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Eiichi Yamamoto

Director, Writer, Producer, Actor, Additional Credits
Born November 22, 1940Died September 7, 2021 (80 years)
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
  • A Thousand & One Nights
  • Cleopatra
  • Kimba the White Lion
  • Space Battleship Yamato
  • Kimba, the White Lion
  • Giant Robo: The Day the Earth Stood Still
  • Astro Boy
  • Space Battleship Yamato
  • The Sensualist
  • Odin
  • Astro Boy
  • Izumo

Filmography

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