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Yuji Moriyama

Born Jan. 6, 1960
Tokyo, Japan
66 years old

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 …

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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).

83 titles
19 Directing
59 Visual effects
12 Writing

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Directing (19)

TRIGUN (1998)

Uzumaki (2024)

Macross Plus: The Movie (1995)

Macross Plus (1994)

Step Up Love Story (2002)

Jungle de Ikou! (1997)

Locke the Superman (1984)

Assistant director

801 T.T.S Airbats (1994)

Project A-Ko 2: Plot of the Daitokuji Financial Group (1987)

All Purpose Cultural Cat Girl Nuku Nuku (1992)

The Adventures of Kotetsu (1996)

Exper Zenon (1991)

Geobreeders (1998)

Project A-Ko 3: Cinderella Rhapsody (1988)

Project A-Ko 4: Final (1989)

Madara (1991)

Madara (1991)

The Adventures of Kotetsu (1996)

The Adventures of Kotetsu (1996)

Visual effects (59)

Naruto (2002)

Key Animation / Animation Director

Bleach (2004)

Key Animation / Animation Director

Neon Genesis Evangelion: The End of Evangelion (1997)

Key Animation

JoJo's Bizarre Adventure (2012)

Key Animation

Evangelion: 1.0 You Are (Not) Alone (2007)

Animation Director / Key Animation

KENGAN ASHURA (2019)

Key Animation

Classroom of the Elite (2017)

Key Animation / Animation Director

Tower of God (2020)

Animation Director

TRIGUN (1998)

Animation Director / Key Animation

Given (2020)

Key Animation

Bleach the Movie: Memories of Nobody (2006)

Key Animation

Bleach the Movie: Fade to Black (2008)

Animation Director

Royal Space Force - The Wings of Honneamise (1987)

Animation Director

Astra Lost in Space (2019)

Animation Director

Scum's Wish (2017)

Animation Director

Urusei Yatsura: Beautiful Dreamer (1984)

Animation Director

Gunbuster (1988)

Animation Director / Key Animation

Kino's Journey -the Beautiful World- the Animated Series (2017)

Animation Director

Robot Carnival (1987)

Animation

Macross Plus: The Movie (1995)

Key Animation / Animation Director

Katanagatari (2010)

Animation Director / Key Animation

Project A-Ko (1986)

Key Animation / Animation Director

Urusei Yatsura (1981)

Animation Director

Urusei Yatsura: Only You (1983)

Key Animation

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Ronin Warriors (1988)

Animation Director

Midori Days (2004)

Key Animation / Animation Director

Majikoi - Oh! Samurai Girls (2011)

Key Animation

Bastard!! (1992)

Key Animation

Hakumei and Mikochi (2018)

Key Animation

Doraemon: What am I for Momotaro (1981)

Key Animation

Urusei Yatsura: Remember My Love (1985)

Key Animation

Seven Senses of the Re'Union (2018)

Animation Director

Tenchi Muyo! (1992)

Animation Director / Key Animation

Saiyuki (2000)

Character Designer / Supervising Animation Director / Animation Director

Gunbuster: The Movie (2006)

Animation Director

Baby and Me (1996)

Animation Director

Saiyuki: Requiem (2001)

Key Animation / Supervising Animation Director / Character Designer / Animation Director

Magical Emi, the Magic Star (1985)

Opening/Ending Animation

Kaze no Yojimbo (2001)

Key Animation / Animation Director

Detective School Q (2003)

Animation Director

E's Otherwise (2003)

Animation Director

All Purpose Cultural Cat Girl Nuku Nuku (1992)

Key Animation / Animation Director

Cream Lemon (1984)

Key Animation / Character Designer

Maison Ikkoku: The Final Chapter (1988)

Character Designer / Animation Director

Tokyo Underground (2002)

Character Designer

Exper Zenon (1991)

Key Animation

Fire Emblem (1996)

Character Designer

Lemon Angel (1987)

Key Animation

Beat Angel Escalayer (2002)

Opening/Ending Animation

Project A-Ko 3: Cinderella Rhapsody (1988)

Character Designer

Tenamonya Voyagers (1999)

Animation Director / Key Animation

Blazing Transfer Student (1991)

Character Designer

Madara (1991)

Character Designer

Acrobunch (1982)

Key Animation

Locke the Superman: Mirror Ring (2000)

Animation Director

Luna Varga (1991)

Character Designer

A Tale of Two Robots, Chapter 3: Foreign Invasion (1987)

Animation

Kounai Shasei (1990)

Character Designer

Norakuro-kun (1987)

Character Designer

Writing (12)

Project A-Ko (1986)

Maison Ikkoku (1986)

Master Keaton (1998)

Magical Angel Creamy Mami (1983)

Project A-Ko 2: Plot of the Daitokuji Financial Group (1987)

Original story

Exper Zenon (1991)

Persia, the Magic Fairy (1984)

Project A-Ko 3: Cinderella Rhapsody (1988)

Original story

Project A-Ko 4: Final (1989)

Original story

Fighting Fairy Girl: Rescue Me, Mave-chan! (2005)

Screenplay

Geobreeders: Breakthrough (2000)

Screenplay

The Adventures of Kotetsu (1996)

Storyboard

Art direction (6)

TRIGUN (1998)

Storyboard

Urusei Yatsura (1981)

Storyboard

Blue Orchestra (2023)

Storyboard

All Purpose Cultural Cat Girl Nuku Nuku (1992)

Storyboard

Ariel Deluxe (1991)

Storyboard

Rerere no Tensai Bakabon (1999)

Storyboard

Acting (1)

Ōedo Sōsamō (1970)

Appearances (1)

Project A-ko: Secret File (1986)

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