Eiichi Yamamoto

Known for

Directing

Born

Nov 22, 1940

Died

Sep 7, 2021

From

Kyoto, Japan

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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Animation Maestro Gisaburo

20127.0out of 10

Belladonna of Sadness: Eiichi Yamamoto interview

20160.0out of 10

Belladonna of Sadness

19737.4out of 10

The Sensualist

19915.5out of 10

Space Battleship Yamato

19777.8out of 10

Cleopatra: Queen of Sex

19705.8out of 10

Little Wansa

19890.0out of 10

A Thousand and One Nights

19696.7out of 10

Giant Robo: The Day the Earth Stood Still

19926.7out of 10

Tales of a Street Corner

19625.9out of 10

Urotsukidōji: Legend of the Overfiend

19896.0out of 10

MALE

19625.4out of 10

Pelican Road Club Culture

19864.0out of 10

Astro Boy: The Brave In Space

19645.8out of 10

Jungle Emperor

19665.9out of 10

By the Time the Moon Rises

19910.0out of 10

Tokai no Butchy

19950.0out of 10

Odin: Starlight Mutiny

19854.8out of 10