Masaharu Okuwaki

Masaharu Okuwaki
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Gender:	Male
Date of birth:	March 19, 1958
Place of birth:	Japan
Location:	Yamanashi, Japan
Nicknames:	オクワキマサハル

Masaharu Okuwaki (奥脇 雅晴 ,Okuwaki Masaharu), born March 19, 1958, is a Japanese screenplay writer, storyboardist, episode director and director from Yamanashi. He frequently uses his pen name Masaki Ozora (大宙 征基 ,Ōzora Masaki) in the credits.

Biography

Okuwaki graduated from Chiyoda Gakuen Educational Corporation (学校法人千代田学園), and now a freelance animator. He mainly involves in the animation works done by TMS Entertainment. In his early years, he had worked in Oh! Production (オープロダクション) and Toei Animation (東映アニメーション). Moreover, when he served as the director of Kirarin Revolution (きらりん☆レボリューション) during the second year, he used his name in katakana "オクワキマサハル", nevertheless, he was still credited in kanji when doing stroyboard work. After 2000, he participated in the production of animation works mainly under his pen name Masaki Ozora.

Okuwaki's first involvement in Detective Conan was in 2004, when he still used his real name Masaharu Okuwaki to work on the movies. After that, he constantly served as the storyboard assistant for the movies until 2011. For the anime, in 2009, Okuwaki joined the production team, and served as organizer and storyboard artist, until present. (Note that he only used his pen name Masaki Ozora when working on the anime)

Incidentally, Masaharu Okuwaki is the disciple of the current Detective Conan director, Yasuichiro Yamamoto. In addition, the idea that Conan kicks off the table in Intrigue at Smile Village was thought up by him.

Works in Detective Conan

As Masaki Ozora

Participation in: 98 cases (145 episodes)

