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Leiji Matsumoto

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Leiji Matsumoto

Jan 25, 1938 – Feb 13, 202396 titles 71 movies · 25 TV
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Biography

Leiji Matsumoto was a Japanese mangaka, creator of several anime and manga series. His wife Miyako Maki is also a manga artist.

Also known as

松本 零士 · Reiji Matsumoto · Akira Matsumoto · 마츠모토 레이지

Born

Jan 25, 1938 – Feb 13, 2023

Kurume, Fukuoka, Kyushu, Japan

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Roles across career

Titles counted once; a person can act and direct on the same film (roles merged).

4

Acting credits

9

Directing

65

Writing

43

Other crew

Most critically rated

Highest TMDB score (min 100 votes)

Most commercially successful

Highest TMDB vote count (attention / reach proxy; not box office)

Career timeline

By release / first air year · movie & TV merged

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1974 2 title(s)

1977 3 title(s)

1978 6 title(s)

1979 4 title(s)

1980 8 title(s)

1981 2 title(s)

1982 3 title(s)

1983 1 title(s)

1985 1 title(s)

1986 1 title(s)

1987 2 title(s)

1988 11 title(s)

1993 1 title(s)

1998 2 title(s)

1999 2 title(s)

2000 2 title(s)

2001 1 title(s)

2002 4 title(s)

2003 3 title(s)

2004 2 title(s)

2006 1 title(s)

2009 1 title(s)

2010 2 title(s)

2012 4 title(s)

2013 6 title(s)

2014 2 title(s)

2015 1 title(s)

2016 1 title(s)

2017 3 title(s)

2018 3 title(s)

2019 1 title(s)

2021 2 title(s)

2022 1 title(s)

2024 4 title(s)

2025 1 title(s)

2026 1 title(s)

Undated 1 title(s)