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Nizo Yamamoto

Nizo Yamamoto

Japanese art director (1953–2023)

Nizo Yamamoto (山本 二三, Yamamoto Nizō, 27 June 1953 – 19 August 2023) was a Japanese art director. He began his career working on Future Boy Conan, but also worked on numerous films, most notably Studio Ghibli films such as Castle in the Sky, Grave of the Fireflies, Princess Mononoke, and Spirited Away. Additionally, he worked on Mamoru Hosoda's film The Girl Who Leapt Through Time and Makoto Shinkai's film Weathering with You. He died of stomach cancer on 19 August 2023, at the age of 70.[1][2]

Works

Director

  • Onigiri Kororin - (おにぎりころりん), 1991
  • Miyori no Mori - (ミヨリの森), 2007
  • Tenjo Taifu - (天上大風～わたしが出遇った良寛さま～), 2017

Art director

Assistant background art director

Background art

Art books

  • Nizou Yamamoto Works from Film (山本二三画集 フィルムからの言葉). Kadokawa Shoten, 1993. ISBN 978-4048524629
  • The Background Art Of Yamamoto Nizo (山本二三背景画集). Kosaido Publishing, 2012. ISBN 978-4331516010
  • Yamamoto Nizo Landscape Painting (山本二三 風景を描く). Bijutsu Shuppan, 2013. ISBN 978-4568389050
  • 100 Views Yamamoto Nizo (山本二三百景 新装版). EI Publishing, 2019. ISBN 978-4777954452

References

  1. [1]
    Rip Nizo Yamamoto 1953–2023 (in French)
  2. [2]
    "Renowned Ghibli anime art director Yamamoto dies at 70". Kyodo News. 21 August 2023. Retrieved 21 August 2023.
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