Motosuke Takahashi (高橋 資祐, Takahashi Motosuke; January 11, 1941 – November 8, 2007) was a Japanese animation director, animator, storyboard artist, and character designer. He died of lung cancer on November 8, 2007.
Source: “Motosuke Takahashi”, English Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0), excerpt
