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).
Known For
| Birth Location | Fukue, Nagasaki, Japan [now Goto, Nagasaki, Japan] |
|---|---|
| Born | 1953-06-27 |
| Died | 2023-08-19 |
Nizou Yamamoto hasn't appeared in any movies or TV shows
Movies
Sherlock Hound: The Movie
Art Direction
2024
Weathering with You
Painter
2019
Rainbow Fireflies
Background Designer
2012
Welcome to the Space Show
Background Designer
2010
Miyori's Forest
Storyboard Artist
2009
Miyori's Forest
Director
2009
The River's Light
Art Direction
2009
The Girl Who Leapt Through Time
Art Direction
2006
Spirited Away
Background Designer
2001
Perfect Blue
Background Designer
1998
Princess Mononoke
Art Direction
1997
Whisper of the Heart
Background Designer
1995
Open the Door
Art Direction
1995
Lupin the Third: Greatest Capers
Art Direction
1995
Coo of The Far Seas
Art Direction
1993
Only Yesterday
Background Designer
1991
Little Nemo: Adventures in Slumberland
Art Direction
1989
Grave of the Fireflies
Art Direction
1988
The Story of Yanagawa's Canals
Art Direction
1987
Robot Carnival
Background Designer
1987
Robot Carnival
Art Designer
1987
Castle in the Sky
Art Direction
1986
Little Nemo: Adventures in Slumberland Pilot 2
Art Direction
1984
Drifting Clouds
Background Designer
1982
Chie the Brat
Art Direction
1981
Lupin the Third: The Castle of Cagliostro
Background Designer
1979