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.
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Movies (22)
One Arm
Director (Directing)
2019
Belladonna of Sadness: Eiichi Yamamoto interview
2016
Animation Maestro Gisaburo
as Self
2012
Tokai no Butchy
Director (Directing)
1995
Giant Robo: The Day the Earth Stood Still
Writer (Writing)
1992
By the Time the Moon Rises
Director (Directing)
1991
The Sensualist
Screenplay (Writing)
1991
Little Wansa
Director (Directing)
1989
Urotsukidōji: Legend of the Overfiend
Supervising Animator (Crew)
1989
Pelican Road Club Culture
Director (Directing)
1986
Odin: Starlight Mutiny
Director (Directing)
1985
Oshin
Director (Directing)
1984
Final Yamato
Screenplay (Writing)
1983
Space Battleship Yamato
Writer (Writing)
1977
Belladonna of Sadness
Director (Directing)
1973
Cleopatra: Queen of Sex
Director (Directing)
1970
A Thousand and One Nights
Director (Directing)
1969
Till a City Beneath the Sea is Built
Director (Directing)
1969
Jungle Emperor
Director (Directing)
1966
Astro Boy: The Brave In Space
Writer (Writing)
1964
Tales of a Street Corner
Director (Directing)
1962
Osu
Director (Directing)
1962
