Biography
Katsuyoshi Yatabe (谷田部 勝義) is a Japanese screenwriter and director born July 11, 1956 in Tokyo, Japan. After graduating he joined the Department of Arts at Nihon Daigaku in 1975. In 1978 he joined Ad Cosmo but felt that as subcontrctractor there would be no real productions done and thus went on to join Sunrise in 1979. There he learned under Yoshiyuki Tomino and Ryousuke Takahashi before becoming freelancer. He also uses the aliases of Futa Morita (森田 風太) and Kota Morita (森田 光太), which are the names of his sons.
Directed 24
2010s
- 2011
STAR☆jewel
Director
2000s
- 2009
- 2007
- 2006
Boku no Pico
Director
- 2003
- 2001
1990s
- 1999
Shin Hakkenden
Director
- 1997
Legend of the Mystical Ninja
Series Director
- 1995
- 1992
- 1991
- 1990
1980s
- 1989
Bucchigiri
Director
- 1988
- 1987
- 1985
Armored Trooper VOTOMS: Vol.1 Stories of the 'A.T. VOTOMS'
Director
- 1983
- 1982
Space Runaway Ideon: Be Invoked
Assistant Director, Co-Director
Art department 7
1990s
- 1997
- 1995
- 1991
1980s
- 1987
- 1985
Armored Trooper VOTOMS: The Last Red Shoulder
Storyboard Artist
Wrote 6
1990s
- 1995
1980s
- 1989
Bucchigiri
Writer
- 1988
- 1985
Armored Trooper VOTOMS: Vol.1 Stories of the 'A.T. VOTOMS'
Writer
- 1983
Created 3
1990s
- 1993
Muka Muka Paradise
Creator
- 1991
- 1990
Sound 1
1990s
- 1999
Produced 1
1990s
- 1998
ふたり暮らし
Producer