Eiichi Yamamoto

Born: 1940-11-22, Kyoto, Japan

Died: 2021-09-07

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.

Filmography

• 鉄腕アトム (1963)
• 千夜一夜物語 (1969)
• クレオパトラ (1970)
• 哀しみのベラドンナ (1973)
• オーディーン　光子帆船スターライト (1985)
• IZUMO [イズモ] (1991)
• ペリカンロード　クラブ・カルーチャ (1986)
• 片腕 (2019)
• Belladonna of Sadness: Eiichi Yamamoto interview (2016)
• ある街角の物語 (1962)
• Tokai no Butchy (1995)
• 鉄腕アトム 宇宙の勇者 (1964)
• ワンサくん (1989)
• 海底都市の出来るまで (1969)
• 月がのぼるまでに (1991)
• Uchuu Senkan Yamato II: Yamato yo Eien Nare (1979)
• Uchuu Senkan Yamato III: Taiyoukei no Hakai (1983)