Naoko Yamada
Directing · Director · Second Unit Director · Series Director
Born Nov 28, 1984 · Kyoto, Japan
Active 2005–present
Naoko Yamada (山田 尚子) is a Japanese animator, television and film director. Working at Kyoto Animation, she directed the K-On! and Tamako Market anime series, and the anime films A Silent Voice and Liz and the Blue Bird.
Filmography
Jaadugar: A Witch in Mongolia (2026) — OtherA Silent Voice: The Movie (2016) — Storyboard Artist · DirectorViolet Evergarden (2018) — Storyboard ArtistKaguya-sama: Love Is War (2019) — Opening/Ending AnimationMiss Kobayashi's Dragon Maid (2017) — Director · Storyboard ArtistClannad (2007) — Assistant Director · Director · Storyboard Artist · Key AnimationViolet Evergarden: Eternity and the Auto Memory Doll (2019) — Second Unit DirectorLove, Chunibyo & Other Delusions! (2012) — Storyboard ArtistHyouka (2012) — Storyboard Artist · DirectorBeyond the Boundary (2013) — Director · Opening/Ending Animation · Storyboard ArtistFree! (2013) — Opening/Ending Animation · Director · Storyboard ArtistThe Disappearance of Haruhi Suzumiya (2010) — Second Unit Director · Key AnimationThe Melancholy of Haruhi Suzumiya (2006) — Director · Storyboard ArtistNichijou: My Ordinary Life (2011) — Director · Storyboard Artist · Opening/Ending AnimationK-ON! (2009) — Series Director · Director · Storyboard Artist · Opening/Ending Animation · Key AnimationLiz and the Blue Bird (2018) — Second Unit Director · Storyboard Artist · DirectorTamako Love Story (2014) — Second Unit Director · Storyboard Artist · Director · Original StoryK-ON! The Movie (2011) — Director · Second Unit Director · Storyboard ArtistMyriad Colors Phantom World (2016) — Storyboard ArtistSound! Euphonium (2015) — Series Director · Storyboard Artist · DirectorLucky Star (2007) — Key AnimationTamako Market (2013) — Series Director · Director · Storyboard ArtistThe Colors Within (2024) — Director · Storyboard Artist · Second Unit DirectorSound! Euphonium the Movie - Our Promise: A Brand New Day (2019) — Key Animation · Second Unit Director