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Naoko Yamada

Japanese animation director · Japan · On the map · Directors · Born 1984 · age 41

Naoko Yamada is a Japanese animator and director. Working at Kyoto Animation until 2020, she has directed the anime series K-On! (2009-2010) and Tamako Market (2013), and the anime films A Silent Voice (2016), Liz and the Blue Bird (2018) and The Colors Within (2024).

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2026Jaadugar: A Witch in MongoliaSeries, Director2024The Colors WithinFilm, Director2022Modern Love TokyoSeries, DirectorGarden of RemembranceFilm, 2022Director, WriterModern Love Tokyo: He's Playing Our SongFilm, 2022Director2018TsuruneSeries, DirectorLiz and the Blue BirdFilm, 2018Director2017Miss Kobayashi's Dragon MaidSeries, Director2016A Silent Voice: The MovieFilm, Director2015Sound! EuphoniumSeries, Director2014Tamako Love StoryFilm, Director2012HyoukaSeries, Director2011Nichijou: My Ordinary LifeSeries, DirectorK-ON! The MovieFilm, 2011Director2010轻音少女番外篇:访问Film, 导演2009K-ON!Series, Director2007ClannadSeries, Director2006The Melancholy of Haruhi SuzumiyaSeries, Director1984Born28 November 1984

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Close ties

  • A Silent Voice: The Movie 2016
  • K-ON! The Movie 2011
  • Liz and the Blue Bird 2018
  • Tamako Love Story 2014
  • The Colors Within 2024

Filmography 8

81 credits on file

Television 14

About this person

In 2021, she directed the original net animation (ONA) The Heike Story under Science Saru. The series premiered on Japanese television in January 2022.

Country
Japan
Category
Directors
Type
Movie Director
Status
Living
Dates
Born 1984 · age 41