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Eiichi Yamamoto

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Eiichi Yamamoto

Born November 22, 1940 in Kyoto, JapanDied September 7, 202117 films

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.

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Belladonna of Sadness posterFirst watchBelladonna of Sadness19737.4An evil feudal lord rapes a village girl on her wedding night and proceeds to ruin her and her husband's lives. After she's eventually banished from her village, the girl makes a pact with…View film

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Filmography

17 films as director
  1. 2019One ArmDirector
  2. 1995Tokai no ButchyDirector
  3. 1991By the Time the Moon RisesDirector
  4. 1989Little WansaDirector
  5. 1986Pelican Road Club CultureDirector
  6. 1985Odin: Starlight MutinyDirector
  7. 1984OshinDirector
  8. 1983Space Battleship Yamato III: The Destruction of the Solar SystemDirector
  9. 1979Space Battleship Yamato II: The Comet EmpireDirector
  10. 1973Belladonna of SadnessDirector
  11. 1970Cleopatra: Queen of SexDirector
  12. 1969A Thousand and One NightsDirector
  13. 1969Till a City Beneath the Sea is BuiltDirector
  14. 1966Jungle EmperorDirector
  15. 1964Astro Boy: The Brave In SpaceDirector
  16. 1962Tales of a Street CornerDirector
  17. 1962MALEDirector