FILM DIRECTOR

Naoko Yamada

1984 - Today

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Naoko Yamada () (山田 尚子, Yamada Naoko) is a Japanese animator and director. Working at Kyoto Animation until 2020, she has directed the anime series K-On! (2009–2010) and Tamako Market (2013), and the anime films A Silent Voice (2016), Liz and the Blue Bird (2018) and The Colors Within (2024). In 2021, she directed the original net animation (ONA) The Heike Story under Science Saru. Read more on Wikipedia

Her biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Naoko Yamada is the 1,775th most popular film director (up from 1,826th in 2019), the 2,484th most popular biography from Japan (down from 2,138th in 2019) and the 62nd most popular Japanese Film Director.

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Among FILM DIRECTORS

Among film directors, Naoko Yamada ranks 1,775 out of 2,041. Before her are Bruce LaBruce, Miguel Sapochnik, Zeki Demirkubuz, Hrishikesh Mukherjee, Jon Watts, and Wojciech Smarzowski. After her are Craig Gillespie, Aishwarya R. Dhanush, Scott Frank, Damián Szifron, Cate Shortland, and Deniz Gamze Ergüven.

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Among people born in 1984, Naoko Yamada ranks 349. Before her are Miguel Ángel Moyá, Maarten Martens, Passenger, Lydia Hearst, Ryan Taylor, and Amir Haddad. After her are Guillaume Hoarau, Leighton Baines, Niki Terpstra, Alessio Figalli, Marc-André Fleury, and Daigo Imai.

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In Japan

Among people born in Japan, Naoko Yamada ranks 2,484 out of 6,245. Before her are Tao Tsuchiya (1995), Marina Inoue (1985), Aoi Yūki (1992), Koji Uehara (1975), Tomoo Kudaka (1963), and Michiko Neya (1965). After her are Katsuhiro Minamoto (1972), Kamijo (1975), Chieko Honda (1963), Masaki Tozaki (1994), Kaoru Asano (1973), and Takahiro Endo (1968).

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Among FILM DIRECTORS In Japan

Among film directors born in Japan, Naoko Yamada ranks 62. Before her are Hiroyuki Imaishi (1971), Noriyuki Abe (1961), Yasuhiro Takemoto (1972), Mari Okada (1976), Byron Howard (1968), and Tatsuya Ishihara (1966).

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