Kimio Yabuki
Kimio Yabuki 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-American 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 afterward.
Filmography
Director
- 1963–1965: Ōkami [Shōnen Ken]
- 1968: The World of [Hans Christian Andersen|Andersen Monogatari]
- 1969: Puss in [Boots (1969 film)|Puss 'n Boots]
- 1973–1974: Dororon Enma-kun
- 1975–1982: Ikkyū-san
- 1980: Twelve Months
- 1981: Swan Lake
- 1982–1984: The Kabocha Wine
- 1985: Rainbow Brite and the Star Stealer
- 1988: ''Space [Family Carlvinson]''
Writer
- 1984: Twelve Months
- 1989: ''The [Jungle Book (1989 TV series)|The Jungle Book]''
Assistant director
- 1963: ''The [Little Prince and the Eight-Headed Dragon]''