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Yuji Moriyama

Yuji Moriyama

Director · Born January 6, 1960 · Tokyo, Japan

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Yuji Moriyama (森山 雄治, Moriyama Yūji, January 6, 1960) is a Japanese anime director, animator, animation supervisor and character designer from Tokyo. He is a member of the Japanese Animation Creators Association (JAniCA). He won the fourth Japan Anime Awards in the Animation Director category. Some of his many pennames are Yūji Motoyama (もとやまゆうじ), Jōdo Saihō (西宝 壌土), Kotarō Kazama (風間 小太郎), Norihiro Sunakawa (砂川 則博), MONTAN, Wataya Shibakano (芝跨野 渡也) , Tōya Shibamata (柴又 十哉), Alan Smithee (阿藍 隅史), Nachiko Nekobe (猫部 那智子), and Tadao Uota (魚田 尹夫).

Directed 19

2020s

  1. 2024

    Uzumaki

    Director

    66

1990s

  1. 1998

    Geobreeders

    Director

  2. TRIGUN

    Director

    82
  3. 1997

    Jungle de Ikou!

    Director

  4. 1996

    The Adventures of Kotetsu

    Director

  5. The Adventures of Kotetsu

    Director

  6. The Adventures of Kotetsu

    Director

  7. 1995

    Macross Plus: The Movie

    Director

    74
  8. 1994

    801 T.T.S Airbats

    Director

  9. Macross Plus

    Director

    76
  10. 1992

    All Purpose Cultural Cat Girl Nuku Nuku

    Director

  11. 1991

    Exper Zenon

    Director

  12. Madara

    Director

  13. Madara

    Director

1980s

  1. 1989

    Project A-Ko 4: Final

    Director

  2. 1988

    Project A-Ko 3: Cinderella Rhapsody

    Director

  3. 1987

    Project A-Ko 2: Plot of the Daitokuji Financial Group

    Director

  4. 1984

    Locke the Superman

    Assistant Director

Visual effects 59

1980s

  1. 1988

    Maison Ikkoku: The Final Chapter

    Character Designer, Animation Director

  2. Gunbuster

    Animation Director, Key Animation

    77

  3. Project A-Ko 3: Cinderella Rhapsody

    Character Designer

  4. Ronin Warriors

    Animation Director

    75
  5. 1987

    Norakuro-kun

    Character Designer

  6. Lemon Angel

    Key Animation

  7. Robot Carnival

    Animation

  8. A Tale of Two Robots, Chapter 3: Foreign Invasion

    Animation

  9. Royal Space Force - The Wings of Honneamise

    Animation Director

    79
  10. 1986

    Project A-Ko

    Key Animation, Animation Director

    68
  11. 1985

    Magical Emi, the Magic Star

    Opening/Ending Animation

    63

  12. Urusei Yatsura: Remember My Love

    Key Animation

    63
  13. 1984

    Cream Lemon

    Key Animation, Character Designer

  14. Urusei Yatsura: Beautiful Dreamer

    Animation Director

    73
  15. 1983

    Urusei Yatsura: Only You

    Key Animation

  16. 1982

    Acrobunch

    Key Animation

  17. 1981

    Urusei Yatsura

    Animation Director

    74

  18. Doraemon: What am I for Momotaro

    Key Animation

Wrote 12

2000s

  1. 2005

    Fighting Fairy Girl: Rescue Me, Mave-chan!

    Screenplay

  2. 2000

    Geobreeders: Breakthrough

    Screenplay

1990s

  1. 1998

    Master Keaton

    Writer

    76
  2. 1996

    The Adventures of Kotetsu

    Storyboard

  3. 1991

    Exper Zenon

    Writer

1980s

  1. 1989

    Project A-Ko 4: Final

    Original Story

  2. 1988

    Project A-Ko 3: Cinderella Rhapsody

    Original Story

  3. 1987

    Project A-Ko 2: Plot of the Daitokuji Financial Group

    Original Story

  4. 1986

    Project A-Ko

    Writer

    68

  5. Maison Ikkoku

    Writer

    80
  6. 1984

    Persia, the Magic Fairy

    Writer

  7. 1983

    Magical Angel Creamy Mami

    Writer

    70

Art department 6

1990s

  1. 1999

    Rerere no Tensai Bakabon

    Storyboard Artist

  2. 1998

    TRIGUN

    Storyboard Artist

    82
  3. 1992

    All Purpose Cultural Cat Girl Nuku Nuku

    Storyboard Artist

  4. 1991

    Ariel Deluxe

    Storyboard Artist

Acted in 1

1970s

  1. 1970

    Ōedo Sōsamō

    TV

Appearances1

1980s

  1. 1986

    Project A-ko: Secret File

    Self