Yoshitaka Amano
Visual Effects · Conceptual Design · Director · Character Designer
Born Mar 26, 1952 · Shizuoka, Shizuoka, Japan
Active 1971–present · Awards: Seiun Awards, Dragon Con, Bram Stoker Awards, Inkpot Award
Yoshitaka Amano is a Japanese artist, character designer, illustrator and a theater and film scenic designer and costume designer. He first came into prominence in the late 1960s working on the anime adaptation of Speed Racer.
Filmography
斬 -ZAN- (pilot film) (2026) — Original StoryI Love Lucca Comics & Games (2025) — Sé stessoexception (2022) — Character DesignerGibiate (2020) — Character DesignerTen Nights of Dreams (2007) — DirectorBird Song (2007) — Director · Storyboard · AnimationFantascope 'Tylostoma' (2006) — Narrator · DirectorNew Rose Hotel (1999) — Hiroshi1001 Nights (1998) — Conceptual Design · DirectorLily C.A.T. (1987) — Character DesignerTwilight of the Cockroaches (1987) — Art DirectionAmon Saga (1986) — Comic BookAngel's Egg (1985) — Character Designer · Original Story · Art DirectionVampire Hunter D (1985) — Character DesignerGenesis Climber Mospeada: Love Live Alive (1985) — Character DesignerRadio City Fantasy (1984) — Character DesignerTime Bokan Series: Gyakuten Ippatsuman (1982) — Character DesignerTechno Police 21C (1982) — Character DesignerTime Bokan Series: Yattodetaman (1981) — Character DesignerRescueman (1980) — Character DesignerHurricane Polymar (1974) — Character DesignerCasshan (1973) — Character Designer · Art DirectionPinocchio: The Series (1972) — Production DesignDecision (1971) — Visual Effects