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Eiichi Yamamoto

Eiichi Yamamoto

Directing

November 22, 1940 – September 7, 2021 (died at 80)

Kyoto, Japan

Male

32 Movies

7 TV Shows

Eiichi Yamamoto (山本暎一, Yamamoto Eiichi, 22 November 1940 – 7 September 2021) was a Japanese film director and screenwriter of anime. He is known for directing the Animerama film series conceived by Osamu Tezuka. Yamamoto directed ten films between 1962 and 1986. His 1973 film Kanashimi no Belladonna was entered into the 23rd Berlin International Film Festival. Besides film work, Yamamoto also served as screenwriter on the anime television series Space Battleship Yamato and wrote the screenplay for its 1977 film adaptation.

Astro Boy

Astro Boy

1963 7.4

Director

Age 22 (now 80) 2 eps

Belladonna of Sadness

Belladonna of Sadness

1973 7.4

Director

Age 32 (now 80)

Belladonna of Sadness

Belladonna of Sadness

1973 7.4

Writer

Age 32 (now 80)

Space Battleship Yamato

Space Battleship Yamato

1974 7.8

Writer

Age 33 (now 80) 1 ep

Urotsukidōji: Legend of the Overfiend

Urotsukidōji: Legend of the Overfiend

1989 6.0

Supervising Animator

Age 48 (now 80)

A Thousand and One Nights

A Thousand and One Nights

1969 6.7

Director

Age 28 (now 80)

Yamato 2520

Yamato 2520

1995 7.7

Writer

Age 54 (now 80) 3 eps

Izumo

Izumo

1991 5.0

Screenplay

Age 50 (now 80) 2 eps

Izumo

Izumo

1991 5.0

Director

Age 50 (now 80) 2 eps

Cleopatra: Queen of Sex

Cleopatra: Queen of Sex

1970 5.8

Director

Age 29 (now 80)

Tales of a Street Corner

Tales of a Street Corner

1962 5.9

Editor

Age 21 (now 80)

Tales of a Street Corner

Tales of a Street Corner

1962 5.9

Key Animation

Age 21 (now 80)

Tales of a Street Corner

Tales of a Street Corner

1962 5.9

Director

Age 21 (now 80)

Space Battleship Yamato

Space Battleship Yamato

1977 8.0

Writer

Age 36 (now 80)

Jungle Emperor

Jungle Emperor

1966 6.1

Director

Age 25 (now 80)

The Sensualist

The Sensualist

1991 5.5

Screenplay

Age 50 (now 80)