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