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Takashi Yamazaki(I)

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Takashi Yamazaki
Takashi Yamazaki was born on 12 June 1964 in Matsumoto, Nagano, Japan. He is a producer and director, known for Godzilla Minus One (2023), The Fighter Pilot (2013) and Always: Sunset on Third Street (2005). He has been married to Shimako Sato since April 2012.
BornJune 12, 1964
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BornJune 12, 1964
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    • Won 1 Oscar
      • 22 wins & 27 nominations total

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    Known for

    Terry Chen, Richard T. Jones, Eric Keenleyside, Sally Hawkins, and CJ Adams in Godzilla Minus One (2023)
    Godzilla Minus One
    7.6
    • Director
    • 2023
    Jun'ichi Okada, Mao Inoue, and Haruma Miura in The Fighter Pilot (2013)
    The Fighter Pilot
    7.3
    • Director
    • 2013
    Always: Sunset on Third Street (2005)
    Always: Sunset on Third Street
    7.7
    • Director
    • 2005
    Stand by Me Doraemon (2014)
    Stand by Me Doraemon
    7.4
    • Director
    • 2014

    Credits

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    Producer

    • Grandgear
      • producer
      • Pre-production
      • 2028
    • Kiteretsu Daihyakka (1988)
      Kiteretsu Daihyakka
      4.7
      TV Series
      • producer
      • 1988

    Director

    • Godzilla Minus Zero
      • Director
      • Completed
      • 2026
    • Grandgear
      • Director
      • Pre-production
      • 2028
    • Nue
      • Director
      • Pre-production
    • Terry Chen, Richard T. Jones, Eric Keenleyside, Sally Hawkins, and CJ Adams in Godzilla Minus One (2023)
      Godzilla Minus One
      7.6
      • Director
      • 2023
    • Ryûnosuke Kamiki, Fuga Shibazaki, Yui Aragaki, and Jyo Kairi in Ghost Book (2022)
      Ghost Book
      5.8
      • Director
      • 2022
    • Stand by Me Doraemon 2 (2020)
      Stand by Me Doraemon 2
      7.5
      • co-director
      • 2020
    • Lupin III: The First (2019)
      Lupin III: The First
      6.9
      • Director
      • 2019
    • Dragon Quest: Your Story (2019)
      Dragon Quest: Your Story
      6.5
      • general director
      • 2019
    • The Great War of Archimedes (2019)
      The Great War of Archimedes
      6.7
      • Director
      • 2019
    • Destiny: The Tale of Kamakura (2017)
      Destiny: The Tale of Kamakura
      6.6
      • Director
      • 2017
    • Amanchu! (2016)
      Amanchu!
      6.8
      TV Series
      • episode director
      • 2017
    • Jun'ichi Okada in Fueled: The Man They Called 'Pirate' (2016)
      Fueled: The Man They Called 'Pirate'
      6.2
      • Director
      • 2016
    • Yo ni mo Kimyô na Monogatari: Eiga kantoku-hen (2015)
      Yo ni mo Kimyô na Monogatari: Eiga kantoku-hen
      6.8
      TV Movie
      • Director
      • 2015
    • Food Wars: Shokugeki no Soma (2015)
      Food Wars: Shokugeki no Soma
      8.0
      TV Series
      • Director
      • 2015
    • Eri Fukatsu in Parasyte: Part 2 (2015)
      Parasyte: Part 2
      6.5
      • Director
      • 2015
    • Bump of Chicken: Willpolis 2014
      • Director
      • 2014
    • Sadao Abe and Shôta Sometani in Parasyte: Part 1 (2014)
      Parasyte: Part 1
      6.8
      • Director
      • 2014
    • Stand by Me Doraemon (2014)
      Stand by Me Doraemon
      7.4
      • Director
      • 2014

    Art Department

    • Stand by Me Doraemon 2 (2020)
      Stand by Me Doraemon 2
      7.5
      • storyboard artist
      • 2020
    • Food Wars: Shokugeki no Soma (2015)
      Food Wars: Shokugeki no Soma
      8.0
      TV Series
      • storyboard artist
      • 2015–2016
    • Selector Infected WIXOSS (2014)
      Selector Infected WIXOSS
      6.2
      TV Series
      • storyboard artist
      • 2014
    • Golden Time (2013)
      Golden Time
      7.6
      TV Series
      • storyboard artist
      • 2013–2014
    • Butterfly Blues (2011)
      Butterfly Blues
      6.1
      TV Short
      • ink & paint
      • 2011
    • Mitsudomoe (2010)
      Mitsudomoe
      7.2
      TV Series
      • storyboard artist
      • 2010
    • Minami-ke (2007)
      Minami-ke
      7.1
      TV Series
      • storyboard artist
      • 2007
    • Negima!? Magister Negi Magi (2006)
      Negima!? Magister Negi Magi
      6.2
      TV Series
      • storyboard artist
      • 2006
    • Kin iro no koruda: Primo passo (2006)
      Kin iro no koruda: Primo passo
      6.9
      TV Series
      • storyboard artist
      • 2006
    • Twin Spica (2003)
      Twin Spica
      6.9
      TV Series
      • storyboard artist
      • 2003–2004
    • Popotan (2003)
      Popotan
      6.3
      TV Mini Series
      • storyboard artist
      • 2003
    • Heat Guy J (2002)
      Heat Guy J
      7.0
      TV Series
      • storyboard artist
      • 2002–2003
    • X (2001)
      X
      7.4
      TV Series
      • storyboard
      • storyboard artist
      • 2002
    • Maze: The Mega-Burst Space (1997)
      Maze: The Mega-Burst Space
      6.4
      TV Series
      • storyboard artist
      • 1997
    • In-development projects at IMDbPro

    Personal details

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    • Height
      • 5′ 7″ (1.70 m)
    • Born
      • June 12, 1964
      • Matsumoto, Nagano, Japan
    • Spouse
      • Shimako SatoApril 2012 - present

    Did you know

    • Trivia
      Yamazaki Takashi was hired to film and promote the 2020 Tokyo Olympics.
    • Quotes
      [on making the next Godzilla film after Shin Godzilla (2016)] Shin Godzilla was amazing. When Toho asked me if I would do the next Godzilla movie, I could only think, "I have to follow Shin?!"

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