
Takashi Yamazaki
Biography
Takashi Yamazaki (山崎 貴, Yamazaki Takashi, born June 12, 1964) is a Japanese filmmaker and visual effects supervisor. Known for his blockbusters featuring advanced visual effects, he is considered a leading figure in the Japanese film industry. Yamazaki receives multiple accolades, including an Academy Award, eight Japanese Academy Awards, five Nikkan Sports Film Awards, two Hochi Film Awards, and an Asian Film Award. His films have collectively grossed over $523 million worldwide. Yamazaki found employment at the visual effects and animation studio Shirogumi in 1986 and has remained there throughout his career. His first directorial features were the science fiction films Juvenile(2000) and Returner (2002), for which he became known as the "Japanese James Cameron". He later gained further notice in Japan by directing film adaptations of popular anime, novels, and manga, including Always: Sunset on Third Street (2005), Space Battleship Yamato (2010), The Eternal Zero (2013), and Stand by Me Doraemon (2014); the latter two films both earned a total of nine awards at the 38th Japan Academy Film Prize. Yamazaki's career advanced with The Great War of Archimedes, Dragon Quest: Your Story, Lupin III: The First (2019), and Stand by Me Doraemon 2 (2020).
His 2023 kaiju epic, Godzilla Minus One, became the most successful Japanese Godzilla film of all time and one of his highest-grossing films. Yamazaki and the visual effects team also became the first Japanese crew to receive the Academy Award for Best Visual Effects. In 2024, Yamazaki was included in Gold House's annual list of 100 Most Impactful Asians.
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Acting (1 movie)
Directing (22 movies)

Returner
2002

Godzilla Minus One
2023

Always - Sunset on Third Street
2005

Always: Sunset on Third Street 2
2007

Space Battleship Yamato
2010

Juvenile
2000

Ghost Book
2022

Ballad
2009

Always: Sunset on Third Street '64
2012

The Eternal Zero
2013

Stand by Me Doraemon
2014

Parasyte: Part 2
2015

Parasyte: Part 1
2014

Friends: Naki on Monster Island
2011

Foodlosslla
2024

Fueled: The Man They Called "Pirate"
2016

Destiny: The Tale of Kamakura
2017

The Great War of Archimedes
2019

Lupin III: The First
2019

Dragon Quest: Your Story
2019

Stand by Me Doraemon 2
2020

Tales of the Bizarre 25th Anniversary Autumn Special: Film Directors Collection
2015
| Title | Year | Job |
|---|---|---|
| Juvenile | 2000 | Writer |
| Returner | 2002 | Screenplay |
| Always - Sunset on Third Street | 2005 | Screenplay |
| The iDol | 2006 | Writer |
| Always: Sunset on Third Street 2 | 2007 | Screenplay |
| K-20: The Fiend with Twenty Faces | 2008 | Writer |
| Ballad | 2009 | Screenplay |
| Friends: Naki on Monster Island | 2011 | Screenplay |
| Always: Sunset on Third Street '64 | 2012 | Screenplay |
| The Eternal Zero | 2013 | Writer |
| Stand by Me Doraemon | 2014 | Screenplay |
| Parasyte: Part 1 | 2014 | Screenplay |
| Parasyte: Part 2 | 2015 | Screenplay |
| Fueled: The Man They Called "Pirate" | 2016 | Screenplay |
| Destiny: The Tale of Kamakura | 2017 | Screenplay |
| The Great War of Archimedes | 2019 | Writer |
| Dragon Quest: Your Story | 2019 | Screenplay |
| Lupin III: The First | 2019 | Writer |
| Stand by Me Doraemon 2 | 2020 | Screenplay |
| Ghost Book | 2022 | Writer |
| Godzilla Minus One | 2023 | Screenplay |
