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Michiyo Yasuda(1939-2016)

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Michiyo Yasuda was born on 28 April 1939 in Nakano, Tokyo, Japan. She is known for Nausicaä of the Valley of the Wind (1984), Only Yesterday (1991) and Princess Mononoke (1997). She died on 5 October 2016 in Japan.
BornApril 28, 1939
DiedOctober 5, 2016(77)
BornApril 28, 1939
DiedOctober 5, 2016(77)
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    • 1 win total

Known for

Nausicaä of the Valley of the Wind (1984)
Nausicaä of the Valley of the Wind
8.0
  • Animation Department
  • 1984
Yoko Honna, Miki Imai, Alison Fernandez, and Daisy Ridley in Only Yesterday (1991)
Only Yesterday
7.6
  • Art Department
  • 1991
Claire Danes and Yuriko Ishida in Princess Mononoke (1997)
Princess Mononoke
8.3
  • Animation Department
  • 1997
Porco Rosso (1992)
Porco Rosso
7.7
  • Art Department
  • 1992

Credits

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Art Department

  • The Wind Rises (2013)
    The Wind Rises
    7.8
    • color key
    • 2013
  • Tales from Earthsea (2006)
    Tales from Earthsea
    6.3
    • color designer
    • 2006
  • Christian Bale, Jean Simmons, Chieko Baishô, and Takuya Kimura in Howl's Moving Castle (2004)
    Howl's Moving Castle
    8.2
    • color designer
    • 2004
  • Spirited Away (2001)
    Spirited Away
    8.6
    • color designer
    • 2001
  • Masako Araki, Yukiji Asaoka, Tôru Masuoka, Naomi Uno, Akiko Yano, Hayato Isohata, and Kosanji Yanagiya in My Neighbors the Yamadas (1999)
    My Neighbors the Yamadas
    7.1
    • color director
    • 1999
  • Whisper of the Heart (1995)
    Whisper of the Heart
    7.8
    • character color designer
    • 1995
  • Porco Rosso (1992)
    Porco Rosso
    7.7
    • color designer
    • 1992
  • Yoko Honna, Miki Imai, Alison Fernandez, and Daisy Ridley in Only Yesterday (1991)
    Only Yesterday
    7.6
    • character color designer
    • 1991
  • Kirsten Dunst in Kiki's Delivery Service (1989)
    Kiki's Delivery Service
    7.8
    • assistant color key
    • 1989
  • Corinne Orr, Ayano Shiraishi, Tsutomu Tatsumi, J. Robert Spencer, Emily Neves, and Adam Gibbs in Grave of the Fireflies (1988)
    Grave of the Fireflies
    8.5
    • color key
    • 1988
  • Show Hayami in Devilman (1987)
    Devilman
    7.2
    TV Mini Series
    • color designer
    • 1987
  • Maison Ikkoku (1986)
    Maison Ikkoku
    8.1
    TV Series
    • color coordinator
    • 1986–1987
  • Angel's Egg (1985)
    Angel's Egg
    7.5
    Video
    • color designer
    • 1985
  • Lucy-May of the Southern Rainbow (1982)
    Lucy-May of the Southern Rainbow
    7.1
    TV Series
    • color key
    • 1982

Animation Department

  • Mr. Dough and the Egg Princess (2010)
    Mr. Dough and the Egg Princess
    7.5
    Short
    • color stylist
    • 2010
  • Ponyo (2008)
    Ponyo
    7.6
    • chief color designer
    • 2008
  • House-hunting (2006)
    House-hunting
    7.7
    Short
    • color stylist
    • 2006
  • The Day I Bought a Star (2006)
    The Day I Bought a Star
    8.1
    Short
    • color designer
    • 2006
  • Ghiblies: Episode 2 (2002)
    Ghiblies: Episode 2
    7.0
    Video
    • chief color designer
    • 2002
  • Claire Danes and Yuriko Ishida in Princess Mononoke (1997)
    Princess Mononoke
    8.3
    • color designer
    • 1997
  • Chage & Aska: On Your Mark (1995)
    Chage & Aska: On Your Mark
    7.5
    Music Video
    • character color designer
    • 1995
  • Pom Poko (1994)
    Pom Poko
    7.2
    • cel painting director
    • 1994
  • Naoko Matsui and Hideyuki Tanaka in Riding Bean (1989)
    Riding Bean
    6.7
    Video
    • cel painter
    • 1989
  • My Neighbor Totoro (1988)
    My Neighbor Totoro
    8.1
    • cel painter
    • 1988
  • Castle in the Sky (1986)
    Castle in the Sky
    8.0
    • color designer
    • 1986
  • Conan the Future Boy: The Big Giant Robot's Resurrection (1984)
    Conan the Future Boy: The Big Giant Robot's Resurrection
    8.2
    • cel painter: Studio Killy
    • 1984
  • Nausicaä of the Valley of the Wind (1984)
    Nausicaä of the Valley of the Wind
    8.0
    • color designer
    • 1984
  • Conan, the Boy in Future (1979)
    Conan, the Boy in Future
    7.8
    • cel checker
    • color coordinator
    • 1979
  • Future Boy Conan (1978)
    Future Boy Conan
    8.8
    TV Series
    • cel checker
    • color designer
    • 1978

Personal details

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  • Born
    • April 28, 1939
    • Nakano, Tokyo, Japan
  • Died
    • October 5, 2016
    • Japan

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    She created the technique of outlining animations in different colors to enhance atmosphere.

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