Nizou Yamamoto
Art · Art Direction · Director · Storyboard Artist
Born Jun 27, 1953 · Fukue, Nagasaki, Japan [now Goto, Nagasaki, Japan]
Active 1971–2023
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.
Filmography
Spirited Away (2001) — Background DesignerPrincess Mononoke (1997) — Art DirectionGrave of the Fireflies (1988) — Art DirectionCastle in the Sky (1986) — Art DirectionPerfect Blue (1998) — Background DesignerWeathering with You (2019) — PainterWhisper of the Heart (1995) — Background DesignerThe Girl Who Leapt Through Time (2006) — Art DirectionOnly Yesterday (1991) — Background DesignerThe Castle of Cagliostro (1979) — Background DesignerFuture Boy Conan (1978) — Art DirectionLupin the 3rd (1971) — Art DesignerLittle Nemo: Adventures in Slumberland (1989) — Art DirectionAnne of Green Gables (1979) — Assistant Art DirectorRobot Carnival (1987) — Art Designer · Background DesignerSherlock Hound (1984) — Art DirectionChie the Brat (1981) — Art DirectionWelcome to the Space Show (2010) — Background DesignerLupin the Third: Greatest Capers (1995) — Art DirectionMiyori's Forest (2009) — Director · Storyboard ArtistThe Story of Yanagawa's Canals (1987) — Art DirectionFuture Boy Conan (1979) — Art DirectionRobot Carnival (1987) — Background DesignerCoo of the Far Seas (1993) — Art Direction