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