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Art • Born 1953

Nizou Yamamoto

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About

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).

Known for

Lupin the 3rd posterLupin the 3rdAnime • 1971Spirited Away posterSpirited AwayMovie • 2001Princess Mononoke posterPrincess MononokeMovie • 1997Future Boy Conan posterFuture Boy ConanAnime • 1978Anne of Green Gables posterAnne of Green GablesAnime • 1979Perfect Blue posterPerfect BlueMovie • 1998Castle in the Sky posterCastle in the SkyMovie • 1986Sherlock Hound posterSherlock HoundAnime • 1984Whisper of the Heart posterWhisper of the HeartMovie • 1995Weathering with You posterWeathering with YouMovie • 2019The Castle of Cagliostro posterThe Castle of CagliostroMovie • 1979Fantastic Children posterFantastic ChildrenAnime • 2004Only Yesterday posterOnly YesterdayMovie • 1991The Girl Who Leapt Through Time posterThe Girl Who Leapt Through TimeMovie • 2006Little Nemo: Adventures in Slumberland posterLittle Nemo: Adventures in SlumberlandMovie • 1989Robot Carnival posterRobot CarnivalMovie • 1987Miyori's Forest posterMiyori's ForestMovie • 2009Chie the Brat posterChie the BratMovie • 1981Welcome to the Space Show posterWelcome to the Space ShowMovie • 2010Lupin the Third: Greatest Capers posterLupin the Third: Greatest CapersMovie • 1995Grave of the Fireflies posterGrave of the FirefliesMovie • 1988