Nizou 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
ArtBirthday
June 27, 1953Deathday
August 19, 2023Gender
MaleKnown Movie Credits
24Place of birth
Fukue, Nagasaki, Japan [now Goto, Nagasaki, Japan]Also known as
Ямамото Нидзо, 山本二三, Nizô Yamamoto, Nizo Yamamoto
Crew credits
Princess Mononoke
Art Direction
Castle in the Sky
Art Direction
The Girl Who Leapt Through Time
Art Direction
Miyori's Forest
Director, Storyboard Artist
Grave of the Fireflies
Art Direction
Drifting Clouds
Background Designer
Spirited Away
Background Designer
Lupin the Third: The Castle of Cagliostro
Background Designer
Perfect Blue
Background Designer
Only Yesterday
Background Designer
Whisper of the Heart
Background Designer
Welcome to the Space Show
Background Designer
Robot Carnival
Art Designer, Background Designer
Little Nemo: Adventures in Slumberland Pilot 2
Art Direction
Open the Door
Art Direction
Coo of The Far Seas
Art Direction
The Story of Yanagawa's Canals
Art Direction
Little Nemo: Adventures in Slumberland
Art Direction
Rainbow Fireflies
Background Designer
Lupin the Third: Greatest Capers
Art Direction
Chie the Brat
Art DirectionImages
