is a Japanese visual effects artist, television producer, director, screenwriter, and actor. He won the Director of the Year and Screenplay of the Year awards at the

Japan Academy Film Prize The , often called the Japan Academy Prize, the Japan Academy Awards, and the Japanese Academy Awards, is a series of awards given annually since 1978 by the Japan Academy Film Prize Association (日本アカデミー賞協会, ''Nippon Akademii- ...

in 2006 for '' Always: Sunset on Third Street''. He is a member of the animation and visual effects studio

Shirogumi , member of The Association of Japanese Animations, is a company centralized in the production of animated series and feature films, as well as the making and adjusting of visual effects. History In 1973, Tatsuo Shimamura established . To expan ...

Filmography

Films

* '' Juvenile'' (2000) * ''

Returner is a 2002 Japanese science fiction film directed by Takashi Yamazaki and starring Anne Suzuki and Takeshi Kaneshiro. Plot Milly is a soldier from 2084, where humanity is on the verge of extinction because of the "Daggra", an alien race. In mank ...

'' (2002) * '' Always: Sunset on Third Street'' (2005) * '' Always: Sunset on Third Street 2'' (2007) * ''

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'' (2009) * ''

Space Battleship Yamato is a Japanese science fiction anime series produced and written by Yoshinobu Nishizaki, directed by manga artist Leiji Matsumoto, and produced by Academy Productions. The series aired in Yomiuri TV from October 6, 1974 to March 30, 1975, ...

'' (2010) * '' Friends: Naki on Monster Island'' (2011) * '' Always: Sunset on Third Street 3'' (2012) * ''

The Eternal Zero is a 2013 Japanese war drama film directed by Takashi Yamazaki and based on a novel by Naoki Hyakuta, published in English by Vertical Inc. The film starts with a frame story set in 2004. A Japanese man in his twenties learns that he is the gra ...

'' (2013) * ''

Stand by Me Doraemon is a 2014 Japanese 3D computer-animated science fiction comedy drama film based on the ''Doraemon'' manga series and directed by Ryūichi Yagi and Takashi Yamazaki. It was released on 8 August 2014. It is the highest-grossing film of the Dorae ...

'' (2014) * '' Parasyte: Part 1'' (2014) * ''

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'' (2014) * '' Parasyte: Part 2'' (2015) * '' Fueled: The Man They Called Pirate'' (2016) * ''Destiny: The Tale of Kamakura'' (2017) * ''

The Great War of Archimedes ''The Great War of Archimedes'' (アルキメデスの大戦, Arukimedesu no taisen) is a 2019 Japanese historical film about the building of the battleship ''Japanese battleship Yamato, Yamato''. Based on a manga by Norifusa Mita, the movie is a ...

'' (2019) * '' Dragon Quest: Your Story'' (2019) * '' Lupin III: The First'' (2019) * ''

Stand by Me Doraemon 2 is a 2020 Japanese 3D computer animated science fiction comedy film based on the ''Doraemon'' manga series and a sequel to the previous movie, the 2014 film ''Stand by Me Doraemon''. Directed by Ryūichi Yagi and Takashi Yamazaki, it is primari ...

'' (2020) * ''

Ghost Book ''Ghost Book'' is the soundtrack to Turkish horror movie Okul. Kevin Moore made it while he was living in Istanbul, Turkey Istanbul ( , ; tr, İstanbul ), formerly known as Constantinople ( grc-gre, Κωνσταντινούπολις; la, C ...

'' (2022) * Untitled Toho ''Godzilla'' film (2023)

Original video animations

* ''

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'' (2006 - 2007)

Commercials

* Lotte: ''Airs'' (2006)

Music videos

Bump of Chicken is a Japanese alternative rock group from Sakura, Chiba, Japan. The band members are Motoo Fujiwara (Vocalist, vocals, Rhythm guitar, rhythm), Hiroaki Masukawa (guitar), Yoshifumi Naoi (Bass guitar, bass) and Hideo Masu (Drum kit, drums). Since ...

: "

Namida no Furusato is the twelfth single by Bump of Chicken, released on November 22, 2006. The title track is from the album ''Orbital Period''. Track listing # (Hometown of Tears) (Fujiwara Motoo) # (Did You See the Red Sky?) (Fujiwara) # (House Sitter) (Hidden ...

" (2006) *Bump of Chicken: "

Good Luck Luck is the phenomenon and belief that defines the experience of improbable events, especially improbably positive or negative ones. The naturalistic interpretation is that positive and negative events may happen at any time, both due to rand ...

" (2012)

Theme park attraction

* ''Godzilla the Ride: Giant Monsters Ultimate Battle'' -

Seibu-en is an amusement park located near Tokyo in Tokorozawa, Saitama Prefecture. It is just outside the Seibuen-yūenchi Station, which is also owned and operated by the Seibu Railway. The park underwent a significant expansion and redesign for the 2 ...

(2021)

References

External links

* Japan Academy Prize for Director of the Year winners Japanese film directors 1964 births Living people People from Matsumoto, Nagano {{japan-film-bio-stub