Leiji Matsumoto

Japanese manga artist (1938–2023)

0.20body-of-work score · ranked #2149 of 2631 directors · 1 film in our library

A director's score is the sum of their films' composite canon scores — methodology.

Born: January 25, 1938 · Kyoto Prefecture
Died: February 13, 2023 · Tokyo
Nationality: Japan, Empire of Japan
Work: film director, mangaka, screenwriter, animator
Reference: Wikipedia · Wikidata

Films in our library, ranked

Ranked by composite canon score across 20+ authoritative lists, awards and polls — our ordering, with every placement citing its evidence on the film's page.

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Interstella 5555: The 5tory of the 5ecret 5tar 5ystemInterstella 5555
2003 · France / Japan · musical, animation, adventure
Letterboxd Top 250 #197
0.201 citation

Complete filmography

All 3 directorial credits recorded on Wikidata, in chronological order; films in our library link to their canon-score page.

1978Farewell to Space Battleship Yamato
1979Yamato: The New Voyage
2003Interstella 5555: The 5tory of the 5ecret 5tar 5ystem