Takashi Yamazaki
Known for
Directing
Born
June 12, 1964 (age 62)
Birthplace
Matsumoto, Nagano, Japan
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...
Best known work
Godzilla Minus One
2023
Stand by Me Doraemon
2014
Yu Yu Hakusho
1992
Lupin III: The First
2019
Parasyte: Part 1
2014
Space Battleship Yamato
2010
Stand by Me Doraemon 2
2020
Returner
2002
Dragon Quest: Your Story
2019
Parasyte: Part 2
2015Filmography
TBA
NueDirector, Writer
2028
GrandgearDirector, Screenplay, Producer
2026
Godzilla Minus ZeroDirector, Visual Effects, Writer
2024
FoodlossllaDirector
2023
Godzilla Minus OneDirector, Visual Effects Supervisor, Screenplay, Creature Design
2022
Ghost BookDirector, Writer
2021
It's a Flickering LifeVFX Supervisor
2020
Stand by Me Doraemon 2Director, Screenplay
2019
Lupin III: The FirstWriter, Director
2019
Dragon Quest: Your StoryGeneral Manager, Screenplay, Director
2019
The Great War of ArchimedesDirector, Screenplay
2017
Destiny: The Tale of KamakuraDirector, Screenplay, Visual Effects Supervisor
2016
Fueled: The Man They Called "Pirate"Director, Screenplay
2015
2015
Parasyte: Part 2Screenplay, Director, Visual Effects Supervisor
2014
Parasyte: Part 1Director, Screenplay, Visual Effects Supervisor
2014
Stand by Me DoraemonDirector, Screenplay
2013
The Eternal ZeroDirector, Visual Effects Supervisor, Screenplay
2012
Always: Sunset on Third Street '64Director, Screenplay, Visual Effects Supervisor
2011
Friends: Naki on Monster IslandDirector, Screenplay
2010
Space Battleship YamatoDirector, Visual Effects Supervisor
2009
BalladDirector, Screenplay, Visual Effects
2008
K-20: The Fiend with Twenty FacesWriter, Visual Effects Supervisor
2007
Always: Sunset on Third Street 2Director, Screenplay, Visual Effects Supervisor
2006
The iDolas Cameraman, Writer, Visual Effects