Katsuyoshi Yatabe

Director, Writer, Producer

July 11, 1956 (69 years)
Yatabe Katsuyoshi (谷田部 勝義) is a Japanese screenwriter and director born July 11, 1956 in Tokyo, Japan.

After graduating he joined the Department of Arts at Nihon Daigaku in 1975. In 1978 he joined Ad Cosmo but felt that as subcontrctractor there would be no real productions done and thus went on to join Sunrise in 1979. There he learned under Tomino Yoshiyuki and Takahashi Ryousuke before becoming freelancer.

He also uses the aliases of Futa Morita (森田 風太) and Kota Morita (森田 光太), which are the names of his sons.

Known For

  • Rurouni Kenshin
    Rurouni Kenshin3 seasons
  • Dinosaur King
    Dinosaur King2 seasons
  • Mobile Suit Gundam SEED
    Mobile Suit Gundam SEED2 seasons
  • NANA
    NANA1 season
  • Baki the Grappler
    Baki the Grappler2 seasons
  • Street Fighter II: V
    Street Fighter II: V1 season
  • Hikaru no Go
    Hikaru no Go3 seasons
  • Strawberry Panic
    Strawberry Panic1 season
  • Mobile Suit Gundam SEED Destiny
    Mobile Suit Gundam SEED Destiny1 season
  • Original: Dirty Pair OVA
    Original: Dirty Pair OVA10 episodes
  • Gundress
    Gundress1999
  • Tokyo Mew Mew
    Tokyo Mew Mew1 season
  • Hello Anne: Before Green Gables
    Hello Anne: Before Green Gables1 season
  • Space Runaway Ideon: Be Invoked
    Space Runaway Ideon: Be Invoked1982
  • Detective School Q
    Detective School Q1 season
  • Muka Muka Paradise
    Muka Muka Paradise1 season
  • Ronin Warriors
    Ronin Warriors1 season
  • Mashin Hero Wataru
    Mashin Hero Wataru3 seasons