• The Scar that Evokes the Past (Episodes 532-533 only): Organizer, Storyboard
• The Day Kogoro Mouri Ceased Being a Detective (Episodes 540-541): Storyboard
• The Revolving Sushi Mystery (Episodes 549-550): Organizer, Storyboard
• The Mansion of Death and the Red Wall (Episodes 558-559 only): Organizer, Storyboard
• The Partner is Santa-san (Episode 566): Storyboard
• The Crime with Zero Possibility to be Proven (Episode 570): Storyboard
• The Crisis Beckoned by the Red Omen (Episodes 578-579 only): Organizer, Storyboard
• Kobayashi-sensei's Love (Episodes 585 only): Organizer, Storyboard (along with Yasuichiro Yamamoto)
• The Kirin's Horn That Vanished into the Dark (Episodes 586-587): Organizer, Storyboard
• The Trap of the Rooftop Farm (Episode 588): Storyboard
• The Detective Memoir of Monkey and Rake (Episodes 592-593): Organizer, Storyboard
• The Alibi of the Fall (Episode 596): Storyboard
• The Devil Hidden in the Tennis Court (Episode 602): Storyboard
• The Séance's Double Locked Room Mystery Case (Episodes 604 only): Storyboard
• Courtroom Confrontation IV: Juror Sumiko Kobayashi (Episodes 606-607): Storyboard
• Inubushi Castle, The Ablazed Demon Dog (Episodes 611 and 613 only): Organizer, Storyboard
• Holmes' Revelation (Episodes 620-621 only): Organizer, Storyboard
• The Promo Video Shooting Case (Episodes 629-630): Storyboard
• Solving Mysteries at the Red Leaf Palace (Episodes 638-639): Storyboard
• Grabbing Karuta Cards in Dire Straits (Episodes 642-643): Organizer, Storyboard
• The Case of the Besieged Detective Agency (Episodes 648-650): Organizer, Storyboard
• Conan vs. Heiji, Deduction Battle Between the Detectives of the East and West (Episode 651): Storyboard (along with Shigenori Kageyama)
• The Hot Chocolate Trap (Episode 658): Storyboard
• Kogoro-san is a Good Man (Episodes 661-662): Organizer, Storyboard
• The Great Dog Coeur's Triumph 2 (Episode 664): Storyboard
• Detectives' Nocturne (Episodes 673-674 only): Organizer, Storyboard
• The Footprintless Beach (Episode 677): Storyboard
• The Life-Threatening Broadcast of Love (Episode 683 only): Organizer, Storyboard
• A Car Carrying a Time Bomb (Episode 686): Storyboard
• The Missing Sweets in the Old Shop (Episode 694): Storyboard
• Unbelievable! The Case of the Crashed UFO (Episode 698): Storyboard
• The Shadow Approaching Haibara's Secret (Episodes 699-700): Organizer, Storyboard
• Everyone Saw (Episodes 710-711): Organizer, Storyboard
• Heiji Hattori and the Vampire Mansion (Episodes 712-713 only): Organizer, Storyboard
• Dancing Demon at the Noh Mask Mansion (Episodes 716-717): Storyboard
• A Dispute Over a Platinum Ticket (Episode 719): Storyboard
• A Happy E-mail Brings Sadness (Episode 726): Storyboard
• The Wedding Reception and the Two Gunshots (Episode 733): Storyboard
• The Suspicious Walking Path (Episode 737): Storyboard
• Two Coincidental Successes (Episode 743): Storyboard
• The Case of the Lucky Calico (Episodes 751-752): Organizer, Storyboard
• The Comedian Who Turned Himself In (Episodes 757-758): Storyboard
• Kaga Hyakumangoku Mystery Tour (Episodes 761-762): Storyboard
• The Lover Gone Missing in a Snowstorm (Episode 767): Storyboard
• Munch's Missing Scream (Episode 774): Storyboard
• Detective Boys vs. Elderly Detective League (Episode 777): Storyboard
• The Queen's Weather Forecast (Episode 789): Storyboard
• Bekapon's Bleeding Service (Episode 790): Storyboard
• Bodyguard Kogoro Mouri (Episode 794): Storyboard
• The Moving Target (Episode 798): Storyboard
• Tottori Sand Dunes Mystery Tour (Episodes 801-802): Storyboard
• The Ventriloquist's Illusion (Episodes 806-807): Storyboard
• Kogoro's Pursuit of Rage (Episodes 818-819): Storyboard
• The Tidal Park Comeback Case (Episode 825): Storyboard
• Ramen So Good, It's to Die For 2 (Episodes 827-828): Organizer, Storyboard
• The Man Who Died Twice (Episodes 834-835): Storyboard
• The Last Gift (Episode 840): Storyboard
• Chiba's Difficult UFO Case (Episodes 847-848): Organizer, Storyboard
• The Shifting Mystery of Beika City (Episodes 857-858): Storyboard (along with Nobuharu Kamanaka)
• Conan Disappeared on the Cliff (Episodes 869-870): Storyboard
• The Nobunaga 450 Case (Episode 871): Storyboard
• Solving Mysteries at the Poirot Café (Episodes 885-886): Organizer, Storyboard
• The Tokyo-Style Detective Show Next Door (Episodes 894-895): Organizer, Storyboard
• The Real Culprit's Scream (Episode 899): Storyboard
• Result of the Draw (Episode 904): Storyboard (along with Nobuharu Kamanaka)
• The Detective Boys Become Models (Episode 912): Storyboard
• The Mini Patrol Car Police's Big Chase (Episode 918): Storyboard
• The Sun Sets in Tangerine Fields (Episode 924): Storyboard
• The Northern Kyushu Mystery Tour (Episodes 931-932): Storyboard
• Intrigue at the Food Court (Episode 936): Storyboard
• The Dangerous Fossil Finding Trip (Episode 939): Storyboard
• Search for Maria-chan! (Episode 942 only): Organizer, Storyboard
• The Radio Questions and Concerns Show (Episodes 949-950): Storyboard
• The Poodle and the Shotgun (Episodes 958-959): Storyboard
• The Young Kaga Lady's Mystery Tour (Episodes 969-970): Storyboard
• Follow Them! Detective Taxi (Episode 976): Storyboard
• Welcome to Bocchan Restaurant (Episodes 981-982): Storyboard
• The Two Faces (Episodes 985-986): Storyboard
• Intrigue at Smile Village (Episode 997): Storyboard (along with Yasuichiro Yamamoto)
• The Frying Pan of Hatred (Episode 998): Storyboard
• Out for Revenge (Episodes 1007-1008): Storyboard
• Picking Wild Plants and Clovers (Episodes 1011-1012): Organizer, Storyboard
• The Novelist Known as the Demon King (Episode 1014): Storyboard
• Rondo in Bad Company (Episode 1021): Storyboard
• The Whistling Bookstore 3 (Episode 1023): Storyboard
• The Blank Year (Episodes 1030-1031): Storyboard
• Whiteout (Episodes 1036-1037): Storyboard
• The Figure of Revenge (Episode 1043): Storyboard
• The Deadly Pork Soup Signal (Episode 1044): Storyboard
• The Red Sheep's Eerie Game (Episodes 1047-1048): Storyboard
• The Ghost's Revenge (Episode 1055): Storyboard
• Yoko Okino and the Locked Attic (Episode 1059-1060): Organizer, Storyboard
• The Dreamy-Eyed Woman's Last Shot at Love (Episode 1064): Storyboard
• Yusaku Kudo's Detective Show (Episode 1071-1072): Organizer, Storyboard
• The Alley of Sad Betrayal (Episode 1082): Storyboard
• The Unfortunate and Suspicious Victim (Episode 1088): Storyboard
• Girls Day Mystery (Episode 1091): Storyboard
• The Missing Man's Dream (Episode 1095): Storyboard

Participation in: 2 movies

• The Lost Ship in the Sky (Movie 14): Storyboard assistant
• Quarter of Silence (Movie 15): Storyboard assistant

Note: He participated in more movies under the name of Masaharu Okuwaki

As Masaharu Okuwaki

Participation in: 1 OVA

• The Target is Kogoro!! The Detective Boys' Secret Report (OVA 5): Storyboard

Participation in: 8 movies

• Magician of the Silver Sky (Movie 8): Storyboard assistant
• Strategy Above the Depths (Movie 9): Storyboard assistant
• The Private Eyes' Requiem (Movie 10): Storyboard assistant
• Jolly Roger in the Deep Azure (Movie 11): Storyboard assistant
• Full Score of Fear (Movie 12): Storyboard assistant
• The Raven Chaser (Movie 13): Storyboard assistant

Other notable works

Anime

• Cross Game: Storyboard
• Lupin III: Screenplay, Director and Storyboard
• Lupin III: Tōhō Kenbunroku ~Another Page~ (special): Storyboard
• Go! Wrestler Gundan: Director
• Cat's Eye: Screenplay, Episode Director

See also

• Yasuichiro Yamamoto
• Kenji Kodama

References

1. Page partially or completely translated from the Chinese version of September 1st, 2023.
2. 奥脇雅晴 - Wikipedia (Japanese)
3. Masaki Ozora - IMDb
4. Masaharu Okuwaki - Anime News Network