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'''Takashi Yamazaki''' {{Nihongo|山崎 貴|Yamazaki Takashi}} is a [[Japan]]ese film director, writer, and visual effects artist. | '''Takashi Yamazaki''' {{Nihongo|山崎 貴|Yamazaki Takashi}} is a [[Japan]]ese film director, writer, and visual effects artist. Inspired to enter the movie business after seeing ''[[wikipedia:Encounter with the Unknown|Encounter with the Unknown]]'' (1972) and ''[[wikipedia:Star Wars (film)|Star Wars]]'' (1977) at the age of 13,<ref name="Zakzak">{{cite web|url=https://www.zakzak.co.jp/people/news/20131220/peo1312200720000-n1.htm|title=【山崎貴】「永遠の０」こだわったリアリティー 映像効果の第一人者が大事にする“重なり” (1/2ページ)|date=20 December 2013|work=zakzak|publisher=Yukan Fuji|accessdate=20 July 2022}}</ref> Yamazaki began his career in the late 1980s, working in the special effects department at [[Shirogumi]]. His earliest jobs included [[wikipedia:Juzo Itami|Juzo Itami]]'s ''[[wikipedia:A Taxing Woman's Return|A Taxing Woman's Return]]'' (1988) and [[wikipedia:Kiyoshi Kurosawa|Kiyoshi Kurosawa]]'s ''[[wikipedia:Sweet Home (1989 film)|Sweet Home]]'' (1989). He made his directorial debut in [[2000]] with the science fiction film ''[[wikipedia:Juvenile (2000 film)|Juvenile]]''. | ||
Yamazaki's third film, ''[[wikipedia:Always: Sunset on Third Street|Always: Sunset on Third Street]]'' (2005), won the Japanese Academy Award for Best Picture and was followed by two sequels. [[wikipedia:Always: Sunset on Third Street 2|The first of them]], released in [[2007]], featured [[Godzilla (Always: Sunset on Third Street 2)|Godzilla]] in an imaginary sequence. In [[2021]], he directed the short film ''[[Godzilla the Ride: Giant Monsters Ultimate Battle]]'' for a motion simulator ride at the [[wikipedia:Seibu-en|Seibuen]] amusement park. Yamazaki was finally selected to helm a mainline ''[[Godzilla (franchise)|Godzilla]]'' film with ''[[Godzilla Minus One]]'', due for release in [[2023]]. He also wrote and directed the [[2022]] fantasy film ''[[yokaipedia]]''. | |||
Yamazaki is married to fellow | Yamazaki is married to fellow filmmaker [[wikipedia:Shimako Satō|Shimako Sato]], who he had previously collaborated with on ''[[wikipedia:K-20: Legend of the Mask|K-20: Legend of the Mask]]'' (2008) and ''[[wikipedia:Space Battleship Yamato (2010 film)|Space Battleship Yamato]]'' (2010). | ||
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*''[[wikipedia:Always: Sunset on Third Street 2|Always: Sunset on Third Street 2]]'' (2007) | *''[[wikipedia:Always: Sunset on Third Street 2|Always: Sunset on Third Street 2]]'' (2007) | ||
*''[[wikipedia:Space Battleship Yamato (2010 film)|Space Battleship Yamato]]'' (2010) | *''[[wikipedia:Space Battleship Yamato (2010 film)|Space Battleship Yamato]]'' (2010) | ||
*''[[Godzilla the Ride: Giant Monsters Ultimate Battle]]'' (2021) | *''[[Godzilla the Ride: Giant Monsters Ultimate Battle]]'' (2021)<ref name="CGWorld">{{cite web|url=https://cgworld.jp/article/202212-291-godzilla.html|title=高解像度ドームスクリーンで魅せる60fpsの大迫力映像〜ライドアトラクション『ゴジラ・ザ・ライド大怪獣頂上決戦』VFXメイキング|author=Miyake, Tomoyuki|date=19 December 2022|work=CGWORLD}}</ref> | ||
*''[[yokaipedia]]'' (2022) | *''[[yokaipedia]]'' (2022) | ||
*''[[Godzilla Minus One]]'' (2023) | *''[[Godzilla Minus One]]'' (2023) | ||
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===Miscellaneous=== | ===Miscellaneous=== | ||
