was a Japanese

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director who directed the ''

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'' TV series and the '' Fate/stay night: Unlimited Blade Works'' film.

Career

Yamaguchi directed several anime series, including ''

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'' (2001), ''

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'' (2003), ''

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'' (2004–2005), and ''

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'' (2007). He was the director of the 2006 anime adaptation of the ''

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(in Japanese) and he subsequently directed the 2010 theatrical installment '' Fate/stay night: Unlimited Blade Works''. He later directed ''

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'' (2013), and '' Z/X Ignition'' (2014). He directed episodes of ''

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'', ''

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'', ''

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'', ''

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'', '' Suite'' and ''

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'', and ''

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'', and its sequel ''

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''. Yamaguchi died of undisclosed causes sometime before 9 January 2020, when his death was announced by a subsequently-removed tweet by ''Fate/stay night'' company

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. Animators

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and Asako Nishida, who both worked with Yamaguchi, expressed their condolences following Yamaguchi's death.

Works

Director

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'' (2004–2005) *''

'' (2006) *''

'' (2007) *'' Fate/stay night: Unlimited Blade Works'' (2010) *''

'' (2013) *'' Z/X Ignition'' (2014)

Episode director

*''

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'' *''

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Notes

References

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