Eiichi Yamamoto
Known for: Directing
Born: November 22, 1940
Died: September 7, 2021
Place of birth: Kyoto, Japan
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.
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Filmography
22 movies · 6 TV shows, newest first
NR
One Arm
2019
NR
Belladonna of Sadness: Eiichi Yamamoto interview
2016
7.0
Animation Maestro Gisaburo
2012
NR
Tokai no Butchy
1995
7.7
Yamato 2520
1995
6.7
Giant Robo: The Day the Earth Stood Still
1992
NR
By the Time the Moon Rises
1991
5.0
Izumo
1991
5.5
The Sensualist
1991
NR
Little Wansa
1989
6.0
Urotsukidōji: Legend of the Overfiend
1989
4.0
Pelican Road Club Culture
1986
4.8
Odin: Starlight Mutiny
1985
8.3
Oshin
1984
6.8
Final Yamato
1983
7.8
Space Battleship Yamato
1977
7.8
Space Battleship Yamato
1974
7.3
Belladonna of Sadness
1973
1.0
Little Wansa
1973
5.7
Cleopatra: Queen of Sex
1970
6.7
A Thousand and One Nights
1969
NR
Till a City Beneath the Sea is Built
1969
1.0
Leo the Lion
1966
5.9
Jungle Emperor
1966
5.8
Astro Boy: The Brave In Space
1964
7.3
Astro Boy
1963
5.9
Tales of a Street Corner
19625.4
MALE
1962