Yuri Norstein

Career Overview

Yuri Norstein has 83 screen credits in a career dating back to 1962. Their work spans 2 cinematic universes — most prominently Cheburashka and Crocodile Gena Collection with 2 titles. Signature works include Tale of Tales, Winter Days, Masters of Russian Animation - Volume 3. Explore the interactive character relationship maps on each title page to trace how their roles connect across franchises.

Personal Facts

Known For: Directing
Gender: male
Known Credits: 83
Birth Date: 1941-09-15
Birth Place: Andreevka, Penzenskaya oblast, RSFSR, USSR

Known For

Associated Universes

Universe traveler — spans 2 universes

Cheburashka and Crocodile Gena Collection (2 titles)
100 Years of Olympic Films: 1912–2012 (1 titles)

Frequent Collaborators

Aleksey Batalov (2 collaborations)
Vyacheslav Nevinnyy (2 collaborations)
Mariya Vinogradova (2 collaborations)
Aleksandr Kalyagin (1 collaborations)
Ryuta Kashiwagi (1 collaborations)
Noboru Mitani (1 collaborations)
Kyôko Kishida (1 collaborations)
Mutsumi Sasaki (1 collaborations)
Joe Watanabe (1 collaborations)
Kazutoyo Yoshimi (1 collaborations)

Credits

writing (8 credits)
- The Overcoat
  writer
  
  writing
  
  2026
- Masters of Russian Animation - Volume 2
  screenplay
  
  writing
  
  2000
- Tale of Tales
  screenplay
  
  writing
  
  1979
- One Day Before Our Era
  writer
  
  writing
  
  1977
- Hedgehog in the Fog
  screenplay
  
  writing
  
  1975
- The Fox and the Hare
  screenplay
  
  writing
  
  1973
- The Battle of Kerzhenets
  screenplay
  
  writing
  
  1971
- 25 October, the First Day
  screenplay
  
  writing
  
  1968
visual effects (42 credits)
- The Overcoat
  animation
  
  visual effects
  
  2026
- School of Fine Arts
  animation
  
  visual effects
  
  1990
- School of Fine Arts. Return
  animation
  
  visual effects
  
  1990
- School of Fine Arts. Juniper Landscape
  animation
  
  visual effects
  
  1987
- Olympians
  animation
  
  visual effects
  
  1982
- Autumn
  animation
  
  visual effects
  
  1982
- O Sport, You Are Peace!
  animation
  
  visual effects
  
  1981
- With You I Am Again...
  animation
  
  visual effects
  
  1980
- Tale of Tales
  animation
  
  visual effects
  
  1979
- I Am Flying to You as a Memory...
  animation
  
  visual effects
  
  1977
- Hedgehog in the Fog
  animation
  
  visual effects
  
  1975
- Visiting the Gnomes
  animation
  
  visual effects
  
  1975
- Shapoklyak
  animation
  
  visual effects
  
  1974
- Cuckoo Clock
  animation
  
  visual effects
  
  1973
- The Fox and the Hare
  animation
  
  visual effects
  
  1973
- Cherished Dream
  animation
  
  visual effects
  
  1972
- The Property of Republic
  animation
  
  visual effects
  
  1972
- New Year Tale
  animation
  
  visual effects
  
  1972
- Mama
  animation
  
  visual effects
  
  1972
- The Battle of Kerzhenets
  animation
  
  visual effects
  
  1971
- Cheburashka
  animation
  
  visual effects
  
  1971
- Мячик и мальчик
  animation
  
  visual effects
  
  1971
- The Youngest Rain
  animation
  
  visual effects
  
  1971
- Losharik
  animation
  
  visual effects
  
  1971
- Beavers Are on the Trail
  animation
  
  visual effects
  
  1970
- The Letter
  animation
  
  visual effects
  
  1970
- Tale of the Kolobok
  animation
  
  visual effects
  
  1969
- Grandma's Umbrella
  animation
  
  visual effects
  
  1969
- Watch Out, Pike!
  animation
  
  visual effects
  
  1968
- The Comedian
  animation
  
  visual effects
  
  1968
- The Mitten
  animation
  
  visual effects
  
  1967
- The Legend of the Cruel Giant
  animation
  
  visual effects
  
  1967
- Go There, Don't Know Where
  animation
  
  visual effects
  
  1966
- My Green Crocodile
  animation
  
  visual effects
  
  1966
- Boniface's Holiday
  animation
  
  visual effects
  
  1965
- How One Peasant Fed Two Generals
  animation
  
  visual effects
  
  1965
- What A Miracle
  animation
  
  visual effects
  
  1965
- Left-Hander
  animation
  
  visual effects
  
  1964
- Attention! The Magician Is in the City!
  animation
  
  visual effects
  
  1963
- The Tale of the Old Cedar
  animation
  
  visual effects
  
  1963
- Mister Twister
  animation
  
  visual effects
  
  1963
- Two Stories
  animation
  
  visual effects
  
  1962
production (2 credits)
- The Overcoat
  producer
  
  production
  
  2026
- The Films of Yuri Norstein
  producer
  
  production
  
  2017
directing (14 credits)
- The Overcoat
  director
  
  directing
  
  2026
- The Films of Yuri Norstein
  director
  
  directing
  
  2017
- Winter Days
  director
  
  directing
  
  2003
- Good Night, Little Ones!
  director
  
  directing
  
  2000
- Masters of Russian Animation - Volume 3
  director
  
  directing
  
  2000
- Masters of Russian Animation - Volume 2
  director
  
  directing
  
  2000
- Tale of Tales
  director
  
  directing
  
  1979
- One Day Before Our Era
  director
  
  directing
  
  1977
- Hedgehog in the Fog
  director
  
  directing
  
  1975
- The Fox and the Hare
  director
  
  directing
  
  1973
- The Battle of Kerzhenets
  director
  
  directing
  
  1971
- Children and Matches
  director
  
  directing
  
  1969
- The Seasons
  director
  
  directing
  
  1969
- 25 October, the First Day
  director
  
  directing
  
  1968
actors (14 credits)
- The Animators Who've Spent 40 Years on a Single Film
  actor
  
  actors
  
  2021
- Oleg: The Oleg Vidov Story
  Self
  
  actor
  
  actors
  
  2021
- Yuriy Norshteyn: Making the Overcoat
  Himself
  
  actor
  
  actors
  
  2019
- Gennady Shpalikov. Life Of A Charming Man
  himself
  
  actor
  
  actors
  
  2017
- We Come From Cartoons. 100 Years of Russian Animation
  Self
  
  actor
  
  actors
  
  2012
- A Hedgehog Came Out of the Fog
  actor
  
  actors
  
  2011
- Rob Saakyanc. The Last Hippy of the Pink City
  actor
  
  actors
  
  2010
- Islands: Georgy Rerberg
  Self
  
  actor
  
  actors
  
  2007
- Miracle Factory. Animation Director
  actor
  
  actors
  
  2005
- Hayao Miyazaki and the Ghibli Museum
  Self
  
  actor
  
  actors
  
  2005
- Magia Russica
  actor
  
  actors
  
  2004
- Dreams about Alfeoni
  Self - ditector-animator
  
  actor
  
  actors
  
  2002
- The Spirit of Genius - Fedor Khitruk and His Films
  Self
  
  actor
  
  actors
  
  1997
- With You I Am Again...
  Narrator (voice)
  
  actor
  
  actors
  
  1980
art (3 credits)
- My Favorite Time
  production design
  
  art
  
  1987
- The Priest Had A Dog
  creative director
  
  art
  
  1983
- 25 October, the First Day
  art direction
  
  art
  
  1968