Directing
Eiichi Yamamoto
Born November 22, 1940 Kyoto, Japan
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.
Directed Films
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One Arm
2019·Animation
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Tokai no Butchy
1995·Animation
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By the Time the Moon Rises
1991·Animation
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Little Wansa
1989·Animation
4.0
Pelican Road Club Culture
1986·Adventure
4.9
Odin: Starlight Mutiny
1985·Science Fiction
8.3
Oshin
1984·Animation
7.4
Belladonna of Sadness
1973·Animation
5.8
Cleopatra: Queen of Sex
1970·Animation
6.7
A Thousand and One Nights
1969·Animation
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Till a City Beneath the Sea is Built
1969·Animation
5.8
Jungle Emperor
1966·Animation
5.8
Astro Boy: The Brave In Space
1964·Animation
5.9
Tales of a Street Corner
1962·Animation
