Masami Hata
- Director
- Art Department
- Animation Department
Masami Hata was born in 1942 in Taipei. He debuted as an animator in
1965 at Mushi Pro with Wonder 3, and while there directed his first two
TV series. After Mushi Pro folded in 1973, he worked a bit for Tokyo
Movie Shinsha, drawing storyboards and directing episodes in a handful
of TV series. Around 1975 he began working at Sanrio, which was just
moving into the anime market, and wound up staying there for over a
decade, going on to direct several of Sanrio's lavish full-animation
films. Since the breakup of Sanrio's animation department (Sanrio
Films) in 1985 following the release of the film Fairy Florence he has
been working freelance, directing and writing storyboards for TV series
and movies at various studios.
