Eiichi Yamamoto
- Known for
- Directing
- Born
- November 22, 1940
- Died
- September 7, 2021 (aged 80)
- Birthplace
- 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.
Known For
Filmography
One Arm
Movie · Director
Tokai no Butchy
Movie · Director
By the Time the Moon Rises
Movie · Director
Izumo
TV · Director · 2 eps
Little Wansa
Movie · Director
Pelican Road Club Culture
Movie · Director
Odin: Starlight Mutiny
Movie · Director
Oshin
Movie · Director
Space Battleship Yamato III: The Destruction of the Solar System
Movie · Director
Space Battleship Yamato II: The Comet Empire
Movie · Director
Belladonna of Sadness
Movie · Director
Little Wansa
TV · Director · 26 eps
Cleopatra: Queen of Sex
Movie · Director
A Thousand and One Nights
Movie · Director
Till a City Beneath the Sea is Built
Movie · Director
Jungle Emperor
Movie · Director
Leo the Lion
TV · Director · 26 eps
Astro Boy: The Brave In Space
Movie · Director
Astro Boy
TV · Director · 2 eps
Tales of a Street Corner
Movie · Director
MALE
Movie · Director