Eiichi Yamamoto
- Born
- November 22, 1940
- Died
- September 7, 2021 (80 years old)
- Place of birth
- Kyoto, Japan
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.
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Filmography
- 2019One ArmFilm · Director, Writer
- 1995Tokai no ButchyFilm · Director
- 1995Yamato 2520Series · Writer
- 1992Giant Robo: The Day the Earth Stood StillFilm · Writer
- 1991By the Time the Moon RisesFilm · Director, Writer, Storyboard
- 1991IzumoSeries · Screenplay, Director
- 1991The SensualistFilm · Screenplay
- 1989Little WansaFilm · Writer, Director
- 1989Urotsukidōji: Legend of the OverfiendFilm · Supervising Animator★ 6.0
- 1986Pelican Road Club CultureFilm · Director, Writer
- 1985Odin: Starlight MutinyFilm · Director
- 1984OshinFilm · Director
- 1983Space Battleship Yamato III: The Destruction of the Solar SystemFilm · Director
- 1983Final YamatoFilm · Screenplay
- 1979Space Battleship Yamato II: The Comet EmpireFilm · Director
- 1977Space Battleship YamatoFilm · Writer
- 1974Space Battleship YamatoSeries · Writer
- 1973Belladonna of SadnessFilm · Director, Writer★ 7.4
- 1973Little WansaSeries · Director
- 1970Cleopatra: Queen of SexFilm · Director★ 5.8
- 1969A Thousand and One NightsFilm · Director★ 6.7
- 1969Till a City Beneath the Sea is BuiltFilm · Director
- 1966Leo the LionSeries · Director
- 1966Jungle EmperorFilm · Director
- 1964Astro Boy: The Brave In SpaceFilm · Writer, Director
- 1963Astro BoySeries · Director★ 7.3
- 1962Tales of a Street CornerFilm · Director, Editor, Key Animation
- 1962MALEMALEFilm · Director, Writer