)

Also Known As Akira Aoi

Tadao Nagahama

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.

Known For

Director

2002
1982
Starbirds

as Co-Director

1982
Star of the Giants

as Director

1981
Ulysses 31

as Director

1979
1978
1977
Voltes V The Movie

as Co-Director

1977
Combattler V Movie

as Director

1977
Voltes V

as Director

1975
Reideen the Brave

as Director

1973
Samurai Giants

as Series Director

1971
1968
Star of the Giants

as Director

1965
Q-Taro the Ghost

as Director

Creator

1976
Combattler V

as Creator

Producer

1972
The Gutsy Frog

as General Manager

Crew

1976
Combattler V

as Creator

Writer

1968
Star of the Giants

as Series Composition

Sound

1978
Fighting General Daimos

as Sound Director