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).
Acting
Crew
Movie
Spirited Away
Background Designer
2001
Movie
Princess Mononoke
Art Direction
1997
Movie
Grave of the Fireflies
Art Direction
1988
Movie
Castle in the Sky
Art Direction
1986
Movie
Perfect Blue
Background Designer
1998
Movie
Weathering with You
Painter
2019
Movie
Whisper of the Heart
Background Designer
1995
Movie
The Girl Who Leapt Through Time
Art Direction
2006
Movie
Only Yesterday
Background Designer
1991
Movie
The Castle of Cagliostro
Background Designer
1979
TV
Future Boy Conan
Art Direction
1978
Movie
Little Nemo: Adventures in Slumberland
Art Direction
1989