Nizou Yamamoto

Biography

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).

Most Famous Work

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Fantastic Children

(2004) Art Direction

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Future Boy Conan

(1978) Art Direction

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Lupin the Third

(1971) Art Designer

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Spirited Away

(2001) Background Designer

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Sherlock Hound

(1984) Art Direction

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Princess Mononoke

(1997) Art Direction

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Perfect Blue

(1998) Background Designer

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Castle in the Sky

(1986) Art Direction

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Acting

Art

Year	Role	Movie/Tv
2019	Painter	Weathering with You 2019-06-19 Movie
2012	Background Designer	Rainbow Fireflies 2012-05-19 Movie
2010	Background Designer	Welcome to the Space Show 2010-02-18 Movie
2009	Storyboard Artist	Miyori's Forest 2009-11-14 Movie
	Art Direction	The River's Light 2009-06-20 Movie
2006	Art Direction	The Girl Who Leapt Through Time 2006-07-15 Movie
2004	Art Direction	Fantastic Children 2004-10-04 TV Show
2001	Background Designer	Spirited Away 2001-07-20 Movie
1998	Background Designer	Perfect Blue 1998-02-28 Movie
1997	Art Direction	Princess Mononoke 1997-07-12 Movie
1995	Background Designer	Whisper of the Heart 1995-07-15 Movie
	Art Direction	Open the Door 1995-06-05 Movie
	Art Direction	Lupin the Third: Greatest Capers 1995-01-01 Movie
1993	Art Direction	Coo of The Far Seas 1993-12-19 Movie
1991	Background Designer	Only Yesterday 1991-07-20 Movie
1989	Art Direction	Little Nemo: Adventures in Slumberland 1989-07-15 Movie
1988	Art Direction	Grave of the Fireflies 1988-04-15 Movie
1987	Art Direction	The Story of Yanagawa's Canals 1987-08-15 Movie
	Background Designer	Robot Carnival 1987-07-21 TV Show
	Art Designer	Robot Carnival 1987-07-21 Movie
	Background Designer	Robot Carnival 1987-07-21 Movie
1986	Art Direction	Castle in the Sky 1986-08-02 Movie
1984	Art Direction	Sherlock Hound 1984-11-06 TV Show
	Art Direction	Little Nemo: Adventures in Slumberland Pilot 2 1984-01-01 Movie
1982	Background Designer	Drifting Clouds 1982-04-24 Movie
1981	Art Direction	Chie the Brat 1981-04-11 Movie
1979	Background Designer	Lupin the Third: The Castle of Cagliostro 1979-12-15 Movie
1978	Art Direction	Future Boy Conan 1978-04-04 TV Show
1971	Art Designer	Lupin the Third 1971-10-24 TV Show
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Directing

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2009	Director	Miyori's Forest 2009-11-14 Movie
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