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Yuji Moriyama

Known For
Directing

Known Credits
2

Gender
Male

Birthday
January 6, 1960 (66 years old)

Place of Birth
Tokyo, Japan

Yuji Moriyama

Biography

Yuji Moriyama (森山 雄治, Moriyama Yūji, January 6, 1960) is a Japanese anime director, animator, animation supervisor and character designer from Tokyo. He is a member of the Japanese Animation Creators Association (JAniCA). He won the fourth Japan Anime Awards in the Animation Director category.

Some of his many pennames are Yūji Motoyama (もとやまゆうじ), Jōdo Saihō (西宝 壌土), Kotarō Kazama (風間 小太郎), Norihiro Sunakawa (砂川 則博), MONTAN, Wataya Shibakano (芝跨野 渡也) , Tōya Shibamata (柴又 十哉), Alan Smithee (阿藍 隅史), Nachiko Nekobe (猫部 那智子), and Tadao Uota (魚田 尹夫).

Known For

Directing

2024Uzumaki...Director
2002Step Up Love Story...Director
1998Geobreeders...Director
1998TRIGUN...Director
1997Jungle de Ikou!...Director
1996The Adventures of Kotetsu...Director
1996The Adventures of Kotetsu...Director
1996The Adventures of Kotetsu...Director
1995Macross Plus: The Movie...Director
1994801 T.T.S Airbats...Director
1994Macross Plus...Director
1992All Purpose Cultural Cat Girl Nuku Nuku...Director
1991Exper Zenon...Director
1991Madara...Director
1991Madara...Director
1989Project A-Ko 4: Final...Director
1988Project A-Ko 3: Cinderella Rhapsody...Director
1987Project A-Ko 2: Plot of the Daitokuji Financial Group...Director
1984Locke the Superman...Assistant Director

Art

2023Blue Orchestra...Storyboard Artist
1998TRIGUN...Storyboard Artist
1992All Purpose Cultural Cat Girl Nuku Nuku...Storyboard Artist
1991Ariel Deluxe...Storyboard Artist
1981Urusei Yatsura...Storyboard Artist

Visual Effects

2020Given...Key Animation
2020Tower of God...Animation Director
2019KENGAN ASHURA...Key Animation
2019Astra Lost in Space...Animation Director
2018Seven Senses of the Re'Union...Animation Director
2018Hakumei and Mikochi...Key Animation
2017Kino's Journey -the Beautiful World- the Animated Series...Animation Director
2017Classroom of the Elite...Animation Director
2017Classroom of the Elite...Key Animation
2017Scum's Wish...Animation Director
2012JoJo's Bizarre Adventure...Key Animation
2011Majikoi - Oh! Samurai Girls...Key Animation
2010Katanagatari...Animation Director
2010Katanagatari...Key Animation
2008Bleach the Movie: Fade to Black...Animation Director
2007Evangelion: 1.0 You Are (Not) Alone...Key Animation
2007Evangelion: 1.0 You Are (Not) Alone...Animation Director
2006Bleach the Movie: Memories of Nobody...Key Animation
2006Gunbuster: The Movie...Animation Director
2004Bleach...Key Animation
2004Bleach...Animation Director
2004Midori Days...Key Animation
2004Midori Days...Animation Director
2003Detective School Q...Animation Director
2003E's Otherwise...Animation Director
2002Naruto...Animation Director
2002Naruto...Key Animation
2002Beat Angel Escalayer...Opening/Ending Animation
2002Tokyo Underground...Character Designer
2001Kaze no Yojimbo...Key Animation
2001Kaze no Yojimbo...Animation Director
2001Saiyuki: Requiem...Key Animation
2001Saiyuki: Requiem...Supervising Animation Director
2001Saiyuki: Requiem...Character Designer
2001Saiyuki: Requiem...Animation Director
2000Locke the Superman: Mirror Ring...Animation Director
2000Saiyuki...Character Designer
2000Saiyuki...Animation Director
2000Saiyuki...Supervising Animation Director
1999Tenamonya Voyagers...Key Animation
1999Tenamonya Voyagers...Animation Director
1998TRIGUN...Animation Director
1998TRIGUN...Key Animation
1997Neon Genesis Evangelion: The End of Evangelion...Key Animation
1996Baby and Me...Animation Director
1996Fire Emblem...Character Designer
1995Macross Plus: The Movie...Animation Director
1995Macross Plus: The Movie...Key Animation
1992All Purpose Cultural Cat Girl Nuku Nuku...Animation Director
1992All Purpose Cultural Cat Girl Nuku Nuku...Key Animation
1992Tenchi Muyo!...Animation Director
1992Tenchi Muyo!...Key Animation
1992Bastard!!...Key Animation
1991Exper Zenon...Key Animation
1991Blazing Transfer Student...Character Designer
1991Madara...Character Designer
1991Luna Varga...Character Designer
1990Kounai Shasei...Character Designer
1988Maison Ikkoku: The Final Chapter...Character Designer
1988Maison Ikkoku: The Final Chapter...Animation Director
1988Gunbuster...Animation Director
1988Gunbuster...Key Animation
1988Project A-Ko 3: Cinderella Rhapsody...Character Designer
1988Ronin Warriors...Animation Director
1987Norakuro-kun...Character Designer
1987Lemon Angel...Key Animation
1987A Tale of Two Robots, Chapter 3: Foreign Invasion...Animation
1987Robot Carnival...Animation
1987Royal Space Force - The Wings of Honneamise...Animation Director
1986Project A-Ko...Key Animation
1986Project A-Ko...Animation Director
1985Magical Emi, the Magic Star...Animation
1985Magical Emi, the Magic Star...Opening/Ending Animation
1985Urusei Yatsura: Remember My Love...Key Animation
1984Cream Lemon...Character Designer
1984Cream Lemon...Key Animation
1984Urusei Yatsura: Beautiful Dreamer...Animation Director
1983Urusei Yatsura: Only You...Key Animation
1982Acrobunch...Key Animation
1981Urusei Yatsura...Animation Director
1981Doraemon: What am I for Momotaro...Key Animation

Writing

2005Fighting Fairy Girl: Rescue Me, Mave-chan!...Screenplay
2000Geobreeders: Breakthrough...Screenplay
1998Master Keaton...Writer
1996The Adventures of Kotetsu...Storyboard
1991Exper Zenon...Writer
1989Project A-Ko 4: Final...Original Story
1988Project A-Ko 3: Cinderella Rhapsody...Original Story
1987Project A-Ko 2: Plot of the Daitokuji Financial Group...Original Story
1986Project A-Ko...Writer
1986Maison Ikkoku...Writer
1984Persia, the Magic Fairy...Writer
1983Magical Angel Creamy Mami...Writer

Acting

1986Project A-ko: Secret Fileas Self
1970Ōedo Sōsamōas