Born in 1979 in
Saitama Prefecture, Japan. After graduating from
Keio University, Yamada found employment at
TV Asahi in 2003 and remained working there for more than a decade winning many awards for his efforts including two Tokyo Drama Awards and a Galaxy Award. Yamada has planned and produced several live-action films in his career, including
Samayou Yaiba (2009),
Ghostbook, A Hundred Flower (both 2022),
Monster,
Godzilla Minus One (both 2023),
April, Come She Will (2024), and the upcoming film
1ST KISS (2025). He became a
Toho employee in April 2019 and is currently the Chief Manager of Planning and Production at
Toho. In 2024, Yamada won an
Asia Game Changer Award and became a member of the
Producers Guild of America (PGA). == Filmography ==