*''[[wikipedia:K-20: Legend of the Mask|K-20: Legend of the Mask]]'' (2008) - Associate writer / VFX associate | *''[[wikipedia:K-20: Legend of the Mask|K-20: Legend of the Mask]]'' (2008) - Associate writer / VFX associate | ||
*''[[Godzilla the Ride: Giant Monsters Ultimate Battle]]'' (2021) - Storywriter / designer | *''[[Godzilla the Ride: Giant Monsters Ultimate Battle]]'' (2021) - Storywriter / designer{{R|CGWorld}} | ||
*''[[yokaipedia]]'' (2022) - Storywriter / character designer | *''[[yokaipedia]]'' (2022) - Storywriter / character designer | ||
*''Ultraman the Ride: The Great Duel of the Century'' (2023)<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.scifijapan.com/news/ultraman-the-ride-opens-at-seibuen-amusement-park-on-july-14th|title="Ultraman The Ride" Opens At Seibuen Amusement Park On July 14th|date=13 June 2023|work=[[SciFi Japan]]}}</ref> | *''Ultraman the Ride: The Great Duel of the Century'' (2023)<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.scifijapan.com/news/ultraman-the-ride-opens-at-seibuen-amusement-park-on-july-14th|title="Ultraman The Ride" Opens At Seibuen Amusement Park On July 14th|date=13 June 2023|work=[[SciFi Japan]]}}</ref> | ||
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Takashi Yamazaki (山崎 貴 Yamazaki Takashi) is a Japanese film director, writer, and visual effects artist. Inspired to enter the movie business after seeing Encounter with the Unknown (1972) and Star Wars (1977) at the age of 13,[1] Yamazaki began his career in the late 1980s, working in the special effects department at Shirogumi. His earliest jobs included Juzo Itami's A Taxing Woman's Return (1988) and Kiyoshi Kurosawa's Sweet Home (1989). He made his directorial debut in 2000 with the science fiction film Juvenile.
Yamazaki's third film, Always: Sunset on Third Street (2005), won the Japanese Academy Award for Best Picture and was followed by two sequels. The first of them, released in 2007, featured Godzilla in an imaginary sequence. In 2021, he directed the short film Godzilla the Ride: Giant Monsters Ultimate Battle for a motion simulator ride at the Seibuen amusement park. Yamazaki was finally selected to helm a mainline Godzilla film with Godzilla Minus One, due for release in 2023. He also wrote and directed the 2022 fantasy film yokaipedia.
Yamazaki is married to fellow filmmaker Shimako Sato, who he had previously collaborated with on K-20: Legend of the Mask (2008) and Space Battleship Yamato (2010).
Selected filmography
Director
- Returner (2002)
- Always: Sunset on Third Street 2 (2007)
- Space Battleship Yamato (2010)
- Godzilla the Ride: Giant Monsters Ultimate Battle (2021)[2]
- yokaipedia (2022)
- Godzilla Minus One (2023)
Screenwriter
- Returner (2002)
- Always: Sunset on Third Street 2 (2007) [with Ryota Kosawa]
- yokaipedia (2022)
- Godzilla Minus One (2023)
VFX supervisor
- Returner (2002)
- Always: Sunset on Third Street 2 (2007)
- Space Battleship Yamato (2010)
- yokaipedia (2022)
- Godzilla Minus One (2023)
Miscellaneous
- K-20: Legend of the Mask (2008) - Associate writer / VFX associate
- Godzilla the Ride: Giant Monsters Ultimate Battle (2021) - Storywriter / designer[2]
- yokaipedia (2022) - Storywriter / character designer
- Ultraman the Ride: The Great Duel of the Century (2023)[3]
Selected bibliography
- Novel: yokaipedia (2022) - Author
Trivia
- In 2008, Yamazaki told Kadokawa Shoten that he intended to direct a remake of Nausicaä of the Valley of the Wind, though the project has yet to come to fruition.[4]
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