Acting credits
6
Early stage
Smaller on-screen catalog so far.
Actor
Yoshitaka Amano
Visual Effects
Career Snapshot
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Movies: 21Series: 16Crew credits: 32
TMDB ID: 90513
IMDb ID: nm0023923
Known for: Visual Effects
Born: March 26, 1952
Age: 73
Place of birth: Shizuoka, Shizuoka, Japan
Gender: Male
Adult content flag: No
Career span: 1971 - 2025
Years active: 55
Average TMDB rating: 6.66
Wikidata: Q355030
Also known as
天野 喜孝
Other jobs
Character Designer (22)Director (3)Art Direction (2)Comic Book (1)Conceptual Design (1)Production Design (1)Visual Effects (1)Writer (1)
Biography
Yoshitaka Amano is a Japanese artist, character designer, illustrator and a theater and film scenic designer and costume designer. He first came into prominence in the late 1960s working on the anime adaptation of Speed Racer. Amano later became the creator of iconic and influential characters such as Gatchaman, Tekkaman: The Space Knight, Hutch the Honeybee and Casshan. In 1982 he went independent and became a freelance artist, finding success as an illustrator for numerous authors, and worked on best-selling novel series, such as The Guin Saga and Vampire Hunter D. He is also known for his commissioned illustrations for the popular video-game franchise Final Fantasy.
Movies
Movies
Movie credits linked with Yoshitaka Amano.
I Love Lucca Comics & Games
as Sé stesso
2025 Movie
6.0
Mucha: The Story of an Artist Who Created a Style
as Self - Artist
2020 Movie
Deva Zan
Writer
2016 Movie
Vegetable Fairies: N.Y. Salad The Movie
Character Designer
2010 Movie
5.0
Jungle Emperor: Courage Changes the Future
Character Designer
2009 Movie
6.2
Bird Song
Director
2007 Movie
6.4
Ten Nights of Dreams
Director
2007 Movie
8.0
Fantascope 'Tylostoma'
as Narrator
2006 Movie
5.2
New Rose Hotel
as Hiroshi
1999 Movie
6.6
1001 Nights
Conceptual Design
1998 Movie
4.5
In the Aftermath
Art Direction
1988 Movie
5.8
Twilight of the Cockroaches
Art Direction
1987 Movie
5.7
Lily C.A.T.
Character Designer
1987 Movie
5.1
Amon Saga
Comic Book
1986 Movie
7.7
Angel's Egg
Character Designer
1985 Movie
6.6
Vampire Hunter D
Character Designer
1985 Movie
6.5
Genesis Climber Mospeada: Love Live Alive
Character Designer
1985 Movie
6.0
Tale of the Earth
Character Designer
1984 Movie
6.0
Radio City Fantasy
Character Designer
1984 Movie
6.2
Techno Police 21C
Character Designer
1982 Movie
Lupin the Thief: Enigma of the 813
Character Designer
1979 Movie
Series
Series
Series credits linked with Yoshitaka Amano.
ANIME MANGA EXPLOSION
as Self - Illustrator and Character Designer • 1 eps
2023 Series
7.0
exception
Character Designer • 8 eps
2022 Series
7.4
High Score
as Self • 2 eps
2020 Series
7.0
Gibiate
Character Designer • 12 eps
2020 Series
Time Bokan: Royal Revival
Character Designer • 14 eps
1993 Series
The Enemy's the Pirates!
Character Designer • 6 eps
1990 Series
10.0
Time Bokan Series: Gyakuten Ippatsuman
Character Designer • 58 eps
1982 Series
6.0
Time Bokan Series: Yattodetaman
Character Designer • 52 eps
1981 Series
6.5
Rescueman
Character Designer • 53 eps
1980 Series
2.7
Zenderman
Character Designer • 52 eps
1979 Series
Tobidase! Machine Hiryuu
Character Designer • 21 eps
1977 Series
Goliath the Super Fighter
Character Designer • 36 eps
1976 Series
6.4
Hurricane Polymar
Character Designer • 26 eps
1974 Series
6.7
Casshan
Character Designer • 35 eps
1973 Series
6.0
Pinocchio: The Series
Production Design • 52 eps
1972 Series
8.0
Decision
Visual Effects • 25 eps
1971 Series