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Takashi Yamazaki

Takashi Yamazaki

Takashi Yamazaki (山崎 貴, Yamazaki Takashi, born June 12, 1964) is a Japanese filmmaker and visual effects supervisor. Known for his blockbusters featuring advanced visual effects, he is considered a leading figure in the Japanese film industry. Yamazaki receives multiple accolades, including an Academy Award, eight Japanese Academy Awards, five Nikkan Sports Film Awards, two Hochi Film Awards, and an Asian Film Award. His films have collectively grossed over $523 million worldwide. Yamazaki found employment at the visual effects and animation studio Shirogumi in 1986 and has remained there throughout his career. His first directorial features were the science fiction films Juvenile(2000) and Returner (2002), for which he became known as the "Japanese James Cameron". He later gained further notice in Japan by directing film adaptations of popular anime, novels, and manga, including Always: Sunset on Third Street (2005), Space Battleship Yamato (2010), The Eternal Zero (2013), and Stand by Me Doraemon (2014); the latter two films both earned a total of nine awards at the 38th Japan Academy Film Prize. Yamazaki's career advanced with The Great War of Archimedes, Dragon Quest: Your Story, Lupin III: The First (2019), and Stand by Me Doraemon 2 (2020).

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Crew
  • Godzilla Minus One

    Godzilla Minus One

    Department Directing

    Job Director

    Average Rating
    7.6
    2874 votes
    Release Date
    Nov 03, 2023
    2 years ago
  • Godzilla Minus One

    Godzilla Minus One

    Department Visual Effects

    Job Visual Effects Supervisor

    Average Rating
    7.6
    2874 votes
    Release Date
    Nov 03, 2023
    2 years ago
  • Godzilla Minus One

    Godzilla Minus One

    Department Writing

    Job Screenplay

    Average Rating
    7.6
    2874 votes
    Release Date
    Nov 03, 2023
    2 years ago
  • Godzilla Minus One

    Godzilla Minus One

    Department Visual Effects

    Job Creature Design

    Average Rating
    7.6
    2874 votes
    Release Date
    Nov 03, 2023
    2 years ago
  • Stand by Me Doraemon

    Stand by Me Doraemon

    Department Directing

    Job Director

    Average Rating
    7.4
    569 votes
    Release Date
    Aug 08, 2014
    11 years ago
  • Stand by Me Doraemon

    Stand by Me Doraemon

    Department Writing

    Job Screenplay

    Average Rating
    7.4
    569 votes
    Release Date
    Aug 08, 2014
    11 years ago
  • Lupin III: The First

    Lupin III: The First

    Department Writing

    Job Writer

    Average Rating
    7.3
    301 votes
    Release Date
    Dec 06, 2019
    6 years ago
  • Lupin III: The First

    Lupin III: The First

    Department Directing

    Job Director

    Average Rating
    7.3
    301 votes
    Release Date
    Dec 06, 2019
    6 years ago
  • Parasyte: Part 1

    Parasyte: Part 1

    Department Directing

    Job Director

    Average Rating
    7.1
    297 votes
    Release Date
    Nov 29, 2014
    11 years ago
  • Parasyte: Part 1

    Parasyte: Part 1

    Department Writing

    Job Screenplay

    Average Rating
    7.1
    297 votes
    Release Date
    Nov 29, 2014
    11 years ago
  • Parasyte: Part 1

    Parasyte: Part 1

    Department Visual Effects

    Job Visual Effects Supervisor

    Average Rating
    7.1
    297 votes
    Release Date
    Nov 29, 2014
    11 years ago
  • Returner

    Returner

    Department Directing

    Job Director

    Average Rating
    6.5
    242 votes
    Release Date
    Aug 31, 2002
    23 years ago
  • Returner

    Returner

    Department Writing

    Job Screenplay

    Average Rating
    6.5
    242 votes
    Release Date
    Aug 31, 2002
    23 years ago
  • Space Battleship Yamato

    Space Battleship Yamato

    Department Directing

    Job Director

    Average Rating
    6.4
    239 votes
    Release Date
    Dec 01, 2010
    15 years ago
  • Space Battleship Yamato

    Space Battleship Yamato

    Department Visual Effects

    Job Visual Effects Supervisor

    Average Rating
    6.4
    239 votes
    Release Date
    Dec 01, 2010
    15 years ago
  • Stand by Me Doraemon 2

    Stand by Me Doraemon 2

    Department Directing

    Job Director

    Average Rating
    7.8
    234 votes
    Release Date
    Nov 20, 2020
    5 years ago
  • Stand by Me Doraemon 2

    Stand by Me Doraemon 2

    Department Writing

    Job Screenplay

    Average Rating
    7.8
    234 votes
    Release Date
    Nov 20, 2020
    5 years ago
  • Dragon Quest: Your Story

    Dragon Quest: Your Story

    Department Production

    Job General Manager

    Average Rating
    6.7
    226 votes
    Release Date
    Aug 02, 2019
    6 years ago
  • Dragon Quest: Your Story

