(died September 7, 2011) was a Japanese

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director. His death was announced by screenwriter Nobuyuki Isshiki via

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. Isshiki had previously worked with Yokota on ''

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Heidi, Girl of the Alps is an anime television series produced by Zuiyo Eizo and is based on the novel ''Heidi's Years of Wandering and Learning'' by Johanna Spyri (1880). It was directed by Isao Takahata and features contributions by numerous other anime filmma ...

'' (storyboards, 1974) *'' Dog of Flanders'' (storyboards and assistant director, 1975) *''

3000 Leagues in Search of Mother is a Japanese animated television series directed by Isao Takahata that aired in 1976. It is loosely based on a small part of the Italian novel ''Heart (novel), Heart'' (') created by Edmondo De Amicis, i.e., a monthly tale (''racconto mensi ...

'' (assistant director, 1976) *'' Monarch: The Big Bear of Tallac'' (storyboards, 1977) *''

Rascal the Raccoon is a Japanese animated series by Nippon Animation. It is based on the 1963 autobiographical novel '' Rascal, A Memoir of a Better Era'' by Sterling North. In the past, Rascal, the popular fictional raccoon character in a kid's anime, manifes ...

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Haikara-san ga Tōru , also known as ''Smart-san'' or ''Mademoiselle Anne'', is a Japanese shōjo manga series by Waki Yamato. It was serialized by Kodansha in the magazine ''Shōjo Friend'' from 1975 to 1977. The title can be literally translated into E ...

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'' (storyboards, 1980) *''

Jarinko Chie is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Etsumi Haruki. It was serialized by Futabasha in ''Manga Action'' between 1978 and 1997 and collected in 67 bound volumes, making it the 45th longest manga released. ''Jarinko Chie'' ...

'' (episode director, 1981) *''

Swiss Family Robinson ''The Swiss Family Robinson'' (German: ''Der Schweizerische Robinson'') is a novel by Johann David Wyss, first published in 1812, about a Swiss family of immigrants whose ship en route to Port Jackson, Australia, goes off course and is shipwreck ...

'' (storyboards, 1981) *''

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'' (storyboards, 1983) *''

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'' (storyboards, 1983) *'' Mīmu Iro Iro Yume no Tabi'' (director, 1983) *''

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Grimm's Fairy Tale Classics ''Grimm's Fairy Tale Classics'', also known as ''Grimm Masterpiece Theater'' (グリム名作劇場 ''Gurimu meisaku gekijō'') in the original version and ''The Grimm's Fairy Tales'' (in Australia and New Zealand), is a Japanese anime antholo ...

'' (storyboards, animation director, 1987) *''

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My Daddy Long Legs is a Japanese animated television series based on the novel ''Daddy-Long-Legs (novel), Daddy-Long-Legs'' by Jean Webster. This anime was aired in 1990 and part of the container World Masterpiece Theater produced by Nippon Animation studios ...

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Jeanie with the Light Brown Hair "Jeanie with the Light Brown Hair" is a parlor song by Stephen Foster (1826–1864). It was published by Firth, Pond & Co. of New York in 1854. Foster wrote the song with his estranged wife Jane McDowell in mind. The lyrics allude to a permane ...

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Yamato Takeru , originally , was a Japanese semi-legendary prince of the Yamato dynasty, son of Emperor Keikō, who is traditionally counted as the 12th Emperor of Japan. His name written in kanji can vary, in the '' Nihon Shoki'' it is spelled 日本武尊 a ...

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Devil Lady ''Devil Lady'', known in Japan as , is a 1997 manga series written and illustrated by Go Nagai, and the sequel to ''Devilman''. It was originally serialized by Kodansha from January 1997 to July 2000 in the magazine ''Weekly Morning'', and l ...

'' (storyboard, 1998) *''

Super Doll Licca-chan is a Japanese anime television series which ran on TV Tokyo in 1998–1999. Kodansha also serialized a manga based on the anime series in its monthly manga magazine ''Nakayoshi''. The story follows an ordinary elementary school girl named Li ...

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Cosmo Warrior Zero is a science fiction third-person shooter video game released by Taito. It was adapted into an anime television series in 2001. Plot The long war between the planet Earth and the machine men is finally over, resulting in a peace that is more ...

'' (director and storyboard, 2001) *''

Sonic X is a Japanese anime television series based on Sega's ''Sonic the Hedgehog'' video game series. Produced by TMS Entertainment under partnership with Sega and Sonic Team, and directed by Hajime Kamegaki, ''Sonic X'' initially ran for 52 epis ...

'' (storyboards and episode director, 2003) *''

Zoids Fuzors is an anime series, linked to the Zoids toy line of the same name. It is the third Zoids series, following '' Zoids: New Century Zero'' in order of production. The series is 26 episodes long, however, the show had an unsuccessful U.S. broadcas ...

'' (episode director, 2003) *''

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'' (episode director, 2005) *''

To Heart 2 ''To Heart 2'' (stylized as ''ToHeart2'') is a Japanese romance visual novel developed by Leaf and published by Aquaplus. It was first released for the PlayStation 2 on December 28, 2004 as an all-ages title, and was followed by an a ...

'' (storyboard, unit director, 2005) *'' Happiness!'' (episode director, 2006)

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