YUSAKI, Fusako

湯崎夫沙子

b. 1937, Kitakyushu-shi, Fukuoka

RAI (Italian Public Broadcaster)

• graduated with a degree in creative design (1960)
• after winning an international competition in 1964, she moved to Milan where she studied at l’Accademia di Brera. She continues to live in Milan to this day, and is a well known figure in Italy
• her most well known works include the popular Fernet Branca claymation advertisements of the 1960s and 70s, for which she won the Bagatto d’oro in 1971
• from her independent Studio Yusaki in Milan, she has collaborated with international partners (particularly European and Japanese television) to make a wide range of programming including educational and commercial
• won a Bronze Lion from the Festival international de la créativité - Lions Cannes in 1972
• teaches three-dimensional illustration at l’Istituto Europeo di Design in Milan
• in addition to receiving many awards for her work, Yusaki has been on the international juries at festivals including Annecy (1989), Hiroshima (1990), Zagreb (2000), Espinho (2002), and Wissembourg (2003).
• her films are part of the collection of the Hara Museum of Contemporary Art in Tokyo
• in 2004 Yusaki won the award for lifetime achievement from the Festival Internazionale del Cinema d'Arte in Bergano

References:

• Profile and complete filmography, Arskey: magazine d'arte moderna e contemporanea (IT)
• Profile, laboratorio animazionedesign, architettura
• ASIFA ITALIA
• Munroe Hotes, Catherine. "Fusako Yusaki." Nishikata Film Review. 30 September 2007.
• Doi, Nobuaki. 「ナッチョとポム」と湯崎夫沙子」 Animations Blog. 8 October 2007. (JP)

Filmography

Animated Shorts – Claymation

1972 Pentalogia del mondo perduto – prod. Tipofilm

1973 Ballata dell’omino stanco – prod. Master

1974 Ominide – prod. Master

1975 Termituomo – prod. Master

1983 Ama gli animali – prod. Yusaki

1984 Convergenza – prod. Yusaki & AV International

1986 Rotondo quadrato triangolo – prod. Yusaki & Pontikki

1988 Buongiorno – prod. Yusaki & Pontikki

1991 Stagioni senza parola – prod. Yusaki

1992 T.V.U.O.G. – prod. Yusaki

1998 Un giorno sì, un giorno no – prod. Yusaki

1998 Gioco di forme – RAI SAT Ragazzi

2000 Gioco di numeri – RAI SAT Ragazzi

2000 Gioco di colori – RAI SAT Ragazzi

Animated Series - Claymation

1989-90 Toki Doki – 13 x 2’ – prod. Yusaki, RTSI, FUJI TV

1992-4 Talpy – 60 x 1’ – NHK

1997 Peo plastilina – 13 x 30” – TSI

1997-9 Peo in Svizzera, I parte – 13 x 2' – TSI

2000-2 Peo in Svizzera” II parte – 13 x 2' – TSI

2001-3 Naccio e Pomm – 13 x 5' - NHK

Educational Film - Claymation

1984 Dipartimento Litosfera, 10 films – prod. C.N.R.

1986 Unità 2, film for videodisc – prod. C.N.R.

1987 La struttura interna del computer – animated inserts - prod. IPSOA

1998 Ippocrate – RAI Educational

2000 Ecolabel, emas, rifiuti – 3 x 30” - prod. C.N.R.

Advertisements – Claymation

1968-78 Fernet Branca – 56 ads

1976 Marcolin – prod. Film 77

1977 Zurigo Assicurazioni – prod. Film 77

1978 Ariston – prod. Film 77

1978 TVS sigla TV – prod. TVS

1980 Telenova sigla TV – prod. Yusaki

1981 A.I.E.D. – 6 ads, prod. Yusaki & AV International

1982 SAIWA – prod. RDA 70

1982 A.I.E.D. – prod. Yusaki & AV International

1983 Rete A sigla TV – prod. Yusaki

1984 Rocher Ferrero – prod. Multimage

1984 Bi-Bici – prod. Multimage

1985 Mobilsol – prod. Multimage

1985 Denise – prod. Bozzetto film

1986 Ars Nova – prod. Audiovideo

1987 Asgow – prod. Film 77

1991 Valle d’Aosta – prod. Reg. Aut. Valle d’Aosta

1991 3 x 2 – prod. Film 77

1992 Pubblicità Progresso – 5 film – prod. Canale 5

1994 Volta pagina – RAI 1

1995 Peo (sigla) - RTSI

1999 Glu-Glu (sigla) - RAI SAT Ragazzi

2001 Albero Azzurro (sigla) – RAI 1

2001 Intermezzo per pubblicità - RAI SAT Ragazzi

2001 Colazione con Peo - RTSI

Animated Shorts - Cel animation

1985 L’incredibile Usil – prod. AV International

Contact:

Studio Fusako Yusaki

Via V. Monti 38

20094 Corsico

Milano, Italy

Tel. +39 335.70.66.48.9

Fax +39 2.44.70.79.5