Kōzō Kusuba
1947 - 2018Kusuba was born in Uwajima City, Ehime Prefecture. He joined Tokyo Movie in 1971, which he left in 1981 and joined Nippon Animation, where he debuted as director on Fūsen no Doratarō. After that, he was in charge of the mid-to-late works of the World Masterpiece Theater series. He became freelance in 2004 and worked on many storyboards and direction on Doraemon. He passed away on March 20, 2018.
劇場版 MARCO 母をたずねて三千里
Kōzō Kusuba
Rumi Sakakibara, Chieko Higuchi
Marco, a young Italian boy, is searching for his mother across Latin America after her letters mysteriously stop arriving. On his travels Marco encounters people who care for him and help him along his way; however, he must also face the evils of the adults who care for nothing but themselves and decide to take advantage of his situation.
Marco: Carry a Dream
映画ドラえもん のび太と奇跡の島 ～アニマル アドベンチャー～
Kōzō Kusuba
Wasabi Mizuta, Megumi Oohara
Nobita and Doraemon use time tree Mochi and catches a big bird Moa, which has been extinct for 500 years ago. To protect extinct the animal, Nobita and Doramon go to Beremon Island which is protected by a golden beetle named Herakles. They meet a girl from the Rokkoro tribe and a boy who looks exactly like Nobita on Beremon Island ...
Doraemon: Nobita and the Island of Miracles - Animal Adventure
映画ドラえもん のび太の人魚大海戦
Kōzō Kusuba
Chiaki Fujimoto, Megumi Oohara
When Nobita feels like diving in his hometown, Doraemon uses a Underwater Pump Simulator to pump all the water out of Tokyo, causing the entire city to go underwater. That night, Doraemon and Nobita use a Diving Mask Simulator to dive underwater. Later on, lots of fish, and a shark attack Doraemon and Nobita. So, Doraemon puts a stop on the Underwater Pump Simulator, but there is a girl named Sophia, lying down on the bushes in his neighborhood.
Doraemon: Nobita's Great Battle of the Mermaid King