    Dragon Quest: Your Story

    Department Writing

    Job Screenplay

    Average Rating
    6.7
    226 votes
    Release Date
    Aug 02, 2019
    6 years ago
  • Dragon Quest: Your Story

    Dragon Quest: Your Story

    Department Directing

    Job Director

    Average Rating
    6.7
    226 votes
    Release Date
    Aug 02, 2019
    6 years ago
  • Parasyte: Part 2

    Parasyte: Part 2

    Department Writing

    Job Screenplay

    Average Rating
    7.1
    201 votes
    Release Date
    Apr 25, 2015
    11 years ago
  • Parasyte: Part 2

    Parasyte: Part 2

    Department Directing

    Job Director

    Average Rating
    7.1
    201 votes
    Release Date
    Apr 25, 2015
    11 years ago
  • Parasyte: Part 2

    Parasyte: Part 2

    Department Visual Effects

    Job Visual Effects Supervisor

    Average Rating
    7.1
    201 votes
    Release Date
    Apr 25, 2015
    11 years ago
  • The Eternal Zero

    The Eternal Zero

    Department Directing

    Job Director

    Average Rating
    7.0
    69 votes
    Release Date
    Dec 20, 2013
    12 years ago
  • The Eternal Zero

    The Eternal Zero

    Department Writing

    Job Writer

    Average Rating
    7.0
    69 votes
    Release Date
    Dec 20, 2013
    12 years ago
  • The Eternal Zero

    The Eternal Zero

    Department Visual Effects

    Job Visual Effects Supervisor

    Average Rating
    7.0
    69 votes
    Release Date
    Dec 20, 2013
    12 years ago
  • Yu Yu Hakusho: The Movie - Poltergeist Report

    Yu Yu Hakusho: The Movie - Poltergeist Report

    Department Visual Effects

    Job Key Animation

    Average Rating
    7.6
    60 votes
    Release Date
    Apr 09, 1994
    32 years ago
  • Always - Sunset on Third Street

    Always - Sunset on Third Street

    Department Directing

    Job Director

    Average Rating
    7.6
    45 votes
    Release Date
    Nov 11, 2005
    20 years ago
  • Always - Sunset on Third Street

    Always - Sunset on Third Street

    Department Writing

    Job Screenplay

    Average Rating
    7.6
    45 votes
    Release Date
    Nov 11, 2005
    20 years ago
  • K-20: The Fiend with Twenty Faces

    K-20: The Fiend with Twenty Faces

    Department Writing

    Job Writer

    Average Rating
    6.0
    44 votes
    Release Date
    Dec 20, 2008
    17 years ago
  • K-20: The Fiend with Twenty Faces

    K-20: The Fiend with Twenty Faces

    Department Visual Effects

    Job Visual Effects Supervisor

    Average Rating
    6.0
    44 votes
    Release Date
    Dec 20, 2008
    17 years ago
  • Eko Eko Azarak: Wizard of Darkness

    Eko Eko Azarak: Wizard of Darkness

    Department Visual Effects

    Job Special Effects Supervisor

    Average Rating
    5.5
    38 votes
    Release Date
    Apr 08, 1995
    31 years ago
  • Destiny: The Tale of Kamakura

    Destiny: The Tale of Kamakura

    Department Directing

    Job Director

    Average Rating
    7.4
    34 votes
    Release Date
    Dec 09, 2017
    8 years ago
  • Destiny: The Tale of Kamakura

    Destiny: The Tale of Kamakura

    Department Writing

    Job Screenplay

    Average Rating
    7.4
    34 votes
    Release Date
    Dec 09, 2017
    8 years ago
  • Destiny: The Tale of Kamakura

    Destiny: The Tale of Kamakura

    Department Visual Effects

    Job Visual Effects Supervisor

    Average Rating
    7.4
    34 votes
    Release Date
    Dec 09, 2017
    8 years ago
  • The Great War of Archimedes

    The Great War of Archimedes

    Department Directing

    Job Director

    Average Rating
    6.6
    31 votes
    Release Date
    Jul 26, 2019
    6 years ago
  • The Great War of Archimedes

    The Great War of Archimedes

    Department Writing

    Job Writer

    Average Rating
    6.6
    31 votes
    Release Date
    Jul 26, 2019
    6 years ago
  • Friends: Naki on Monster Island

    Friends: Naki on Monster Island

    Department Directing

    Job Director

    Average Rating
    7.1
    27 votes
    Release Date
    Dec 17, 2011
    14 years ago
  • Friends: Naki on Monster Island

    Friends: Naki on Monster Island

    Department Writing

    Job Screenplay

    Average Rating
    7.1
    27 votes
    Release Date
    Dec 17, 2011
    14 years ago
  • Always: Sunset on Third Street 2

    Always: Sunset on Third Street 2

    Department Directing

    Job Director

    Average Rating
    6.9
    22 votes
    Release Date
    Nov 03, 2007
    18 years ago
  • Always: Sunset on Third Street 2

    Always: Sunset on Third Street 2

    Department Writing

    Job Screenplay

    Average Rating
    6.9
    22 votes
    Release Date
    Nov 03, 2007
    18 years ago
  • Always: Sunset on Third Street 2

