Masaharu Okuwaki

Masaharu Okuwaki
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Gender:	Male
Date of birth:	March 19, 1958
Place of birth:	Japan
Location:	Yamanashi prefecture, Japan

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.

Works in Detective Conan

Participation in: 44 cases (68 episodes) under the name of Masaki Ozora

• The Scar that Evokes the Past (Episodes 532-533 only): Storyboard and organizer
• The Day Kogoro Mouri Ceased Being a Detective (Episodes 540-541): Storyboard
• The Revolving Sushi Mystery (Episodes 549-550): Storyboard and organizer
• The Mansion of Death and the Red Wall (Episodes 558-559 only): Storyboard and organizer
• 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): Storyboard and organizer
• Kobayashi-sensei's Love (Episodes 585 only): Storyboard and organizer along with Yasuichiro Yamamoto
• The Kirin's Horn That Vanished into the Dark (Episodes 586-587): Storyboard and organizer
• The Trap of the Rooftop Farm (Episode 588): Storyboard
• The Detective Memoir of Monkey and Rake (Episodes 592-593): Storyboard and organizer
• 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): Storyboard and organizer
• Holmes' Revelation (Episodes 620-621 only): Storyboard and organizer (Episodes 620-621)
• 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): Storyboard and organizer
• The Case of the Besieged Detective Agency (Episodes 648-650): Storyboard and organizer
• 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): Storyboard and organizer
• The Great Dog Coeur's Triumph 2 (Episode 664): Storyboard
• Detectives' Nocturne (Episodes 673-674 only): Organizer and storyboard
• The Footprintless Beach (Episode 677): Storyboard
• The Life-Threatening Broadcast of Love (Episode 683 only): Organizer and 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): Storyboard and organizer
• Everyone Saw (Episodes 710-711): Storyboard and organizer
• Heiji Hattori and the Vampire Mansion (Episodes 712-713 only): Storyboard and organizer
• 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): Storyboard and organizer
• 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

Participation in: 1 OVA

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

Participation in: 8 movies

• Under the name of Masaharu Okuwaki

• 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

• Under the name of Masaki Ozora

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

References

1. Masaharu Okuwaki - Anime News Network
2. 奥脇雅晴 - Wikipedia (Japanese)