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|name =Kensho Yamashita | |name =Kensho Yamashita | ||
|birthday =July 8, 1944 | |birthday =July 8, 1944 | ||
|birthplace =[[wikipedia:Kushira, Kagoshima|Kushira]], [[Kagoshima]], [[Japan]] | |birthplace =[[wikipedia:Kushira, Kagoshima|Kushira]], [[Kagoshima]], [[Japan]] | ||
|death =August 16, 2016 (aged 72) | |||
|deathplace =[[wikipedia:Komae, Tokyo|Komae]], [[Tokyo]], [[Japan]] | |||
|occupation =[[:Category:Directors|Director]] | |occupation =[[:Category:Directors|Director]] | ||
|first =''Who Am I'' (1969) | |first =''Who Am I'' (1969) | ||
|notable =''[[Godzilla vs. SpaceGodzilla]]'' (1994) | |notable =''[[Godzilla vs. SpaceGodzilla]]'' (1994) | ||
|imdb =http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0945614/ | |imdb =http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0945614/ | ||
|wikipedia | |wikipedia-ja =https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/山下賢章 | ||
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{{Quote|I think [[Godzilla]] must remain an antagonist. I see [[Godzilla Junior|LittleGodzilla]] as a very bad omen because he is so cute.|Kensho Yamashita, when asked about the future of the [[Godzilla (franchise)|''Godzilla'' series]]}} | {{Quote|I think [[Godzilla]] must remain an antagonist. I see [[Godzilla Junior|LittleGodzilla]] as a very bad omen because he is so cute.|Kensho Yamashita, when asked about the future of the [[Godzilla (franchise)|''Godzilla'' series]]}} | ||
'''Kensho Yamashita''' {{Nihongo|山下 賢章|Yamashita Kenshō}} was a [[Japan]]ese film director. An assistant director at [[Toho]] since 1969, he worked | '''Kensho Yamashita''' {{Nihongo|山下 賢章|Yamashita Kenshō}} was a [[Japan]]ese film director. An assistant director at [[Toho]] since [[1969]], he worked as [[Ishiro Honda]]'s 1st AD on ''[[Terror of Mechagodzilla]]'' in [[1975]]. He went on to direct three total films, two of which were science fiction stories with special effects directed by [[Koichi Kawakita]]: ''[[Nineteen]]'' ([[1987]]) and ''[[Godzilla vs. SpaceGodzilla]]'' ([[1994]]). The latter was his final work on a film before retiring. Yamashita passed away at age 72 from heart failure on August 16, [[2016]]. | ||
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==Selected filmography== | ==Selected filmography== | ||
=== | ===First assistant director=== | ||
*''[[Terror of Mechagodzilla]]'' (1975) | *''[[Terror of Mechagodzilla]]'' (1975) | ||
===Assistant director=== | ===Assistant director=== | ||
*''[[Magnitude 7.9]]'' (1980) | |||
*''[[The Return of Godzilla]]'' (1984) | |||
*''[[Magnitude 7.9]]'' (1980) | |||
*''[[The Return of Godzilla]]'' (1984) | |||
===Director=== | ===Director=== | ||
*''[[Nineteen]]'' (1987) | |||
*''[[Godzilla vs. SpaceGodzilla]]'' (1994) | *''[[Godzilla vs. SpaceGodzilla]]'' (1994) | ||
==Gallery== | ==Gallery== | ||
<gallery widths='120' position='center' captionalign='center' spacing='small'> | <gallery widths='120' position='center' captionalign='center' spacing='small'> | ||
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==External links== | ==External links== | ||
*[http://www.davmil.org/www.kaijuconversations.com/yamash.htm Interview by David Milner (December 1994)] | *[http://www.davmil.org/www.kaijuconversations.com/yamash.htm Interview by David Milner (December 1994)] | ||
{{Real People}} | {{Real People|tab=Director}} | ||
{{Comments}} | {{Comments}} | ||
{{Era|REL}} | {{Era|REL}} | ||
[[Category:The Real World]] | [[Category:The Real World]] | ||
[[Category:Real people]] | [[Category:Real people]] | ||
[[Category:Directors]] | [[Category:Directors]] | ||
[[Category:Godzilla directors]] | [[Category:Godzilla directors]] | ||
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— Kensho Yamashita, when asked about the future of the Godzilla series |
Kensho Yamashita (山下 賢章 Yamashita Kenshō) was a Japanese film director. An assistant director at Toho since 1969, he worked as Ishiro Honda's 1st AD on Terror of Mechagodzilla in 1975. He went on to direct three total films, two of which were science fiction stories with special effects directed by Koichi Kawakita: Nineteen (1987) and Godzilla vs. SpaceGodzilla (1994). The latter was his final work on a film before retiring. Yamashita passed away at age 72 from heart failure on August 16, 2016.
Selected filmography
First assistant director
- Terror of Mechagodzilla (1975)
Assistant director
- Magnitude 7.9 (1980)
- The Return of Godzilla (1984)
Director
- Nineteen (1987)
- Godzilla vs. SpaceGodzilla (1994)
Gallery
External links
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