Eiichi Yamamoto

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

1. Belladonna of Sadness (1973) — Director
2. A Thousand and One Nights (1969) — Director
3. Cleopatra: Queen of Sex (1970) — Director
4. Tales of a Street Corner (1962) — Director
5. Astro Boy (1963) — Director
6. Jungle Emperor (1966) — Director
7. Odin: Starlight Mutiny (1985) — Director
8. MALE (1962) — Director
9. Izumo (1991) — Director
10. Astro Boy: The Brave In Space (1964) — Director
11. Oshin (1984) — Director
12. Pelican Road Club Culture (1986) — Director
13. Leo the Lion (1966) — Director
14. Little Wansa (1973) — Director
15. Little Wansa (1989) — Director
16. By the Time the Moon Rises (1991) — Director
17. Tokai no Butchy (1995) — Director
18. One Arm (2019) — Director
19. Till a City Beneath the Sea is Built (1969) — Director

Also appeared in

1. Animation Maestro Gisaburo (2012) — Self
2. Belladonna of Sadness: Eiichi Yamamoto interview (2016)