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Leiji Matsumoto

Born: 1938-01-25 · Kurume, Fukuoka, Kyushu, Japan
Died: 2023-02-13
Filmography: 98 titles on TMDB

About Leiji Matsumoto

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

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Space Battleship Yamato poster

6.4

Space Battleship Yamato2010 · Film

Comic Book

Space Pirate Captain Harlock poster

6.6

Space Pirate Captain Harlock2013 · Film

Original Story

Interstella 5555: The 5tory of the 5ecret 5tar 5ystem poster

7.8

Interstella 5555: The 5tory of the 5ecret 5tar 5ystem2003 · Film

Original Series Design · Art Designer · Director

Space Battleship Yamato poster

7.8

Space Battleship Yamato1977 · Film

Characters · Story

Final Yamato poster

6.8

Final Yamato1983 · Film

Director · Original Story

The Galaxy Railways: A Letter from the Abandoned Planet poster

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The Galaxy Railways: A Letter from the Abandoned Planet2006 · Film

Original Story

Galaxy Express 999: The Movie poster

6.9

Galaxy Express 999: The Movie1979 · Film

Series Writer · Author · Writer

Adieu Galaxy Express 999 poster

7.0

Adieu Galaxy Express 9991981 · Film

Author · Writer

Galaxy Express 999: Eternal Fantasy poster

6.5

Galaxy Express 999: Eternal Fantasy1998 · Film

Author

Queen Millennia poster

6.6

Queen Millennia1982 · Film

Art Direction · Original Story · Writer

Space Battleship Yamato 2199: Odyssey of the Celestial Ark poster

7.1

Space Battleship Yamato 2199: Odyssey of the Celestial Ark2014 · Film

Original Concept · Original Film Writer

Farewell to Space Battleship Yamato poster

7.7

Farewell to Space Battleship Yamato1978 · Film

Story · Director · Original Film Writer

Daft Punk Unchained poster

7.2

Daft Punk Unchained2015 · Film

Self

Space Battleship Yamato 2202: Warriors of Love - Ch. 3 poster

5.1

Space Battleship Yamato 2202: Warriors of Love - Ch. 32017 · Film

Creator · Original Story

Galaxy Express 999: Claire of Glass poster

6.8

Galaxy Express 999: Claire of Glass1980 · Film

Writer · Original Series Creator · Creator

Space Pirate Captain Harlock: Mystery Of The Arcadia poster

7.4

Space Pirate Captain Harlock: Mystery Of The Arcadia1978 · Film

Creator · Comic Book

DNA Sights 999.9 poster

6.0

DNA Sights 999.91998 · Film

Original Story

Space Battleship Yamato: The New Voyage poster

6.5

Space Battleship Yamato: The New Voyage1979 · Film

Writer · Original Film Writer

Arei's Mirror ~ Way to Virgin Space poster

6.5

Arei's Mirror ~ Way to Virgin Space1985 · Film

Original Story · Screenplay

Galaxy Express 999: Eternal Traveler Emeraldas poster

7.5

Galaxy Express 999: Eternal Traveler Emeraldas1980 · Film

Writer · Original Series Creator · Original Concept

Galaxy Express 999: Can You Live Like a Warrior!! poster

8.8

Galaxy Express 999: Can You Live Like a Warrior!!1979 · Film

Original Story · Original Series Creator · Writer

Space Battleship Yamato 2199: A Voyage to Remember poster

5.3

Space Battleship Yamato 2199: A Voyage to Remember2014 · Film

Creator · Original Story

Arcadia of My Youth poster

7.3

Arcadia of My Youth1982 · Film

Writer

The Galaxy Railways Compilation ~The Far Away Galaxy Railway~ poster

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The Galaxy Railways Compilation ~The Far Away Galaxy Railway~2005 · Film

Original Series Creator · Original Story

Be Forever Yamato poster

7.5

Be Forever Yamato1980 · Film

Director · Original Story · Script · Original Film Writer

Be Forever Yamato: Rebel 3199: Part 1: Dark Invasion poster

9.5

Be Forever Yamato: Rebel 3199: Part 1: Dark Invasion2024 · Film

Original Story

Space Battleship Yamato 2199 poster

7.0

Space Battleship Yamato 21992012 · Film

Original Story

Space Battleship Yamato 2205: The New Voyage - Prior Chapter: Take Off poster

5.0

Space Battleship Yamato 2205: The New Voyage - Prior Chapter: Take Off2021 · Film

Original Film Writer

Space Battleship Yamato III: The Destruction of the Solar System poster

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Space Battleship Yamato III: The Destruction of the Solar System1983 · Film

Original Story

Be Forever Yamato Rebel 3199: Part 3: Ultramarine Asteroid poster

10.0

Be Forever Yamato Rebel 3199: Part 3: Ultramarine Asteroid2025 · Film

Original Story

Sci-Fi West Saga Starzinger poster

5.0

Sci-Fi West Saga Starzinger1979 · Film

Original Story

Saint Elmo - Apostle of Light poster

4.0

Saint Elmo - Apostle of Light1986 · Film

Leiji Matsumoto (voice) · Creator

Maetel Legend poster

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Maetel Legend2000 · Film

Original Series Creator · Writer

Space Battleship Yamato 2199: And Now the Warship Comes poster

4.0

Space Battleship Yamato 2199: And Now the Warship Comes2013 · Film

Original Story

Space Battleship Yamato II: The Comet Empire poster

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Space Battleship Yamato II: The Comet Empire1979 · Film

Original Story

'80 Animation: The Best Ten poster

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'80 Animation: The Best Ten1980 · Film

Self - Galaxy Express 999 creator, mangaka

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