Nizou Yamamoto
Art · Born Jun 27, 1953 · Died Aug 19, 2023 (70) · Fukue, Nagasaki, Japan [now Goto, Nagasaki, Japan]
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
Spirited Away
20018.5
Princess Mononoke
19978.3
Grave of the Fireflies
19888.5
Castle in the Sky
19868.0
Perfect Blue
19988.3
Weathering with You
20198.0
Whisper of the Heart
19957.9
The Girl Who Leapt Through Time
20067.8
Only Yesterday
19917.4
The Castle of Cagliostro
19797.5
Future Boy Conan
19788.4
Little Nemo: Adventures in Slumberland
19896.9
Lupin the 3rd
19718.0
Robot Carnival
19876.7
Sherlock Hound
19847.1
Welcome to the Space Show
20106.5
Anne of Green Gables
19797.5
