Yoshitaka Amano

Visual Effects·Mar 26, 1952·Shizuoka, Shizuoka, Japan

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Yoshitaka Amano is a Japanese artist, character designer, illustrator and a theater and film scenic designer and costume designer. He first came into prominence in the late 1960s working on the anime adaptation of Speed Racer. Amano later became the creator of iconic and influential characters such as Gatchaman, Tekkaman: The Space Knight, Hutch the Honeybee and Casshan. In 1982 he went independent and became a freelance artist, finding success as an illustrator for numerous authors, and worked on best-selling novel series, such as The Guin Saga and Vampire Hunter D. He is also known for his commissioned illustrations for the popular video-game franchise Final Fantasy.

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I Love Lucca Comics & Games2025 · Sé stesso	Sé stesso
Mucha: The Story of an Artist Who Created a Style2020 · Self - Artist	Self - Artist
Deva Zan2016 · Writer, Director	Writer, Director
Vegetable Fairies: N.Y. Salad The Movie2010 · Writer	Writer
Bird Song2007 · Director	Director
Ten Nights of Dreams2007 · Director	Director
Fantascope 'Tylostoma'2006 · Narrator, Director	Narrator, Director
New Rose Hotel1999 · Hiroshi	Hiroshi
1001 Nights1998 · Director	Director