Kimio Yabuki
Japanese animator · Japan · On the map · Directors · Born 1934 · age 91
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.
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Kimio Yabuki is read about 15 times a day, in 6 languages.
A typical day, 30 days to 15 October 2026
The middle day of the days counted, so one week of news cannot move it. The line under it is the last 59 days, one point a day.
Something wrong?A life in dates
1999
A ChallengeFilm, Director, Writer1993
Weird VolunteersFilm, Director, Writer1992
Little Twins: How Our Summer Flew PastFilm, Producer1989
The Jungle Book: The Adventures of MowgliSeries, Creator1988
Uchū Kazoku CarlvinsonSeries, Director1987
Chonma Sticks His Tongue OutFilm, Director1985
Rainbow Brite and the Star StealerFilm, Director1984
The Kabocha Wine - Nita's Love StoryFilm, Director1983
Doctor Mambo & Kaitou Jibako: Uchuu yori Ai wo KometeFilm, Director1980
Twelve MonthsFilm, Director, Writer1979
日本名作童話シリーズ 赤い鳥のこころSeries, Producer1978
Ikkyu-san and the Mischievous PrincessFilm, Director1975
Ikkyū-sanSeries, Director
Shonen Tokugawa IeyasuSeries, 1975Director1974
Calimero et ses amisFilm, Director1973
The Little Judge from HellSeries, Director1972
Ikiteirutte Subarashii!Film, Director1968
The World of Hans Christian AndersenFilm, Director1965
Shounen Ninja Kaze no Fujimaru: Ma Boroshi Majutsu-danFilm, Director1964
Shounen Ninja Kaze no Fujimaru: Nazo no Arabiya NingyouFilm, Director1934Born6 December 1934
A ChallengeFilm, Director, Writer1993Weird VolunteersFilm, Director, Writer1992Little Twins: How Our Summer Flew PastFilm, Producer1989The Jungle Book: The Adventures of MowgliSeries, Creator1988Uchū Kazoku CarlvinsonSeries, Director1987Chonma Sticks His Tongue OutFilm, Director1985Rainbow Brite and the Star StealerFilm, Director1984The Kabocha Wine - Nita's Love StoryFilm, Director1983Doctor Mambo & Kaitou Jibako: Uchuu yori Ai wo KometeFilm, Director1980Twelve MonthsFilm, Director, Writer1979日本名作童話シリーズ 赤い鳥のこころSeries, Producer1978Ikkyu-san and the Mischievous PrincessFilm, Director1975Ikkyū-sanSeries, DirectorShonen Tokugawa IeyasuSeries, 1975Director1974Calimero et ses amisFilm, Director1973The Little Judge from HellSeries, Director1972Ikiteirutte Subarashii!Film, Director1968The World of Hans Christian AndersenFilm, Director1965Shounen Ninja Kaze no Fujimaru: Ma Boroshi Majutsu-danFilm, Director1964Shounen Ninja Kaze no Fujimaru: Nazo no Arabiya NingyouFilm, Director1934Born6 December 1934People around Kimio
Close ties
Toshiko Fujita Also in The World of Hans Christian Andersen (1968)
Chuck McCann Kimio directed The World of Hans Christian Andersen (1968)
Hisashi Inoue Also in The World of Hans Christian Andersen (1968)
Jean Chalopin Produced Rainbow Brite and the Star Stealer (1985)
Seiko Nakano Also in Swan Lake (1981)
Andy Heyward Produced Rainbow Brite and the Star Stealer (1985)
Filmography 19
30 credits on file
Television 6
About this person
Country
Japan
Category
Directors
Type
Movie Director
Status
Living
Dates
Born 1934 · age 91
In the same film or series as Kimio
Michiru ShimadaAlso in Space Family Carlvinson (1988)
Andre StojkaAlso in Rainbow Brite and the Star Stealer (1985)
Yasuko MiyazakiAlso in Twelve Months (1980)Susumu IshikawaAlso in The Wonderful World of Puss 'n Boots (1969)Shinsuke MinamiAlso in The World of Hans Christian Andersen (1968)Akiko SekineAlso in Weird Volunteers (1993)