Nizou Yamamoto

Born June 27, 1953 Died August 19, 2023 (Age 70)Fukue, Nagasaki, Japan [now Goto, Nagasaki, Japan]34 Credits

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 Fir…

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Nizou Yamamoto

Born June 27, 1953 Died August 19, 2023 (Age 70)Fukue, Nagasaki, Japan [now Goto, Nagasaki, Japan]34 Credits

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 Fir…

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