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Eiichi Yamamoto

Japanese film director and screenwriter · Japan · On the map · Directors · Lived 1940 to 2021 · aged 80

Eiichi Yamamoto 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.

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2021Died7 September 20212019One ArmFilm, Director, Writer2016Belladonna of Sadness: Eiichi Yamamoto interviewFilm1995Yamato 2520Series, WriterTokai no ButchyFilm, 1995Director1992Giant Robo: The Day the Earth Stood StillFilm, Writer1991IzumoSeries, Director, Writer1989Little WansaFilm, Director, Writer1986Pelican Road Club CultureFilm, Director, Writer1985Odin: Starlight MutinyFilm, Director1983Final YamatoFilm, Writer1979Space Battleship Yamato II: The Comet EmpireFilm, Director1977Space Battleship YamatoFilm, Writer1974Space Battleship YamatoSeries, Writer1973Little WansaSeries, Director1970Cleopatra: Queen of SexFilm, Director1969A Thousand and One NightsFilm, Director1966Leo the LionSeries, Director1964Astro Boy: The Brave In SpaceFilm, Director, Writer1963Astro BoySeries, Director1962MALEFilm, Director, Writer1940Born22 November 1940

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  • Belladonna of Sadness 1973
  • A Thousand and One Nights 1969
  • Cleopatra: Queen of Sex 1970

Filmography 23

41 credits on file

Television 6

About this person

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.

Country
Japan
Category
Directors
Type
Movie Director
Status
Deceased
Dates
Lived 1940 to 2021 · aged 80