Kouzou Kusuba

[Wiki (jp)](https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E6%A5%A0%E8%91%89%E5%AE%8F%E4%B8%89) Kusuba joined Tokyo Movie in 1971. He later moved to Nippon Animation, where he made his directorial debut with [Fuusen no Doratarou](https://anilist.co/anime/5594/) in 1981. In the following years he was one of the main figures behind the studio's World Masterpiece Theater series, a TV anime staple that showcased an animated version of a different classical book or story each year. Kusuba was a freelancer from 2004 up until his death in 2018.