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.
Directed 20
2010s
- 2019
1990s
- 1995
Tokai no Butchy
Director
- 1991
By the Time the Moon Rises
Director
1980s
- 1989
Little Wansa
Director
- 1986
Pelican Road Club Culture
Director
- 1985
Odin: Starlight Mutiny
Director
- 1984
Oshin
Director
- 1983
Space Battleship Yamato III: The Destruction of the Solar System
Director
1970s
- 1979
Space Battleship Yamato II: The Comet Empire
Director
- 1973
- 1970
1960s
- 1969
Till a City Beneath the Sea is Built
Director
- 1966
- 1964
- 1963
- 1962
Tales of a Street Corner
Director
Wrote 14
2010s
- 2019
1990s
- 1995
Yamato 2520
Writer
- 1992
Giant Robo: The Day the Earth Stood Still
Writer
- 1991
By the Time the Moon Rises
Writer, Storyboard
The Sensualist
Screenplay
1980s
- 1989
Little Wansa
Writer
- 1986
Pelican Road Club Culture
Writer
- 1985
Odin: Starlight Mutiny
Screenplay
- 1983
Final Yamato
Screenplay
1970s
- 1977
- 1974
- 1973
1960s
- 1964
Acted in 1
2010s
- 2016
Belladonna of Sadness: Eiichi Yamamoto interview
Movie
Other crew 1
Edited 1
1960s
- 1962
Tales of a Street Corner
Editor
Visual effects 1
1960s
- 1962
Tales of a Street Corner
Key Animation
Appearances1
2010s
- 2012
Animation Maestro Gisaburo
Self