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'''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]]''. | '''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 ''[[ | 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 the VFX supervisor of all of his own movies, continuing to work through Shirogumi to this day. He also works frequently with production company [[IMAGICA GROUP|ROBOT | Yamazaki is the VFX supervisor of all of his own movies, continuing to work through Shirogumi to this day. He also works frequently with production company [[IMAGICA GROUP|ROBOT]], which has been involved with shooting/animating all but one of his films, and [[Toho]], which has co-financed all but one of his films and distributed all of them. Yamazaki is married to fellow filmmaker [[wikipedia:Shimako Satō|Shimako Sato]], with whom he had previously collaborated 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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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 the VFX supervisor of all of his own movies, continuing to work through Shirogumi to this day. He also works frequently with production company ROBOT, which has been involved with shooting/animating all but one of his films, and Toho, which has co-financed all but one of his films and distributed all of them. Yamazaki is married to fellow filmmaker Shimako Sato, with whom he had previously collaborated on K-20: Legend of the Mask (2008) and Space Battleship Yamato (2010).
Selected filmography
Director
- Godzilla the Ride: Giant Monsters Ultimate Battle (2021)[2]
- Yokaipedia (2022)
- Godzilla Minus One (2023)
Screenwriter
- Yokaipedia (2022)
- Godzilla Minus One (2023)
VFX supervisor
- Yokaipedia (2022)
- Godzilla Minus One (2023)
Miscellaneous
- 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]
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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