About
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.
Filmography
One Arm2019 · Director, Writer
Tokai no Butchy1995 · Director
Giant Robo: The Day the Earth Stood Still1992 · Writer
By the Time the Moon Rises1991 · Director, Writer, Storyboard
The Sensualist1991 · Screenplay
Little Wansa1989 · Director, Writer
Urotsukidōji: Legend of the Overfiend1989 · Supervising Animator
Pelican Road Club Culture1986 · Director, Writer
Odin: Starlight Mutiny1985 · Director
Oshin1984 · Director
Final Yamato1983 · Screenplay
Space Battleship Yamato1977 · Writer
Belladonna of Sadness1973 · Director, Writer
Cleopatra: Queen of Sex1970 · Director
A Thousand and One Nights1969 · Director
Till a City Beneath the Sea is Built1969 · Director
Jungle Emperor1966 · Director
Astro Boy: The Brave In Space1964 · Writer, Director
Tales of a Street Corner1962 · Director, Editor, Key Animation
MALE1962 · Director, Writer