    Always: Sunset on Third Street 2

    Department Visual Effects

    Job Visual Effects Supervisor

    Average Rating
    6.9
    22 votes
    Release Date
    Nov 03, 2007
    18 years ago
  • Always: Sunset on Third Street '64

    Always: Sunset on Third Street '64

    Department Directing

    Job Director

    Average Rating
    6.8
    19 votes
    Release Date
    Jan 21, 2012
    14 years ago
  • Always: Sunset on Third Street '64

    Always: Sunset on Third Street '64

    Department Writing

    Job Screenplay

    Average Rating
    6.8
    19 votes
    Release Date
    Jan 21, 2012
    14 years ago
  • Always: Sunset on Third Street '64

    Always: Sunset on Third Street '64

    Department Visual Effects

    Job Visual Effects Supervisor

    Average Rating
    6.8
    19 votes
    Release Date
    Jan 21, 2012
    14 years ago
  • Ghost Book

    Ghost Book

    Department Directing

    Job Director

    Average Rating
    6.1
    14 votes
    Release Date
    Jul 22, 2022
    3 years ago
  • Ghost Book

    Ghost Book

    Department Writing

    Job Writer

    Average Rating
    6.1
    14 votes
    Release Date
    Jul 22, 2022
    3 years ago
  • Eko Eko Azarak II: Birth of the Wizard

    Eko Eko Azarak II: Birth of the Wizard

    Department Crew

    Job Special Effects

    Average Rating
    5.9
    13 votes
    Release Date
    Apr 20, 1996
    30 years ago
  • Ballad

    Ballad

    Department Directing

    Job Director

    Average Rating
    5.4
    11 votes
    Release Date
    Sep 05, 2009
    16 years ago
  • Ballad

    Ballad

    Department Writing

    Job Screenplay

    Average Rating
    5.4
    11 votes
    Release Date
    Sep 05, 2009
    16 years ago
  • Ballad

    Ballad

    Department Visual Effects

    Job Visual Effects

    Average Rating
    5.4
    11 votes
    Release Date
    Sep 05, 2009
    16 years ago
  • It's a Flickering Life

    It's a Flickering Life

    Department Visual Effects

    Job VFX Supervisor

    Average Rating
    6.2
    8 votes
    Release Date
    Apr 16, 2021
    5 years ago
  • Juvenile

    Juvenile

    Department Directing

    Job Director

    Average Rating
    6.8
    4 votes
    Release Date
    Jul 15, 2000
    26 years ago
  • Juvenile

    Juvenile

    Department Writing

    Job Writer

    Average Rating
    6.8
    4 votes
    Release Date
    Jul 15, 2000
    26 years ago
  • Fueled: The Man They Called "Pirate"

    Fueled: The Man They Called "Pirate"

    Department Directing

    Job Director

    Average Rating
    7.8
    4 votes
    Release Date
    Dec 11, 2016
    9 years ago
  • Fueled: The Man They Called "Pirate"

    Fueled: The Man They Called "Pirate"

    Department Writing

    Job Screenplay

    Average Rating
    7.8
    4 votes
    Release Date
    Dec 11, 2016
    9 years ago
  • Tales of the Bizarre 25th Anniversary Autumn Special: Film Directors Collection

    Tales of the Bizarre 25th Anniversary Autumn Special: Film Directors Collection

    Department Directing

    Job Director

    Average Rating
    6.1
    4 votes
    Release Date
    Nov 28, 2015
    10 years ago
  • Marina the Manga Artist Goes to Camelot

    Marina the Manga Artist Goes to Camelot

    Department Visual Effects

    Job Key Animation

    Average Rating
    1.0
    1 votes
    Release Date
    Aug 25, 1990
    36 years ago
  • The iDol

    The iDol

    Department Writing

    Job Writer

    Average Rating
    0.0
    0 votes
    Release Date
    Jul 16, 2006
    20 years ago
  • The iDol

    The iDol

    Department Visual Effects

    Job Visual Effects

    Average Rating
    0.0
    0 votes
    Release Date
    Jul 16, 2006
    20 years ago
  • Foodlosslla

    Foodlosslla

    Department Directing

    Job Director

    Average Rating
    0.0
    0 votes
    Release Date
    Mar 14, 2024
    2 years ago
  • Godzilla Minus Zero

    Godzilla Minus Zero

    Department Directing

    Job Director

    Average Rating
    0.0
    0 votes

  • Grandgear

    Department Directing

    Job Director

    Average Rating
    0.0
    0 votes

  • Grandgear

    Department Writing

    Job Screenplay

    Average Rating
    0.0
    0 votes

  • Grandgear

    Department Production

    Job Producer

    Average Rating
    0.0
    0 votes
  • Godzilla Minus Zero

    Godzilla Minus Zero

    Department Writing

    Job Writer

    Average Rating
    0.0
    0 votes
  • Godzilla Minus Zero

    Godzilla Minus Zero

    Department Visual Effects

    Job Visual Effects

    Average Rating
    0.0
    0 votes
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