Yuji Moriyama
Born: 1960-01-06 in Tokyo, Japan
Known For: Directing
Biography
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).
Filmography
2024
- Uzumaki ... (Director)
2023
- Blue Orchestra ... (Storyboard Artist)
2020
- Tower of God ... (Animation Director)
- Given ... (Key Animation)
2019
- KENGAN ASHURA ... (Key Animation)
- Astra Lost in Space ... (Animation Director)
2018
- Seven Senses of the Re'Union ... (Animation Director)
- Hakumei and Mikochi ... (Key Animation)
2017
- Classroom of the Elite ... (Animation Director)
- Scum's Wish ... (Animation Director)
- Kino's Journey -the Beautiful World- the Animated Series ... (Animation Director)
2012
- JoJo's Bizarre Adventure ... (Key Animation)
2011
- Majikoi - Oh! Samurai Girls ... (Key Animation)
2010
- Katanagatari ... (Animation Director)
2008
- Bleach the Movie: Fade to Black ... (Animation Director)
2007
- Evangelion: 1.0 You Are (Not) Alone ... (Animation Director)
2006
- Bleach the Movie: Memories of Nobody ... (Key Animation)
- Gunbuster: The Movie ... (Animation Director)
2005
- Fighting Fairy Girl: Rescue Me, Mave-chan! ... (Screenplay)
2004
- Bleach ... (Key Animation)
- Midori Days ... (Key Animation)
2003
- Detective School Q ... (Animation Director)
- E's Otherwise ... (Animation Director)
2002
- Naruto ... (Animation Director)
- Tokyo Underground ... (Character Designer)
- Step Up Love Story ... (Director)
- Beat Angel Escalayer ... (Opening/Ending Animation)
2001
- Kaze no Yojimbo ... (Key Animation)
- Saiyuki: Requiem ... (Key Animation)
2000
- Saiyuki ... (Character Designer)
- Locke the Superman: Mirror Ring ... (Animation Director)
- Geobreeders: Breakthrough ... (Screenplay)
1999
- Tenamonya Voyagers ... (Key Animation)
1998
- TRIGUN ... (Director)
- Master Keaton ... (Writer)
- Geobreeders ... (Director)
1997
- Neon Genesis Evangelion: The End of Evangelion ... (Key Animation)
- Jungle de Ikou! ... (Director)
1996
- Baby and Me ... (Animation Director)
- Fire Emblem ... (Character Designer)
- The Adventures of Kotetsu ... (Director)
- The Adventures of Kotetsu ... (Director)
- The Adventures of Kotetsu ... (Director)
1995
- Macross Plus: The Movie ... (Director)
1994
- 801 T.T.S Airbats ... (Director)
- Macross Plus ... (Director)
1992
- Tenchi Muyo! ... (Animation Director)
- All Purpose Cultural Cat Girl Nuku Nuku ... (Animation Director)
- Bastard!! ... (Key Animation)
1991
- Ariel Deluxe ... (Storyboard Artist)
- Blazing Transfer Student ... (Character Designer)
- Madara ... (Director)
- Luna Varga ... (Character Designer)
- Exper Zenon ... (Director)
- Madara ... (Director)
1990
- Kounai Shasei ... (Character Designer)
1989
- Project A-Ko 4: Final ... (Original Story)
1988
- Ronin Warriors ... (Animation Director)
- Gunbuster ... (Animation Director)
- Maison Ikkoku: The Final Chapter ... (Character Designer)
- Project A-Ko 3: Cinderella Rhapsody ... (Original Story)
1987
- Lemon Angel ... (Key Animation)
- Norakuro-kun ... (Character Designer)
- Royal Space Force - The Wings of Honneamise ... (Animation Director)
- A Tale of Two Robots, Chapter 3: Foreign Invasion ... (Animation)
- Robot Carnival ... (Animation)
- Project A-Ko 2: Plot of the Daitokuji Financial Group ... (Director)
1986
- Maison Ikkoku ... (Writer)
- Project A-Ko ... (Writer)
- Project A-ko: Secret File as Self
1985
- Magical Emi, the Magic Star ... (Animation)
- Urusei Yatsura: Remember My Love ... (Key Animation)
1984
- Persia, the Magic Fairy ... (Writer)
- Urusei Yatsura: Beautiful Dreamer ... (Animation Director)
- Locke the Superman ... (Assistant Director)
- Cream Lemon ... (Character Designer)
1983
- Magical Angel Creamy Mami ... (Writer)
- Urusei Yatsura: Only You ... (Key Animation)
1982
- Acrobunch ... (Key Animation)
1981
- Urusei Yatsura ... (Animation Director)
- Doraemon: What am I for Momotaro ... (Key Animation)