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Nizo Yamamoto was a Japanese art director. He began his career working on Future Boy Conan, but also worked on numerous films, most notably Studio Ghibli films such as Castle in the Sky, Grave of the Fireflies, Princess Mononoke, and Spirited Away. Additionally, he worked on Mamoru Hosoda's film The Girl Who Leapt Through Time and Makoto Shinkai's film Weathering with You. He died of stomach cancer on 19 August 2023, at the age of 70.

Works
DirectorOnigiri Kororin - (おにぎりころりん), 1991Miyori no Mori - (ミヨリの森), 2007Tenjo Taifu - (天上大風~わたしが出遇った良寛さま~), 2017 Art directorFuture Boy Conan - (未来少年コナン), 1978Jarinko Chie - (じゃりン子チエ), 1981Sherlock Hound - (名探偵ホームズ), 1984Castle in the Sky - (天空の城ラピュタ), 1986Grave of the Fireflies - (火垂るの墓), 1988Little Nemo: Adventures in Slumberland - (NEMO ニモ), 1989Fujiko F Fujio no SF Tanpen Theater Ep.1 - (藤子F不二雄SF短編シアター「宇宙船製造法」), 1990Ojisan Kaizou Kouza - (おじさん改造講座), 1990Onigiri Kororin - (おにぎりころりん), 1991Dōgen Sama - (道元さま), 1992The Wolf and the Seven Young Goats - (おおかみと7ひきのこやぎ), 1993Tōi Umi kara Kita Coo - (遠い海から来たCOO), 1993Tobira wo Akete - (トビラを開けて), 1995Princess Mononoke - (もののけ姫), 1997Clover - (CLOVER), 1999Yocchan no Biidama - (よっちゃんのビー玉), 1999Fantastic Children - (ファンタジックチルドレン), 2004The Girl Who Leapt Through Time - (時をかける少女), 2006Kawa no Hikari - (川の光), 2009 • ''The Bears'School Jackie & Keity - (くまのがっこう ジャッキーとケイティ), 2010'' Assistant background art directorMonarch: The Big Bear of Tallac - (シートン動物記 くまの子ジャッキー), 1977Bannertail: The Story of Gray Squirrel - (シートン動物記 りすのバナー), 1979 Background artAnne of Green Gables - (赤毛のアン), 1979Lupin the 3rd Part II - (ルパン三世 TV第2シリーズ), 1980Phoenix 2772 - (火の鳥2772 愛のコスモゾーン), 1980Sanshiro Sugata - (姿三四郎), 1981Adieu Galaxy Express 999 - (さよなら銀河鉄道999 アンドロメダ終着駅), 1981Haguregumo - (浮浪雲), 1982The Golden Bird - (グリム童話 金の鳥), 1987 • ''The Story of Yanagawa's Canals - (柳川堀割物語), 1987'' • Robot Carnival - (ロボットカーニバル), 1987Goku: Midnight Eye II - (MIDNIGHT EYE ゴクウ II), 1989Cyber City Oedo 808 - (電脳都市OEDO808), 1990A Wind Named Amnesia - (風の名はアムネジア), 1990Soreike! Anpanman: Baikinman no Gyakushuu - (それいけ!アンパンマン ばいきんまんの逆襲), 1990Only Yesterday - (おもひでぽろぽろ), 1991Legend of Crystania – The Motion Picture - (はじまりの冒険者たち レジェンド・オブ・クリスタニア), 1995Anne no Nikki - (アンネの日記), 1995Whisper of the Heart - (耳をすませば), 1995Memories: Magnetic Rose - (MEMORIES Episode.1「彼女の想いで」), 1995Spriggan - (スプリガン), 1998Perfect Blue - (パーフェクトブルー), 1998Spirited Away - (千と千尋の神隠し), 2001A Tree of Palme - (パルムの樹), 2002Nitaboh - (NITABOH 仁太坊-津軽三味線始祖外聞), 2004Arashi no Yoru ni - (あらしのよるに), 2005Fullmetal Alchemist the Movie: Conqueror of Shamballa - (劇場版 鋼の錬金術師 シャンバラを征く者), 2005Highlander: The Search for Vengeance, 2007Porphy no Nagai Tabi - (ポルフィの長い旅), 2008Mai Mai Miracle - (マイマイ新子と千年の魔法), 2009Welcome to the Space Show - (宇宙ショーへようこそ), 2010 • ''Je t'aime'' - (Je t'aime), 2010Rainbow Fireflies - (虹色ほたる 〜永遠の夏休み〜), 2012The Life of Budori Gusuko - (グスコーブドリの伝記), 2012Weathering with You - (天気の子), 2019 Art booksNizou Yamamoto Works from Film (山本二三画集 フィルムからの言葉). Kadokawa Shoten, 1993. • The Background Art Of Yamamoto Nizo (山本二三背景画集). Kosaido Publishing, 2012. • Yamamoto Nizo Landscape Painting (山本二三 風景を描く). Bijutsu Shuppan, 2013. • 100 Views Yamamoto Nizo (山本二三百景 新装版). EI Publishing, 2019. ==References==
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