Takashi Yamazaki

About

Takashi Yamazaki (山崎 貴, Yamazaki Takashi, born June 12, 1964) is a Japanese filmmaker and visual effects supervisor. Known for his blockbusters featuring advanced visual effects, he is considered a leading figure in the Japanese film industry. Yamazaki receives multiple accolades, including an Academy Award, eight Japanese Academy Awards, five Nikkan Sports Film Awards, two Hochi Film Awards, and an Asian Film Award. His films have collectively grossed over $523 million worldwide. Yamazaki found employment at the visual effects and animation studio Shirogumi in 1986 and has remained there throughout his career. His first directorial features were the science fiction films Juvenile(2000) and Returner (2002), for which he became known as the "Japanese James Cameron". He later gained further notice in Japan by directing film adaptations of popular anime, novels, and manga, including...

Known for

Godzilla Minus ZeroMovie • 2026Yu Yu HakushoAnime • 1992AquarionAnime • 2005Godzilla Minus OneMovie • 2023Heat Guy JAnime • 2002Taiyo Sentai Sun VulcanSeries • 1981Giant Robo: The Day the Earth Stood StillAnime • 1992Stand by Me DoraemonMovie • 2014The Eternal ZeroMovie • 2013Stand by Me Doraemon 2Movie • 2020Always: Sunset on Third Street 2Movie • 2007Lupin III: The FirstMovie • 2019Parasyte: Part 1Movie • 2014Dragon Quest: Your StoryMovie • 2019Space Battleship YamatoMovie • 2010Friends: Naki on Monster IslandMovie • 2011Parasyte: Part 2Movie • 2015Always - Sunset on Third StreetMovie • 2005Yu Yu Hakusho: The Movie - Poltergeist ReportMovie • 1994The Great War of ArchimedesMovie • 2019ReturnerMovie • 2002Destiny: The Tale of KamakuraMovie • 2017Always: Sunset on Third Street '64Movie • 2012Eko Eko Azarak: Wizard of DarknessMovie • 1995