Osamu Tezuka
A name that has a special meaning for Japanese manga
How much this person has contributed
A thousand words are hard to tell
Just remember his honorific title anyway
"God of Manga"
Yes - He is "God"
This is an unborn genius
At the age of 4, he can draw dreams in the form of pictures
At the age of 5, he drew a notebook story for his classmates and teachers to watch
In the year 16 he almost necrotically infected with bacteria on his hands
Then there was a miraculous cure
There seems to be a blessing from Heaven in the darkness
He was destined to become a master comic book master
Disney once based on his work "The Forest Emperor"
Producing the famous "The Lion King"
The protagonist's name is Simba without changing
Therefore, it is rumored that Tezuka has set foot in the animation industry because of Disney
However, he became the leader of Japanese animation that threatened Disney
It's fun
In fact, however, the impact on Tezuka was even greater
It is an animated film originating in China
In 1941, "The Iron Fan Princess" directed by the Wan brothers was released
This is the first animated feature film in China (and the first in Asia).
It has great significance in the history of world animation
For Osamu Tezuka, a talented teenager at the time
This work is like a shooting star blooming in the night sky
He marveled at the splendor and shock
I also saw a wider starry sky
That's the unknowable realm: mysterious and beautiful
The teacher has also said many times:
It was the "Iron Fan Princess" that year that made him aspire to make animation his lifelong career
In 1952, a work called "Atom Donkey Kong" began to be serialized
It has a more familiar name, Astro Boy.
With 100,000 horsepower, you can go to heaven and earth
The two eyes are searchlights that can distinguish between good and evil
It's not hard to imagine
He poured all his love for Sun Wukong into Astro Boy
Osamu Tezuka also has an autobiographical anime called
Osamu Tezuka Story: My Journey to the West
When he was a child, Tezuka had great respect for Journey to the West
Growing up, Tezuka was thrilled to see his idol, Man Lai-ming
"Teacher Wan Liming, the Sun Wukong I created is staged in the universe!"
The original artist of "The Haunting of the Heavenly Palace" in April 1981
Yan Dingxian went to Tokyo, Japan to participate in the "Chinese Art Film animation exhibition"
He meets Osamu Tezuka, the father of the "Iron Arm Astro Boy"
The photo captures the moment they shook hands
This cartoon of Astro Boy shaking hands with Son Goku was also born
Mr. Tezuka has come to China five times in his lifetime
During his second visit to China in 1981, he paid special attention to his childhood idol Wan Liming
He also collaborated on an illustration of Sun Wukong holding hands with Astro Boy
The work is now in the collection of the Beijing Film Memorial Hall
It has become a witness to Sino-Japanese friendship
In 1988, Osamu Tezuka came to China for the last time
Specially visited Wan Liming, who was already an ancient rarity
Upon his return to Japan, Tezuka completed the draft of the anime "My Monkey King"
And wrote on the title page "This is my Son Goku"
This is his last animation
The following year, Mr. Osamu Tezuka passed away
This lifelong legendary comic book master
Use this work to say goodbye to Mr. Wan Liming in the distance
It also drew a satisfactory end to his life