Sugii Gisaburo

Numazu, 1940. Working as an animator in Toei he became friends with Osamu Tezuka, with whom he was a close collaborator. He debuted as a director with Jack and the Beanstalk (74), and received wide recognition with Night on the Galactic Railroad (85) and Tale of Genji (87), two of his most personal works, also present in Sitges this year.