Art
Nizou Yamamoto
JA cinema · 26 credits
Born
27 June 1953
Died
19 August 2023 (aged 70)
Birthplace
Fukue, Nagasaki, Japan [now Goto, Nagasaki, Japan]
Also known as Ямамото Нидзо · Nizô Yamamoto · Nizo Yamamoto
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
Filmography
The Story of Yanagawa Waterways
Art Direction
Sherlock Hound: The Movie
Art Direction
Rainbow Fireflies
Background Designer
Welcome to the Space Show
Background Designer
Miyori's Forest
Director, Storyboard Artist
The River's Light
Art Direction
The Girl Who Leapt Through Time
Art Direction
Spirited Away
Background Designer
Perfect Blue
Background Designer
Princess Mononoke
Art Direction
Lupin the Third: Greatest Capers
Art Direction
Whisper of the Heart
Background Designer
Open the Door
Art Direction
Coo of the Far Seas
Art Direction
Only Yesterday
Background Designer
Little Nemo: Adventures in Slumberland
Art Direction
Grave of the Fireflies
Art Direction
Robot Carnival
Art Designer, Background Designer
Castle in the Sky
Art Direction
Drifting Clouds
Background Designer
Chie the Brat
Art Direction
Future Boy Conan
Art Direction
The Castle of Cagliostro
Background Designer