Eiichi Yamamoto
Known for directing · Born 22 November 1940 · Died 7 September 2021 · aged 80 · Kyoto, Japan
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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
Belladonna of Sadness
1973
Little Wansa
1973
Leo the Lion
1966
A Thousand and One Nights
1969
Cleopatra: Queen of Sex
1970
Astro Boy
1963
Tales of a Street Corner
1962
Jungle Emperor
1966
Odin: Starlight Mutiny
1985
Izumo
1991
MALE
1962
Space Battleship Yamato
1974