Eiichi Yamamoto
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.
Acting (2 movies)
Directing (15 movies)
Belladonna of Sadness
1973
Cleopatra: Queen of Sex
1970
Little Wansa
1989
A Thousand and One Nights
1969
Tales of a Street Corner
1962
Osu
1962
Pelican Road Club Culture
1986
Jungle Emperor
1966
By the Time the Moon Rises
1991
Tokai no Butchy
1995
Odin: Starlight Mutiny
1985
Oshin
1984
One Arm
2019
Till a City Beneath the Sea is Built
1969
Astro Boy: The Brave In Space
1964
| Title | Year | Job |
|---|---|---|
| Osu | 1962 | Writer |
| Astro Boy: The Brave In Space | 1964 | Writer |
| Belladonna of Sadness | 1973 | Writer |
| Space Battleship Yamato | 1977 | Writer |
| Final Yamato | 1983 | Screenplay |
| Little Wansa | 1989 | Writer |
| The Sensualist | 1991 | Screenplay |
| By the Time the Moon Rises | 1991 | Writer |
| Giant Robo: The Day the Earth Stood Still | 1992 | Writer |
| One Arm | 2019 | Writer |