Kozo Kusuba
Kōzō Kusuba (楠葉 宏三, Kusuba Kōzō, 1947-March 20, 2018) was a Japanese anime screenwriter and director. Kusuba was born in Uwajima City, Ehime Prefecture. He joined Tokyo Movie in 1971, which he left in 1981 and joined Nippon Animation, where he debuted as director on Fūsen no Doratarō. After that, he was in charge of the mid-to-late works of the World Masterpiece Theater series. He became freelance in 2004 and worked on many storyboards and direction on Doraemon. He passed away on March 20, 2018.
Known for
DirectingBirthday
January 1, 1947Deathday
March 20, 2018Gender
MaleKnown Movie Credits
10Place of birth
Uwajima, Ehime, JapanAlso known as
楠葉宏三, Kouzou Kusuba, Kôzô Kusuba, Kusuba Kouzou, くすば こうぞう, 쿠스바 코조Crew credits
Doraemon: Nobita's Great Battle of the Mermaid King
DirectorWorld Masterpiece Theater Complete Edition: Lassie
Stage DirectorDoraemon: The New Record of Nobita's Spaceblazer
Storyboard ArtistDoraemon: Nobita's Dinosaur
ScreenplayWorld Masterpiece Theater Complete Edition: Pollyanna
DirectorWorld Masterpiece Theater Complete Edition: Little Women
DirectorShin Karate Jigokuhen
DirectorBucchigiri
DirectorDoraemon: Nobita and the Island of Miracles – Animal Adventure
DirectorMarco: Carry a Dream
Director