Eiichi Yamamoto
Directing
- Born
- November 22, 1940 · Kyoto, Japan
- Died
- September 7, 2021 (age 80)
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.
Known for
Belladonna of Sadness
June 30, 1973
Urotsukidōji: Legend of the Overfiend
March 18, 1989
A Thousand and One Nights
June 14, 1969
Cleopatra: Queen of Sex
September 15, 1970
Tales of a Street Corner
November 5, 1962
Space Battleship Yamato
August 6, 1977
Jungle Emperor
July 13, 1966
The Sensualist
January 18, 1991
Odin: Starlight Mutiny
August 10, 1985
Final Yamato
March 19, 1983
Giant Robo: The Day the Earth Stood Still
July 22, 1992
Astro Boy: The Brave In Space
July 24, 1964
Behind the camera22
- 2019One Arm Director, Writer
- 1995Tokai no Butchy Director
- 1992Giant Robo: The Day the Earth Stood Still Writer
- 1991By the Time the Moon Rises Director, Writer, Storyboard
- 1991The Sensualist Screenplay
- 1989Little Wansa Director, Writer
- 1989Urotsukidōji: Legend of the Overfiend Supervising Animator
- 1986Pelican Road Club Culture Director, Writer
- 1985Odin: Starlight Mutiny Director
- 1984