Takashi Yamazaki

Personal Info

Know For

Directing

Gender

Male

Birthday

1964-06-12 (61 years old)

Place of Birth

Matsumoto, Nagano, Japan

Takashi Yamazaki

Biography

Takashi Yamazaki (山崎 貴, Yamazaki Takashi, born June 12, 1964) is a Japanese filmmaker and visual effects supervisor. Known for his blockbusters featuring advanced visual effects, he is considered a leading figure in the Japanese film industry. Yamazaki receives multiple accolades, including an Academy Award, eight Japanese Academy Awards, five Nikkan Sports Film Awards, two Hochi Film Awards, and an Asian Film Award. His films have collectively grossed over $523 million worldwide. Yamazaki found employment at the visual effects and animation studio Shirogumi in 1986 and has remained there throughout his career. His first directorial features ...

Acting

2006

The iDol

as Cameraman

Production

2002

Returner

as Director

2002

Returner

as Screenplay

2023

2000

Juvenile

as Director

2000

Juvenile

as Writer

2022

Ghost Book

as Writer

2022

Ghost Book

as Director

2009

Ballad

as Director

2013

The Eternal Zero

as Director

2014

2014

2009

Ballad

as Screenplay

2015

Parasyte: Part 2

as Screenplay

2014

Parasyte: Part 1

as Director

2015

Parasyte: Part 2

as Director

2014

Parasyte: Part 1

as Screenplay

2013

2013

The Eternal Zero

as Visual Effects Supervisor

2023

Godzilla Minus One

as Visual Effects Supervisor

2023

Godzilla Minus One

as Screenplay

2008

K-20: The Fiend with Twenty Faces

as Visual Effects Supervisor

2006

The iDol

as Writer

2006

The iDol

as Visual Effects

1995

Eko Eko Azarak: Wizard of Darkness

as Special Effects Supervisor

2024

Foodlosslla

as Director

2016

Shin Godzilla

as Visual Effects

2010

Space Battleship Yamato

as Visual Effects Supervisor

2007

Always: Sunset on Third Street 2

as Visual Effects Supervisor

2012

Always: Sunset on Third Street '64

as Visual Effects Supervisor

2015

Parasyte: Part 2

as Visual Effects Supervisor

2014

Parasyte: Part 1

as Visual Effects Supervisor

2017

Destiny: The Tale of Kamakura

as Visual Effects Supervisor

2019

2019

2019

Dragon Quest: Your Story

as General Manager

2020

2020

-

Untitled Godzilla Minus One Sequel

as Visual Effects Supervisor

-

Grandgear

as Director

-

Grandgear

as Screenplay

-

Grandgear

as Producer

2021

It's a Flickering Life

as VFX Supervisor

2023

Godzilla Minus One

as Creature Design

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