Eiichi Yamamoto, Date of Birth, Place of Birth

Eiichi Yamamoto

Film director, Screenwriter

Date of Birth: 22-Nov-1940

Place of Birth: Kyōto Prefecture, Japan

Profession: screenwriter, film director

Nationality: Japan

Zodiac Sign: Sagittarius

Eiichi Yamamoto (?? ??, Yamamoto Eiichi, born 22 November 1940) is 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.