Eiichi Yamamoto (山本 暎一, Yamamoto Eiichi, 22 November 1940 – 7 September 2021) was a Japanese film director and screenwriter of anime. He is known for directing the Animerama film series conceived by Osamu Tezuka. Yamamoto directed ten films between 1962 and 1986. His 1973 film Kanashimi no Belladonna was entered into the 23rd Berlin International Film Festival. Besides film work, Yamamoto also served as screenwriter on the anime television series Space Battleship Yamato and wrote the screenplay for its 1977 film adaptation.
Filmography
Belladonna of Sadness
Director
A Thousand and One Nights
Director
Cleopatra: Queen of Sex
Director
Tales of a Street Corner
Director
Jungle Emperor
Director
Odin: Starlight Mutiny
Director
Astro Boy: The Brave In Space
Director
Oshin
Director
Pelican Road Club Culture
Director
Little Wansa
Director
By the Time the Moon Rises
Director
Tokai no Butchy
Director
One Arm
Director
Till a City Beneath the Sea is Built
Director