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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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Movies (As Crew)

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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'.

Fri, Mar 22 2024

Weathering with You

Nizou Yamamoto was

65 in Weathering with You

as 'Painter'.

Wed, Jun 19 2019

Rainbow Fireflies

Nizou Yamamoto was

58 in Rainbow Fireflies

as 'Background Designer'.

Sat, May 19 2012

Welcome to the Space Show

Nizou Yamamoto was

56 in Welcome to the Space Show

as 'Background Designer'.

Thu, Feb 18 2010

Miyori's Forest

Nizou Yamamoto was

56 in Miyori's Forest

as 'Director, Storyboard Artist'.

Sat, Nov 14 2009

The River's Light

Nizou Yamamoto was

55 in The River's Light

as 'Art Direction'.

Sat, Jun 20 2009

The Girl Who Leapt Through Time

Nizou Yamamoto was

53 in The Girl Who Leapt Through Time

as 'Art Direction'.

Sat, Jul 15 2006

Spirited Away

Nizou Yamamoto was

48 in Spirited Away

as 'Background Designer'.

Fri, Jul 20 2001

Perfect Blue

Nizou Yamamoto was

44 in Perfect Blue

as 'Background Designer'.

Sat, Feb 28 1998

Princess Mononoke

Nizou Yamamoto was

44 in Princess Mononoke

as 'Art Direction'.

Sat, Jul 12 1997

Whisper of the Heart

Nizou Yamamoto was

42 in Whisper of the Heart

as 'Background Designer'.

Sat, Jul 15 1995

Open the Door

Nizou Yamamoto was

41 in Open the Door

as 'Art Direction'.

Mon, Jun 05 1995

Lupin the Third: Greatest Capers

Nizou Yamamoto was

41 in Lupin the Third: Greatest Capers

as 'Art Direction'.

Sun, Jan 01 1995

Coo of The Far Seas

Nizou Yamamoto was

40 in Coo of The Far Seas

as 'Art Direction'.

Sun, Dec 19 1993

Only Yesterday

Nizou Yamamoto was

38 in Only Yesterday

as 'Background Designer'.

Sat, Jul 20 1991

Little Nemo: Adventures in Slumberland

Nizou Yamamoto was

36 in Little Nemo: Adventures in Slumberland

as 'Art Direction'.

Sat, Jul 15 1989

Grave of the Fireflies

Nizou Yamamoto was

34 in Grave of the Fireflies

as 'Art Direction'.

Sat, Apr 16 1988

The Story of Yanagawa's Canals

Nizou Yamamoto was

34 in The Story of Yanagawa's Canals

as 'Art Direction'.

Sat, Aug 15 1987

Robot Carnival

Nizou Yamamoto was

34 in Robot Carnival

as 'Art Designer, Background Designer'.

Tue, Jul 21 1987

Castle in the Sky

Nizou Yamamoto was

33 in Castle in the Sky

as 'Art Direction'.

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'.

Sun, Jan 01 1984

Drifting Clouds

Nizou Yamamoto was

28 in Drifting Clouds

as 'Background Designer'.

Sat, Apr 24 1982

Chie the Brat

Nizou Yamamoto was

27 in Chie the Brat

as 'Art Direction'.

Sat, Apr 11 1981

Future Boy Conan

Nizou Yamamoto was

26 in Future Boy Conan

as 'Art Direction'.

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'.

Fri, Jul 06 1979

TV Shows (As Crew)

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Fantastic Children

Nizou Yamamoto was

51+ in Fantastic Children

as 'Art Direction'.

First Air Date
Mon, Oct 04 2004

Robot Carnival

Nizou Yamamoto was

34+ in Robot Carnival

as 'Background Designer'.

First Air Date
Tue, Jul 21 1987

Sherlock Hound

Nizou Yamamoto was

31+ in Sherlock Hound

as 'Art Direction'.

First Air Date
Tue, Nov 06 1984

Future Boy Conan

Nizou Yamamoto was

24+ in Future Boy Conan

as 'Art Direction'.

First Air Date
Tue, Apr 04 1978

Lupin the Third

Nizou Yamamoto was

18+ in Lupin the Third

as 'Art Designer'.

First Air Date
Sun, Oct 24 1971