Yoshitaka Amano

Yoshitaka Amano

出生 : 1952-07-28, Shizuoka Prefecture, Japan

略歴

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.

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Yoshitaka Amano

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Mucha: The Story of an Artist Who Created a Style
Self - Artist
Czech painter and illustrator Alphonse Mucha (1860-1939) ranks among the pioneers of the Art Nouveau movement at the end of the 19th century. Virtually overnight, he becomes famous in Paris thanks to the posters that he designs to announce actress Sarah Bernhardt’s plays. But at the height of his fame, Mucha decides to leave Paris to realize his lifetime project.
DEVA ZAN
Writer
The story is set after the Jinshou (Buddhist divine generals) were defeated by darkness and became lost in time. After the world descended into chaos, Zan, a samurai with no memories, discovers his calling and assembles fellow soldiers who can cross through time and space. Together, they take on the legions of darkness.
DEVA ZAN
Director
The story is set after the Jinshou (Buddhist divine generals) were defeated by darkness and became lost in time. After the world descended into chaos, Zan, a samurai with no memories, discovers his calling and assembles fellow soldiers who can cross through time and space. Together, they take on the legions of darkness.
ジャングル大帝 勇気が未来をかえる
Character Designer
Because of non-stop environmental destruction, the United Nations commission a private company, "Eternal Earth", to create an artificial jungle to be a nature preserve and to protect animals. Leo, son of Panja, is born in this artificial world. The story starts when Leo and Kenichi, the son of the Eternal Earth company's CEO, meet. Kenichi has the ability to understand and talk to the animals.
鳥の歌
Animation
While sheltering from the rain, a boy meets a girl who gives him a feather, asking him to meet her again. But the next day, the boy can't find that place again. Half a century later he returns to the same city, still carrying the feather.
鳥の歌
Storyboard
While sheltering from the rain, a boy meets a girl who gives him a feather, asking him to meet her again. But the next day, the boy can't find that place again. Half a century later he returns to the same city, still carrying the feather.
鳥の歌
Director
While sheltering from the rain, a boy meets a girl who gives him a feather, asking him to meet her again. But the next day, the boy can't find that place again. Half a century later he returns to the same city, still carrying the feather.
ユメ十夜
Director
Based on renowned Japanese writer Natsume Soseki's same-titled short story collection, Ten Nights of Dreams brings ten fantastical dream sequences to film with great visual and psychological panache. Representing the combined efforts of eleven directors, this outstanding anthology delves into the surreal subconscious with ten madly imaginative, reality-subverting visions that range from wonderfully wacky to nightmarishly unsettling.
Fantascope 'Tylostoma'
Narrator
A mysterious man lands his ship on a seemingly deserted planet. He sets out with his crew to see if any survivors remain.
Fantascope 'Tylostoma'
Director
A mysterious man lands his ship on a seemingly deserted planet. He sets out with his crew to see if any survivors remain.
ニューローズホテル
Hiroshi
A corporate raider and his henchman use a chanteuse to lure a scientific genius away from his employer and family.
1001 Nights
Conceptual Design
Presented in the form of a feverish love dream, 1001 Nights is the first and only installment of the ground-breaking "Filmharmonic" project, which presents original compositions created by pairs of A-list film composers and directors.
In the Aftermath
Art Direction
In a radiation-soaked wasteland, two surviving soldiers, Frank and Goose, search for essential supplies amid the rubble. After a violent confrontation, Frank is haunted by visions of an angelic young girl holding a giant egg, herself a refugee from another world altogether. Could the egg be the key to saving both their world?
