Akihiko Yamashita
Born February 6, 1966, in Okayama Prefecture, Chūgoku, Japan is a Studio Ghibli animator who is famous for Howl's Moving Castle and Giant Robo (OVA).
Akihiko Yamashita
- Born
- 1966 · Kurashiki.
- Nationality
- Japan
- Occupation
- animator · film director · screenwriter
- Languages
- Japanese
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Born February 6, 1966, in Okayama Prefecture, Chūgoku, Japan is a Studio Ghibli animator who is famous for Howl's Moving Castle and Giant Robo (OVA).
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As a character designer
As a character designer
• Urotsukidōji (1987–1991) • Relic Armor Legaciam (1987) • Giant Robo (1992–1994) (with Toshiyuki Kubooka) • Wonder Project J2: Corlo no Mori no Josette (1996) • Princess Nine (1998) • Strange Dawn (2000) • Howl's Moving Castle (2004) • Tide Line Blue (2005) • Zegapain (2006) • Tales from Earthsea (2006) • The Secret World of Arrietty (2010) • Mary and the Witch's Flower (2017) • Cagaster of an Insect Cage (2020)
As a director
As a director
• A Sumo Wrestler's Tail (Ghibli Museum short) (2010) • Modest Heroes (2018)
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