DO you still remember your childhood comic idols like Astro Boy, Kimba and Princess Knight? These lovable characters created by the great Japanese animator Osamu Tezuka are fondly-remembered by millions of audiences throughout the world.
The Hong Kong Arts Centre is going to showcase the best works of the Japanese animator this month.
Osamu Tezuka started to love comics and animations since he was a child. Learning to value life after World War II, he liked to express the sacredness of peace and life in his comics and animations.
The messages in his works are simple but important: ''Love all creatures'', ''Preserve nature'', ''Do not wage war''.
Mr Tezuka is also the first animator to establish story comics which has become the main stream of the present Japanese comics.
Film screenings consist of six programmes featuring 20 of Mr Tezuka's renowned animation pieces.