Kimio Yabuki
Known for: Directing
Born: December 5, 1934 in 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 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. From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia.
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Rainbow Brite and the Star Stealer
Director
Twelve Months
Director
Little Twins: How Our Summer Flew Past
Producer
Swan Lake
Director
The Wonderful World of Puss 'n Boots
Director
Space Family Carlvinson
Director
Doctor Mambo & Kaitou Jibako: Uchuu yori Ai wo Komete
Director
I Am A Dog: Don Matsugorou's Life
Director
Ikiteirutte Subarashii!
Director
The Kabocha Wine - Nita's Love Story
Director
Weird Volunteers
Writer
A Challenge
Director
The World of Hans Christian Andersen
Director
Ikkyuu-san: It's Spring, Mischievous Princess!
Director
Ikkyu-san and the Mischievous Princess
Director
Shounen Ninja Kaze no Fujimaru: Ma Boroshi Majutsu-dan
Director
Shounen Ninja Kaze no Fujimaru: Nazo no Arabiya Ningyou
Director
Chonma Sticks His Tongue Out
Director
The Little Judge from Hell
Director
Shonen Tokugawa Ieyasu
Director
Ikkyū-san
Director
日本名作童話シリーズ 赤い鳥のこころ
Producer
The♥Kabocha Wine
Series Director
The Jungle Book: The Adventures of Mowgli
Creator