Eiichi Yamamoto

Birthday: 1940-11-22
Deathday: 2021-09-07
Birthplace: Kyoto, Japan
Gender: Male

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.

Credits

Year Title
2019-06-11 One Arm
1995-06-29 Tokai no Butchy
1991-11-08 By the Time the Moon Rises
1989-05-21 Little Wansa
1986-06-21 Pelican Road Club Culture
1985-08-10 Odin: Starlight Mutiny
1984-03-17 Oshin
1973-06-30 Belladonna of Sadness
1970-09-15 Cleopatra: Queen of Sex
1969-06-14 A Thousand and One Nights
1966-07-13 Jungle Emperor
1964-07-24 Astro Boy: The Brave In Space
1962-11-05 Tales of a Street Corner
1962-11-05 Osu