Nizou Yamamoto

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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. He was especially famous for his work on several of the Studio Ghibli films directed or produced by Hayao Miyazaki or Isao Takahata including Laputa: Castle in the Sky (1986), Grave of the Fireflies (1988), Only Yesterday (1991), Whisper of the Heart (1995), Princess Mononoke (1997), and Spirited Away (2001).

Born: June 27, 1953 in Fukue, Nagasaki, Japan [now Goto, Nagasaki, Japan]

Died: August 19, 2023 (Age 70)

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Nizou Yamamoto Movies & TV Credits

Title	Rating	Job	Role(s)	Year
Castle in the Sky Movie Available on 2 streaming services.	8.1	Art	Art Direction	1986
Chie the Brat Movie	6.9	Art	Art Direction	1981
Grave of the Fireflies Movie Available on 1 streaming services.	8.6	Art	Art Direction	1988
Little Nemo: Adventures in Slumberland Movie Available on 5 streaming services.	7.1	Art	Art Direction	1989
Lupin the Third: The Castle of Cagliostro Movie Available on 1 streaming services.	7.8	Art	Background Designer	1979
Only Yesterday Movie Available on 2 streaming services.	7.5	Art	Background Designer	1991
Perfect Blue Movie	8.2	Art	Background Designer	1998
Princess Mononoke Movie Available on 2 streaming services.	8.5	Art	Art Direction	1997
Rainbow Fireflies Movie	6.6	Art	Background Designer	2012
Spirited Away Movie Available on 2 streaming services.	8.8	Art	Background Designer	2001
The Girl Who Leapt Through Time Movie Available on 3 streaming services.	7.9	Art	Art Direction	2006
The Story of Yanagawa's Canals Movie	7.3	Art	Art Direction	1987
Welcome to the Space Show Movie Available on 9 streaming services.	6.8	Art	Background Designer	2010
Whisper of the Heart Movie Available on 2 streaming services.	7.9	Art	Background Designer	1995
Drifting Clouds Movie	6.6	Art	Background Designer	1982
Coo of The Far Seas Movie	6.7	Art	Art Direction	1993
Weathering with You Movie Available on 3 streaming services.	7.7	Art	Painter	2019
Future Boy Conan Movie	6.9	Art	Art Direction	1979
Robot Carnival Movie	6.9	Art	Background Designer, Art Designer 1 Episode	1987-1987
Open the Door Movie	6.1	Art	Art Direction	1995
Sherlock Hound: The Movie Movie		Art	Art Direction	2024
Fantastic Children TV Show	7.2	Art	Art Direction 26 Episodes	2004-2005
Future Boy Conan TV Show Available on 8 streaming services.	8.6	Art	Art Direction 26 Episodes	1978-1978
Lupin the 3rd TV Show Available on 4 streaming services.	7.8	Art	Art Direction	1977-1980
Lupin the Third TV Show Available on 10 streaming services.	8	Art	Art Designer 155 Episodes	1971-1972
Sherlock Hound TV Show Available on 2 streaming services.	7.4	Art	Art Direction 26 Episodes	1984-1985
Little Nemo Pilot Short Film	6.9	Art	Art Direction	1984
Miyori's Forest Movie	6.6	Directing	Director, Storyboard Artist	2007
Light of the River Movie	7.6	Art	Art Direction	2009
Title	Rating	Job	Role(s)	Year

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