Takashi Yamazaki

Takashi Yamazaki

Known for: Directing
Biography: 1964-06-12 (60 years old)

Biography

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).


His 2023 kaiju epic, Godzilla Minus One, became the most successful Japanese Godzilla film of all time and one of his highest-grossing films. Yamazaki and the visual effects team also became the first Japanese crew to receive the Academy Award for Best Visual Effects. In 2024, Yamazaki was included in Gold House's annual list of 100 Most Impactful Asians.


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Filmography

all 43

Movies 36

Director 27

TV Shows 7

Writer 2

self 1

Producer 1

Director / Visual Effects Supervisor / Screenplay / Creature Design
Godzilla Minus One

Godzilla Minus One (2023)

Movie
5.25
Writer / Director
Ghost Book

Ghost Book (2022)

Movie
General Manager / Screenplay / Director
Dragon Quest: Your Story

Dragon Quest: Your Story (2019)

Movie
Director / Screenplay / Visual Effects Supervisor
Destiny: The Tale of Kamakura

Destiny: The Tale of Kamakura (2017)

Movie
6
Screenplay / Director
寄生兽 中国版

寄生兽 中国版 (2016)

Movie
Screenplay / Director / Visual Effects Supervisor
Parasyte: Part 2

Parasyte: Part 2 (2015)

Movie
6
Director / Screenplay / Visual Effects Supervisor
Parasyte: Part 1

Parasyte: Part 1 (2014)

Movie
7
Director / Writer / Visual Effects Supervisor
The Fighter Pilot

The Fighter Pilot (2013)

Movie
Director / Screenplay / Visual Effects Supervisor
Always: Sunset on Third Street '64

Always: Sunset on Third Street '64 (2012)

Movie
Director / Visual Effects Supervisor
Space Battleship Yamato

Space Battleship Yamato (2010)

Movie
Director / Screenplay
Ballad

Ballad (2009)

Movie
Writer / Visual Effects Supervisor
K-20: The Fiend with Twenty Faces

K-20: The Fiend with Twenty Faces (2008)

Movie
Director / Screenplay / Visual Effects Supervisor
Always: Sunset on Third Street 2

Always: Sunset on Third Street 2 (2007)

Movie
Cameraman / Writer / Visual Effects
The iDol

The iDol (2006)

Movie
Screenplay / Director
Returner

Returner (2002)

Movie
Writer / Director
Juvenile

Juvenile (2000)

Movie
Director / Screenplay / Producer
Grandgear

Grandgear

Movie
Visual Effects Supervisor / Writer / Director
Untitled Godzilla Film

Untitled Godzilla Film

Movie
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Information

Known For
Directing

Gender
Male

Birthday
1964-06-12 (60 years old)

Birth Place
Matsumoto, Japan

Spouse
Shimako Satō

Citizenships
Japan

Residences
Nagano Prefecture, Japan

Also Known As
山崎 貴, やまざきたかし, تاکاشی یامازاکی

Awards
Japan Academy Prize for Screenplay of the Year, Nikkan Sports Film Award for Best Director, Bram Stoker Award for Best Screenplay, Japan Academy Prize for Director of the Year, Academy Award for Best Visual Effects, Japan Academy Prize for Picture of the Year

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Kiyoko Shibuya
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Anri Jojo
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11 Movies
Shuji Abe
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11 Movies
Ryuji Miyajima
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10 Movies
Jun Kunimura
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Jun Kunimura worked together with Takashi Yamazaki in:
8 Movies
Takayuki Ueki
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8 Movies
Tatsuya Hayasaki
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Tatsuya Hayasaki worked together with Takashi Yamazaki in:
8 Movies
Sachiko Eba
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Sachiko Eba worked together with Takashi Yamazaki in:
8 Movies
Masaki Takahashi
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Masaki Takahashi worked together with Takashi Yamazaki in:
8 Movies
Kohei Adachi
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Kohei Adachi worked together with Takashi Yamazaki in:
8 Movies
Keiichiro Moriya
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Keiichiro Moriya worked together with Takashi Yamazaki in:
8 Movies
Pierre Taki
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Pierre Taki worked together with Takashi Yamazaki in:
7 Movies
Kisuke Iida
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Kisuke Iida worked together with Takashi Yamazaki in:
7 Movies
Eisin Okubo
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Eisin Okubo worked together with Takashi Yamazaki in:
7 Movies
Mika Emura
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Mika Emura worked together with Takashi Yamazaki in:
7 Movies
Shota Sometani
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Shota Sometani worked together with Takashi Yamazaki in:
6 Movies
Sho Funabashi
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Sho Funabashi worked together with Takashi Yamazaki in:
6 Movies
Hidetaka Yoshioka
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Hidetaka Yoshioka worked together with Takashi Yamazaki in:
6 Movies
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