Directed credits
6
Active
Regular directing credits.
Director
Akihiko Yamashita
Visual Effects
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Directed movies: 6Directed series: 0All crew credits: 50
TMDB ID: 1208173
IMDb ID: nm1091767
Known for: Visual Effects
Born: February 6, 1966
Age: 60
Place of birth: Okayama Prefecture, Chūgoku, Japan
Gender: Male
Adult content flag: No
Career span: 1985 - 2026
Years active: 42
Average TMDB rating: 7.4
Wikidata: Q4700925
Frequent jobs
Animation Director (3)Director (2)Assistant Director (1)Key Animation (27)Character Designer (9)Storyboard Artist (5)Art Designer (1)Opening/Ending Animation (1)Writer (1)
Biography
Akihiko Yamashita (山下 明彦 Yamashita Akihiko, born February 6, 1966, Okayama Prefecture, Chūgoku, Japan) is a Studio Ghibli animator who is famous for Howl's Moving Castle and Giant Robo (OVA). From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Movies
Directed Movies
Movies directed by Akihiko Yamashita.
Director
Night in the Valley of Witches
2026 • Movie
Animation Director
Modest Heroes
2018 • Movie
Animation Director
From Up on Poppy Hill
2011 • Movie
Animation Director
The Secret World of Arrietty
2010 • Movie
Director
A Sumo Wrestler's Tail
2010 • Movie
Assistant Director
Tales from Earthsea
2006 • Movie
Movies
Top Rated Movies
Highest rated movies linked with Akihiko Yamashita.
Key Animation
Spirited Away
2001 • Movie
Key Animation
Evangelion: 2.0 You Can (Not) Advance
2009 • Movie
Key Animation
The Wind Rises
2013 • Movie
Animation Director
The Secret World of Arrietty
2010 • Movie
Key Animation
The Imaginary
2023 • Movie
Animation Director
From Up on Poppy Hill
2011 • Movie
Key Animation
The Boy and the Heron
2023 • Movie
Animation Director
Modest Heroes
2018 • Movie
Key Animation
Escaflowne: The Movie
2000 • Movie
Assistant Director
Tales from Earthsea
2006 • Movie
Series
Top Rated Series
Highest rated series linked with Akihiko Yamashita.
Key Animation • 1 eps
Fighting Spirit
2000 • Series
Opening/Ending Animation • 13 eps
Serial Experiments Lain
1998 • Series
Character Designer • 12 eps
Cagaster of an Insect Cage
2020 • Series
Storyboard Artist • 6 eps
Lazarus
2025 • Series
Key Animation • 1 eps
Nadia: The Secret of Blue Water
1990 • Series
Movies
Most Popular Movies
Most viewed movie titles linked with Akihiko Yamashita.
Key Animation
Spirited Away
2001 • Movie
Key Animation
The Boy and the Heron
2023 • Movie
Animation Director
The Secret World of Arrietty
2010 • Movie
Animation Director
From Up on Poppy Hill
2011 • Movie
Key Animation
The Wind Rises
2013 • Movie
Key Animation
Evangelion: 2.0 You Can (Not) Advance
2009 • Movie
Assistant Director
Tales from Earthsea
2006 • Movie
Key Animation
The Imaginary
2023 • Movie
Animation Director
Modest Heroes
2018 • Movie
Key Animation
Code Geass: Akito the Exiled 5: To Beloved Ones
2016 • Movie
Key Animation
Escaflowne: The Movie
2000 • Movie
Key Animation
Galaxy Express 999: Eternal Fantasy
1998 • Movie
Series
Most Popular Series
Most viewed series linked with Akihiko Yamashita.
Key Animation • 1 eps
Fighting Spirit
2000 • Series
Storyboard Artist • 6 eps
Lazarus
2025 • Series
Key Animation • 2 eps
Mobile Suit Gundam ZZ
1986 • Series
Key Animation • 1 eps
Revolutionary Girl Utena
1997 • Series
Key Animation • 1 eps
Nadia: The Secret of Blue Water
1990 • Series
Key Animation • 1 eps
You're Under Arrest!
1996 • Series
Key Animation • 2 eps
Blue Comet SPT Layzner
1985 • Series
Key Animation • 2 eps
Japan Animator Expo
2014 • Series
Opening/Ending Animation • 13 eps
Serial Experiments Lain
1998 • Series
Key Animation • 1 eps
The Adventures of Peter Pan
1989 • Series
Storyboard Artist • 2 eps
The Big O
1999 • Series
Key Animation • 1 eps
Free Kick Toward Tomorrow
1992 • Series
Movies
Other Crew Work in Movies
Additional movie credits for Akihiko Yamashita.
Storyboard Artist
Whereabouts of Tomorrow: Ashita no Arika
2025 • Movie
Key Animation
The Imaginary
2023 • Movie
Key Animation
The Boy and the Heron
2023 • Movie
Key Animation
Tomorrow's Leaves
2021 • Movie
Character Designer
Zegapain ADP
2016 • Movie
Key Animation
Code Geass: Akito the Exiled 5: To Beloved Ones
2016 • Movie
Key Animation
The Wind Rises
2013 • Movie
Key Animation
Evangelion: 2.0 You Can (Not) Advance
2009 • Movie
Key Animation
Spirited Away
2001 • Movie
Key Animation
Escaflowne: The Movie
2000 • Movie
Key Animation
Mobile Suit Gundam: The 08th MS Team - Miller's Report
1998 • Movie
Key Animation
Galaxy Express 999: Eternal Fantasy
1998 • Movie
Key Animation
Dragon Quest - Emblem of Roto
1996 • Movie
Character Designer
Gin Rei's Blue Eyes
1995 • Movie
Character Designer
The Mighty Gin Rei
1994 • Movie
Character Designer
Barefoot Gin Rei
1994 • Movie
Series
Other Crew Work in Series
Additional series credits for Akihiko Yamashita.
Storyboard Artist • 6 eps
Lazarus
2025 • Series
Character Designer • 12 eps
Cagaster of an Insect Cage
2020 • Series
Key Animation • 2 eps
Japan Animator Expo
2014 • Series
Storyboard Artist • 1 eps
Karas
2005 • Series
Key Animation • 1 eps
Final Fantasy: Unlimited
2001 • Series
Key Animation • 1 eps
Fighting Spirit
2000 • Series
Character Designer • 13 eps
Strange Dawn
2000 • Series
Art Designer • 13 eps
NieA_7
2000 • Series
Writer • 25 eps
The Tree In Sunlight
2000 • Series
Storyboard Artist • 2 eps
The Big O
1999 • Series
Key Animation • 1 eps
Blue Submarine No. 6
1998 • Series
Opening/Ending Animation • 13 eps
Serial Experiments Lain
1998 • Series
Character Designer • 26 eps
Princess Nine
1998 • Series
Key Animation • 1 eps
Revolutionary Girl Utena
1997 • Series
Key Animation • 1 eps
The Adventures of Kotetsu
1996 • Series
Key Animation • 1 eps
You're Under Arrest!
1996 • Series
Movies
Acting Appearances in Movies
Movie cast credits for Akihiko Yamashita.
