Takashi Yamazaki (film director)
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is a Japanese film director
, screenwriter
and visual effects
director. He won the Best Director and Best Screenplay prizes at the Japanese Academy Awards
in 2006 for Always Sanchōme no Yūhi
. He is a member of the animation and film visual effects studio Shirogumi.
Film director
A film director is a person who directs the actors and film crew in filmmaking. They control a film's artistic and dramatic nathan roach, while guiding the technical crew and actors.-Responsibilities:...
, screenwriter
Screenwriter
Screenwriters or scriptwriters or scenario writers are people who write/create the short or feature-length screenplays from which mass media such as films, television programs, Comics or video games are based.-Profession:...
and visual effects
Visual effects
Visual effects are the various processes by which imagery is created and/or manipulated outside the context of a live action shoot. Visual effects involve the integration of live-action footage and generated imagery to create environments which look realistic, but would be dangerous, costly, or...
director. He won the Best Director and Best Screenplay prizes at the Japanese Academy Awards
Japanese Academy Awards
The , often called the Japan Academy Awards or the Japanese Academy Awards, is a series of awards given annually since 1978 by the Nippon Academy-shō Association for excellence in Japanese film...
in 2006 for Always Sanchōme no Yūhi
Always Sanchome no Yuhi
is a 2005 film co-written and directed by the Japanese filmmaker Takashi Yamazaki, based on Ryōhei Saigan's long-running manga Sanchōme no Yūhi. It was chosen as Best Film at the Japan Academy Prize ceremony.-Plot summary:...
. He is a member of the animation and film visual effects studio Shirogumi.
Films
- JuvenileJuvenile (film)-Plot:11 year old Yusuke, and his classmates are camping in a woods when suddenly they see a bright light streak over the treetops and into the woods.The boys takes off into the woods towards the light....
(2000) - ReturnerReturneris a 2002 Japanese science fiction film, directed by Takashi Yamazaki and starring Anne Suzuki and Takeshi Kaneshiro.-Plot:Milly is a soldier from 2084, where humanity is on the verge of extinction because of the "Daggra", an alien race. In mankind's final stronghold in Tibet Milly leaps into a...
(2002) - Always Sanchōme no YūhiAlways Sanchome no Yuhiis a 2005 film co-written and directed by the Japanese filmmaker Takashi Yamazaki, based on Ryōhei Saigan's long-running manga Sanchōme no Yūhi. It was chosen as Best Film at the Japan Academy Prize ceremony.-Plot summary:...
(2005) - Always Zoku Sanchōme no YūhiAlways Zoku Sanchōme no Yūhiis a 2007 Japanese film directed by Takashi Yamazaki. It is a sequel to Always Sanchōme no Yūhi ....
(2007) - Space Battleship Yamato (live action)Space Battleship Yamato (2010 film)is a live action film adaptation of the original Space Battleship Yamato anime TV series from 1974. The film was released in Japan on December 1, 2010. It was released on DVD and Blu-ray in Japan on June 24, 2011.-Plot:...
(2010) - Friends: Naki on Monster IslandFriends: Naki on Monster Islandis an upcoming 2011 Japanese computer-animated film directed by Takashi Yamazaki and Ryūichi Yagi. The film will be shown in 2D and 3D. The theme song for the film, a cover of the Charlie Chaplin song, "Smile", will be performed by Japanese R&B singer Misia....
(2011) - Always Sanchōme no Yūhi '64Always Sanchōme no Yūhi '64is an upcoming Japanese film directed by Takashi Yamazaki and scheduled to be released on 21 January 2012 in both 2D and 3D versions.The third film in the Sunset on Third Street series, Always Sanchōme no Yūhi '64 is set in Tokyo at the time of the 1964 Tokyo Olympics.-Cast:* Hidetaka Yoshioka*...
(2012)