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Nizou Yamamoto

Bio: Nizou Yamamoto (山本二三, Yamamoto Nizō) was born on 27 June 1953 in Fukue-shi (a town within Gotou City [Gotou-shi]), in Nagasaki Prefecture, and was one of the most well-known anime art directors and background artists in Japan. He was especially famous for his work on several of the Studio Ghibli films directed or produced by Hayao Miyazaki or Isao Takahata including Laputa: Castle in the Sky (1986), Grave of the Fireflies (1988), Only Yesterday (1991), Whisper of the Heart (1995), Princess Mononoke (1997), and Spirited Away (2001)

Born: Sat, Jun 27 1953

Birthplace: Fukue, Nagasaki, Japan [now Goto, Nagasaki, Japan]

Death: Sat, Aug 19 2023

Nizou Yamamoto is 70 years old

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Sherlock Hound: The Movie

Nizou Yamamoto would have been no older than 70 in Sherlock Hound: The Movie as 'Art Direction'.

Movie Released: Fri, Mar 22 2024

Weathering with You

Nizou Yamamoto was 65 in Weathering with You as 'Painter'.

Movie Released: Wed, Jun 19 2019

Rainbow Fireflies

Nizou Yamamoto was 58 in Rainbow Fireflies as 'Background Designer'.

Movie Released: Sat, May 19 2012

Welcome to the Space Show

Nizou Yamamoto was 56 in Welcome to the Space Show as 'Background Designer'.

Movie Released: Thu, Feb 18 2010

Miyori's Forest

Nizou Yamamoto was 56 in Miyori's Forest as 'Director, Storyboard Artist'.

Movie Released: Sat, Nov 14 2009

The River's Light

Nizou Yamamoto was 55 in The River's Light as 'Art Direction'.

Movie Released: Sat, Jun 20 2009

The Girl Who Leapt Through Time

Nizou Yamamoto was 53 in The Girl Who Leapt Through Time as 'Art Direction'.

Movie Released: Sat, Jul 15 2006

Spirited Away

Nizou Yamamoto was 48 in Spirited Away as 'Background Designer'.

Movie Released: Fri, Jul 20 2001

Perfect Blue

Nizou Yamamoto was 44 in Perfect Blue as 'Background Designer'.

Movie Released: Sat, Feb 28 1998

Princess Mononoke

Nizou Yamamoto was 44 in Princess Mononoke as 'Art Direction'.

Movie Released: Sat, Jul 12 1997

Whisper of the Heart

Nizou Yamamoto was 42 in Whisper of the Heart as 'Background Designer'.

Movie Released: Sat, Jul 15 1995

Open the Door

Nizou Yamamoto was 41 in Open the Door as 'Art Direction'.

Movie Released: Mon, Jun 05 1995

Lupin the Third: Greatest Capers

Nizou Yamamoto was 41 in Lupin the Third: Greatest Capers as 'Art Direction'.

Movie Released: Sun, Jan 01 1995

Coo of The Far Seas

Nizou Yamamoto was 40 in Coo of The Far Seas as 'Art Direction'.

Movie Released: Sun, Dec 19 1993

Only Yesterday

Nizou Yamamoto was 38 in Only Yesterday as 'Background Designer'.

Movie Released: Sat, Jul 20 1991

Little Nemo: Adventures in Slumberland

Nizou Yamamoto was 36 in Little Nemo: Adventures in Slumberland as 'Art Direction'.

Movie Released: Sat, Jul 15 1989

Grave of the Fireflies

Nizou Yamamoto was 34 in Grave of the Fireflies as 'Art Direction'.

Movie Released: Sat, Apr 16 1988

The Story of Yanagawa's Canals

Nizou Yamamoto was 34 in The Story of Yanagawa's Canals as 'Art Direction'.

Movie Released: Sat, Aug 15 1987

Robot Carnival

Nizou Yamamoto was 34 in Robot Carnival as 'Art Designer, Background Designer'.

Movie Released: Tue, Jul 21 1987

Castle in the Sky

Nizou Yamamoto was 33 in Castle in the Sky as 'Art Direction'.

Movie Released: Sat, Aug 02 1986

Little Nemo: Adventures in Slumberland Pilot 2

Nizou Yamamoto was 30 in Little Nemo: Adventures in Slumberland Pilot 2 as 'Art Direction'.

Movie Released: Sun, Jan 01 1984

Drifting Clouds

Nizou Yamamoto was 28 in Drifting Clouds as 'Background Designer'.

Movie Released: Sat, Apr 24 1982

Chie the Brat

Nizou Yamamoto was 27 in Chie the Brat as 'Art Direction'.

Movie Released: Sat, Apr 11 1981

Future Boy Conan

Nizou Yamamoto was 26 in Future Boy Conan as 'Art Direction'.

Movie Released: Sat, Sep 15 1979

Lupin the Third: The Castle of Cagliostro

Nizou Yamamoto was 26 in Lupin the Third: The Castle of Cagliostro as 'Background Designer'.

Movie Released: Fri, Jul 06 1979

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Fantastic Children

Nizou Yamamoto was 51+ in Fantastic Children as 'Art Direction'.

TV Show Released: First Air Date
Mon, Oct 04 2004

Robot Carnival

Nizou Yamamoto was 34+ in Robot Carnival as 'Background Designer'.

TV Show Released: First Air Date
Tue, Jul 21 1987

Sherlock Hound

Nizou Yamamoto was 31+ in Sherlock Hound as 'Art Direction'.

TV Show Released: First Air Date
Tue, Nov 06 1984

Future Boy Conan

Nizou Yamamoto was 24+ in Future Boy Conan as 'Art Direction'.

TV Show Released: First Air Date
Tue, Apr 04 1978

Lupin the Third

Nizou Yamamoto was 18+ in Lupin the Third as 'Art Designer'.

TV Show Released: First Air Date
Sun, Oct 24 1971