Eiichi Yamamoto
Personal Info
Know For
Directing
Gender
Male
Birthday
1940-11-22 (81 years old)
Deathday
2021-09-07
Place of Birth
Kyoto, Japan
Also known As
山本 暎一
Eiichi Yamamoto
Biography
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.
Acting
Production
1973
as Director
1991
as Screenplay
1977
as Writer
1970
as Director
1989
as Writer
1989
as Director
1969
as Director
1992
1962
as Director
1989
as Supervising Animator
1962
as Director
1986
as Director
1962
as Writer
1964
as Writer
1966
as Director
1991
as Director
1962
as Editor
1995
as Director
1973
as Writer
1985
as Director
1962
as Key Animation
1991
as Writer
1991
as Storyboard
1984
as Director
2019
as Director
2019
as Writer
1983
as Screenplay
1969
as Director
1964
as Director
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