Hiroshi Matsuzono

Hiroshi Matsuzono
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Gender:	Male
Date of birth:	unknown
Place of birth:	Japan
Location:	Japan
Nicknames:	まつぞの ひろし
Also known as Umesaburo Sagawa. First name can also be pronounced Umesaburou or Umesaburō. Last name can also be pronounced Sakawa.

Hiroshi Matsuzono (松園 公 ,Matsuzono Hiroshi) is a Japanese animation director and storyboard artist. In 2010-2018, Matsuzono participated in the production of the Detective Conan anime under the pseudonym Umesaburo Sagawa (佐川 梅三郎 ,Sagawa Umesaburō).

Biography

Matsuzono joined the production of the Detective Conan anime ever since 1996, starting with the 1st part of Luxury Liner Serial Murder Case. He mainly does organizer, stroryboard, and episode director relative works in the anime. He was notably active during the 1996-2003 period, yet after that, he ceased his involvement in the series.

In 2010, Matsuzono returned to the production team, starting with the 1st part of The Dream the Kappa Saw; however, this time with an alias Umesaburo Sagawa (the pseudonym comes from Umesaburo Sagawa, a character from The Gutsy Frog, a Japanese comedy manga with the same name and kanji). Until 2018, after he finished working on the case The Kendo Tournament of Love and Mystery, Matsuzono quit the Detective Conan production and has not returned yet.

Works in Detective Conan

As Hiroshi Matsuzono

Participation in: 13 cases (18 episodes)

• Luxury Liner Serial Murder Case (Episode 22 only): Episode director
• Kogoro's Class Reunion Murder Case (Episode 27 only): Episode director
• Detective Boys Survival Case (Episode 33): Storyboard, Episode director
• The Final Screening Murder Case (Episode 139 only): Organizer, Storyboard
• The Truth Behind the Car Explosion Case (Episode 151 only): Storyboard
• Tottori Spider Mansion Demon (Episodes 167-168 only): Organizer, Storyboard
• Reunion with the Black Organization (Episode 178 only): Organizer, Storyboard
• The Desperate Revival (Episodes 188-189 only): Organizer, Storyboard
• Mushrooms, Bears, and the Detective Boys (Episodes 212-213): Organizer, Storyboard
• Megure's Sealed Secret (Episodes 217-218): Organizer, Storyboard
• The Alibi of the Soothing Forest (Episode 248): Storyboard
• The Kidnapper in the Picture (Episode 252): Storyboard
• The Kanmon Strait of Friendship and Murderous Intent (Episodes 299-300): Storyboard

Participation in: 1 ending

• Negai Goto Hitotsu Dake (Ending 5): Storyboard, Technical director

Participation in: 1 movie

• The Fourteenth Target (Movie 2): Storyboard

Participation in: 1 OVA

• Conan, Heiji, and the Vanished Boy (OVA 3): Storyboard

As Umesaburo Sagawa

Participation in: 43 cases (83 episodes)

• The Dream the Kappa Saw (Episodes 600-601): Organizer, Storyboard
• White Day of Betrayal (Episodes 608-609): Organizer, Storyboard
• The Secret Played by the Diary (Episodes 614-615): Organizer, Storyboard
• Emergency Situation 252 (Episodes 622-623): Organizer, Storyboard
• The Guardian of Time's Sword (Episodes 632-633): Organizer, Storyboard
• Beware of Dieting (Episode 635): Storyboard
• Ramen So Good, It's to Die For (Episodes 644-645): Organizer, Storyboard
• The Design of Poison and Mirage (Episodes 652-653 only): Organizer, Storyboard
• The Professor's Video Site (Episodes 656-657): Organizer, Storyboard
• Wedding Eve (Episodes 667-668): Organizer, Storyboard
• Detectives' Nocturne (Episodes 671-672 only): Organizer, Storyboard
• Won't Forgive Even One Millimeter (Episodes 675-676): Organizer, Storyboard
• The Life-Threatening Broadcast of Love (Episodes 681-682 only): Organizer, Storyboard
• Yusaku Kudo's Cold Case (Episodes 690-691): Organizer, Storyboard
• The Jet-Black Mystery Train (Episodes 701-704): Organizer, Storyboard
• Sweet and Cold Delivery Service (Episodes 722-723): Organizer, Storyboard
• Kaitou Kid and the Blush Mermaid (Episodes 724-725): Organizer, Storyboard
• The Ex-Boyfriend Living Next to a Crime Scene (Episodes 731-732): Organizer, Storyboard
• Jodie's Memories and the Cherry Blossom Viewing Trap 1 Hour Special (Episode 734): Organizer, Storyboard
• The Suspect is Makoto Kyogoku (Episodes 744-745): Organizer, Storyboard
• Metropolitan Police Detective Love Story 9 (Episodes 748-749): Organizer, Storyboard
• The Romance Novel with the Unexpected Conclusion (Episodes 759-760): Organizer, Storyboard
• Conan and Heiji, Code of Love (Episodes 763-764): Organizer, Storyboard
• The Tense Tea Party (Episodes 770-771): Organizer, Storyboard
• The Scarlet Return (Episodes 779-780 only): Organizer, Storyboard (along with Yasuichiro Yamamoto)
• Taiko Meijin's Match of Love (Episodes 785-786): Organizer, Storyboard
• Three First Discoverers (Episodes 792-793): Organizer, Storyboard
• After That Hundred Million Yen (Episode 800): Storyboard
• The Kamaitachi Inn (Episodes 808-809): Organizer, Storyboard
• The Actress Blogger's Locked Room Case (Episodes 814-815): Organizer, Storyboard
• The Suspects Are a Passionate Couple (Episodes 822-823): Organizer, Storyboard
• A Cottage Surrounded by Zombies (Episodes 830-832): Organizer, Storyboard
• The Unfriendly Girls Band (Episodes 836-837): Organizer, Storyboard
• The Detective Boys in a Grove (Episodes 843-844): Organizer, Storyboard
• The Marriage Registration's Password (Episodes 849-850): Organizer, Storyboard
• Just Like a 17 Years Old Crime Scene (Episodes 861-862): Organizer, Storyboard (along with Nobuharu Kamanaka)
• Conan and Heiji's Nue Legend (Episodes 872-874): Organizer, Storyboard
• The Blind Spot in the Dressing Room (Episodes 878-879): Organizer, Storyboard
• The New Teacher's Skeleton Case (Episodes 889-890): Organizer, Storyboard (along with Yasuichiro Yamamoto)
• The Woman with White Hands (Episodes 896-897): Organizer, Storyboard
• Lawyer Kisaki's SOS (Episodes 901-902): Organizer, Storyboard
• Mystery of the Burning Tent (Episodes 909-910): Organizer, Storyboard
• The Kendo Tournament of Love and Mystery (Episodes 916-917): Organizer, Storyboard

Other notable works

Anime

• Gosho Aoyama's Collection of Short Stories: Storyboard (Wait For Me, The Wandering Red Butterfly, The Santa Claus of Summer)
• Air (movie): Assistant director
• Kimagure Orange Road: Storyboard
• Lupin III: The Pursuit of Harimao's Treasure: Unit director
• Moeru! Oniisan: Storyboard
• Nurse Witch Komugi-Chan Magikarte Z: Director
• The Pilot's Love Song: Storyboard (Credited as "佐川梅三郎")

References

1. Bangumi (Chinese)
2. 松園公 - Atwiki (Japanese)
3. 佐川梅三郎 - Atwiki (Japanese)
4. Hiroshi Matsuzono - IMDb
5. Hiroshi Matsuzono - Anime News Network
6. Umesaburo Sagawa - Anime News Network