ゴキブリたちの黄昏
Art Direction
The cockroaches of Saito's apartment live in peace with their human host, who gives them lots of space to breed and plenty of leftovers to munch on. In the midst of these high living times, Naomi and Ichiro plan to get married and start a family. But when a hard-bitten stranger roach named Hans appears with news of war with the humans across the lawn, it foretells disruption-not only of Naomi and Ichiro's relationship, but of the hive's entire way of life.
LILY-C.A.T.
Character Designer
The crew of an interplanetary starship fights for survival after an alien force takes control of their craft.
アモン・サーガ
Comic Book
Set in a world of fantasy and adventure, Amon is a young warrior embarking on a quest to avenge the death of his mother. When the hunt leads him ultimately to the kingdom of Valhiss, Amon enlists in the ranks of the Emperor's army in order to gain an opportunity to exact his revenge. However, a chance encounter with the Princess Lichia, being held captive by the Emperor in an effort to ransom a map away from his main rival, King Darai-Sem, Amon must decide whether to follow his path of revenge or to help rescue the Princess in an effort to save a lost kingdom.
天使のたまご
Original Film Writer
ノアの方舟が陸地を見つけられなかったもう1つの世界。巨大な眼球を模し、中に複数の人型の彫像が鎮座する宗教の象徴のような機械仕掛けの太陽が海に沈み、世界は夜を迎える。 方舟の中の動物がすべて化石になった頃、忘れ去られた街で一人の少年と一人の少女が出会う。
天使のたまご
Character Designer
ノアの方舟が陸地を見つけられなかったもう1つの世界。巨大な眼球を模し、中に複数の人型の彫像が鎮座する宗教の象徴のような機械仕掛けの太陽が海に沈み、世界は夜を迎える。 方舟の中の動物がすべて化石になった頃、忘れ去られた街で一人の少年と一人の少女が出会う。
天使のたまご
Story
ノアの方舟が陸地を見つけられなかったもう1つの世界。巨大な眼球を模し、中に複数の人型の彫像が鎮座する宗教の象徴のような機械仕掛けの太陽が海に沈み、世界は夜を迎える。 方舟の中の動物がすべて化石になった頃、忘れ去られた街で一人の少年と一人の少女が出会う。
天使のたまご
Art Direction
ノアの方舟が陸地を見つけられなかったもう1つの世界。巨大な眼球を模し、中に複数の人型の彫像が鎮座する宗教の象徴のような機械仕掛けの太陽が海に沈み、世界は夜を迎える。 方舟の中の動物がすべて化石になった頃、忘れ去られた街で一人の少年と一人の少女が出会う。
機甲創世記モスピーダ Love, Live, Alive
Character Designer
After the original run of the television series, an OAV music video titled Genesis Climber Mospeada: Love Live Alive was specially (mostly due to demands of hardcore Mospeada fans) released in Japan in September 1985. The music video consisted of both old and new footage. The story of Love Live Alive chronicled the events after the ending of the original Mospeada, featuring Yellow Belmont as the main character. The music video focused on Yellow's concert and also on his flashback of past events.
地球物語 ―テレパス2500―
Character Designer
A youngster, Wil had a dissatisfaction to the society which the computer controls the total life of a person. One day he catches a strange telepathy from outer space.
街角のメルヘン
Character Designer
Hiroshi is a high school student who dreams of one day writing a children's book. But knowing that dreams need money to become a reality, he works hard and saves for the day when he can be a writer. A chance meeting with Hiroko on the subway leads to love and is vital in helping him finally realise his ambitions.
テクノポリス21C
Character Designer
The year is 2001 and the criminals have taken over Centinel City. The Police have lost control. The citizens are terrified... and no one can stop the madness. Even the Techno Police, a special anti-crime squad, find the situation hopeless until a wise cracking cop with an uncanny knack for out-guessing the criminals joins the force. When a powerful experiment tank is hijacked, the Techno Police and their newest recruit go to work. Equipped with an ultra-sonic car and crime-fighting Technoids, the rookie cop sets out on a death defying high-speed chase through the streets... trying to capture the crooks and trying to stay alive. But no one is aware of the awesome powers about to be unleashed.
怪盗ルパン 813の謎
Character Designer
モーリス・ルブラン作「怪盗ルパン」シリーズを原作とするTVスペシャルアニメ。 ある日、パリのホテルで刺殺された老富豪ケセルバッハ。その死体に刺さるナイフには、この4年間鳴りを潜めていた怪盗アルセーヌ・ルパンの名刺があった。だが優れた推理能力を誇るパリ警視庁の刑事課長ルノルマンは、紳士怪盗ルパンの無罪を主張。一方、姿を現わしたルパンは、殺された富豪の遺品から謎の紙片「ナポレオン813」を発見。...