Kusuba Kouzou was born 1947 in Ehime, Japan. He was a screenwriter and director for anime. He joined Tokyo Movie in 1971. In 1981 he left and joined Nippon Animation, where he debuted as director on Fuusen no Doratarou. In the following years he was one of the main figures behind the World Masterpiece Theater series. As of 2004 Kusuba is freelance.