Directed credits
5
Emerging
Beginning to build directing work.
Director
Akihiko Yamashita
Visual Effects
Career Snapshot
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0.8
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Directed movies: 5Directed series: 0All crew credits: 49
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 - 2025
Years active: 41
Average TMDB rating: 7.41
Wikidata: Q4700925
Frequent jobs
Animation Director (3)Assistant Director (1)Director (1)Key Animation (28)Character Designer (8)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.
Movies
Top Rated Movies
Highest rated movies linked with Akihiko Yamashita.
8.5
Spirited Away
Key Animation
2001 Movie
7.8
Evangelion: 2.0 You Can (Not) Advance
Key Animation
2009 Movie
7.8
The Wind Rises
Key Animation
2013 Movie
7.7
The Imaginary
Key Animation
2023 Movie
7.7
The Secret World of Arrietty
Animation Director
2010 Movie
7.5
From Up on Poppy Hill
Animation Director
2011 Movie
7.4
The Boy and the Heron
Key Animation
2023 Movie
6.7
Escaflowne: The Movie
Key Animation
2000 Movie
6.6
Modest Heroes
Animation Director
2018 Movie
6.5
Tales from Earthsea
Assistant Director
2006 Movie
Series
Top Rated Series
Highest rated series linked with Akihiko Yamashita.
8.6
Fighting Spirit
Key Animation • 1 eps
2000 Series
8.2
Serial Experiments Lain
Opening/Ending Animation • 13 eps
1998 Series
7.9
Cagaster of an Insect Cage
Character Designer • 12 eps
2020 Series
7.7
Lazarus
Storyboard Artist • 6 eps
2025 Series
7.5
Nadia: The Secret of Blue Water
Key Animation • 1 eps
1990 Series
Movies
Most Popular Movies
Most viewed movie titles linked with Akihiko Yamashita.
8.5
Spirited Away
Key Animation
2001 Movie
7.4
The Boy and the Heron
Key Animation
2023 Movie
7.7
The Secret World of Arrietty
Animation Director
2010 Movie
7.8
The Wind Rises
Key Animation
2013 Movie
7.5
From Up on Poppy Hill
Animation Director
2011 Movie
6.5
Tales from Earthsea
Assistant Director
2006 Movie
7.8
Evangelion: 2.0 You Can (Not) Advance
Key Animation
2009 Movie
5.0
Zegapain ADP
Character Designer
2016 Movie
7.7
The Imaginary
Key Animation
2023 Movie
6.2
Code Geass: Akito the Exiled 5: To Beloved Ones
Key Animation
2016 Movie
6.6
Modest Heroes
Animation Director
2018 Movie
6.7
Escaflowne: The Movie
Key Animation
2000 Movie
Series
Most Popular Series
Most viewed series linked with Akihiko Yamashita.
8.6
Fighting Spirit
Key Animation • 1 eps
2000 Series
7.4
Mobile Suit Gundam ZZ
Key Animation • 2 eps
1986 Series
8.1
Revolutionary Girl Utena
Key Animation • 1 eps
1997 Series
7.6
You're Under Arrest!
Key Animation • 1 eps
1996 Series
7.5
Nadia: The Secret of Blue Water
Key Animation • 1 eps
1990 Series
7.7
Lazarus
Storyboard Artist • 6 eps
2025 Series
8.7
Blue Comet SPT Layzner
Key Animation • 2 eps
1985 Series
8.2
Serial Experiments Lain
Opening/Ending Animation • 13 eps
1998 Series
8.5
The Adventures of Peter Pan
Key Animation • 1 eps
1989 Series
7.1
Japan Animator Expo
Key Animation • 2 eps
2014 Series
6.9
The Big O
Storyboard Artist • 2 eps
1999 Series
6.7
Final Fantasy: Unlimited
Key Animation • 1 eps
2001 Series
Movies
Other Crew Work in Movies
Additional movie credits for Akihiko Yamashita.
8.0
Whereabouts of Tomorrow: Ashita no Arika
Storyboard Artist
2025 Movie
7.7
The Imaginary
Key Animation
2023 Movie
7.4
The Boy and the Heron
Key Animation
2023 Movie
7.3
Tomorrow's Leaves
Key Animation
2021 Movie
5.0
Zegapain ADP
Character Designer
2016 Movie
6.2
Code Geass: Akito the Exiled 5: To Beloved Ones
Key Animation
2016 Movie
7.8
The Wind Rises
Key Animation
2013 Movie
7.8
Evangelion: 2.0 You Can (Not) Advance
Key Animation
2009 Movie
8.5
Spirited Away
Key Animation
2001 Movie
6.7
Escaflowne: The Movie
Key Animation
2000 Movie
7.1
Mobile Suit Gundam: The 08th MS Team - Miller's Report
Key Animation
1998 Movie
6.5
Galaxy Express 999: Eternal Fantasy
Key Animation
1998 Movie
4.0
Dragon Quest - Emblem of Roto
Key Animation
1996 Movie
Gin Rei's Blue Eyes
Character Designer
1995 Movie
10.0
The Mighty Gin Rei
Character Designer
1994 Movie
7.0
Barefoot Gin Rei
Character Designer
1994 Movie
Series
Other Crew Work in Series
Additional series credits for Akihiko Yamashita.
7.7
Lazarus
Storyboard Artist • 6 eps
2025 Series
7.9
Cagaster of an Insect Cage
Character Designer • 12 eps
2020 Series
7.1
Japan Animator Expo
Key Animation • 2 eps
2014 Series
6.7
Karas
Storyboard Artist • 1 eps
2005 Series
6.7
Final Fantasy: Unlimited
Key Animation • 1 eps
2001 Series
8.6
Fighting Spirit
Key Animation • 1 eps
2000 Series
5.3
Strange Dawn
Character Designer • 13 eps
2000 Series
7.1
NieA_7
Art Designer • 13 eps
2000 Series
9.0
The Tree In Sunlight
Writer • 25 eps
2000 Series
6.9
The Big O
Storyboard Artist • 2 eps
1999 Series
5.9
Blue Submarine No. 6
Key Animation • 1 eps
1998 Series
8.2
Serial Experiments Lain
Opening/Ending Animation • 13 eps
1998 Series
5.0
Princess Nine
Character Designer • 26 eps
1998 Series
8.1
Revolutionary Girl Utena
Key Animation • 1 eps
1997 Series
The Adventures of Kotetsu
Key Animation • 1 eps
1996 Series
7.6
You're Under Arrest!
Key Animation • 1 eps
1996 Series