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Kazuo Yamazaki(I)

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  • Animation Department
  • Art Department
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Kazuo Yamazaki was born on 12 February 1949 in Tokyo, Japan. He is a director, known for Urusei Yatsura (1981), A Wind Named Amnesia (1990) and Slayers (1995).
BornFebruary 12, 1949
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    • Known for

    Urusei Yatsura (1981)
    Urusei Yatsura
    7.5
    TV Series
    • Director
    A Wind Named Amnesia (1990)
    A Wind Named Amnesia
    6.5
    Video
    • Director
    • 1990
    Megumi Hayashibara and Maria Kawamura in Slayers (1995)
    Slayers
    6.8
    • Director
    • 1995
    The Five Star Stories (1989)
    The Five Star Stories
    6.1
    • Director
    • 1989

    Credits

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    Director

    • Fresh PreCure! (2009)
      Fresh PreCure!
      8.6
      TV Series
      • episode director
      • 2009
    • Yumetsukai (2006)
      Yumetsukai
      6.1
      TV Series
      • Director
      • 2006
    • Kizuna: Much Ado About Nothing (2001)
      Kizuna: Much Ado About Nothing
      6.2
      Video
      • Director
      • 2001
    • Lum the Invader Girl (2000)
      Lum the Invader Girl
      TV Special
      • Director
      • 2000
    • City Hunter: Goodbye My Sweetheart (1997)
      City Hunter: Goodbye My Sweetheart
      7.0
      TV Movie
      • general director
      • 1997
    • Megumi Hayashibara and Maria Kawamura in Slayers (1995)
      Slayers
      6.8
      • supervising director
      • 1995
    • Please Save My Earth (1993)
      Please Save My Earth
      6.8
      TV Series
      • Director
      • 1993–1994
    • A Wind Named Amnesia (1990)
      A Wind Named Amnesia
      6.5
      Video
      • Director
      • 1990
    • The Five Star Stories (1989)
      The Five Star Stories
      6.1
      • Director
      • 1989
    • The Enemy's the Pirates!: The Cats' Banquet (1989)
      The Enemy's the Pirates!: The Cats' Banquet
      7.2
      TV Mini Series
      • Director
      • 1989–1990
    • The Samurai (1987)
      The Samurai
      6.2
      Video
      • Director
      • 1987
    • Maison Ikkoku (1986)
      Maison Ikkoku
      8.1
      TV Series
      • chief director
      • 1986
    • Urusei Yatsura: Ryoko's September Tea Party (1985)
      Urusei Yatsura: Memorial Album
      6.4
      Video
      • chief director
      • 1986
    • Urusei Yatsura (1981)
      Urusei Yatsura
      7.5
      TV Series
      • lead director
      • lead
      • 1982–1986
    • Urusei Yatsura 4: Lum the Forever (1986)
      Urusei Yatsura 4: Lum the Forever
      6.4
      • Director
      • 1986

    Animation Department

    • Macross Frontier: The Wings of Farewell (2011)
      Macross Frontier: The Wings of Farewell
      7.1
      • key animator
      • 2011
    • DNA² (1994)
      DNA²
      6.4
      TV Mini Series
      • inbetween checker
      • 1994
    • Urusei Yatsura: Ryoko's September Tea Party (1985)
      Urusei Yatsura: Memorial Album
      6.4
      Video
      • animation director
      • 1986
    • Urusei Yatsura: Ryoko's September Tea Party (1985)
      Urusei Yatsura: Ryoko's September Tea Party
      7.1
      Video
      • animation director
      • 1985
    • Urusei Yatsura (1981)
      Urusei Yatsura
      7.5
      TV Series
      • animation director
      • animator
      • 1982–1984
    • Urusei Yatsura 2: Beautiful Dreamer (1984)
      Urusei Yatsura 2: Beautiful Dreamer
      7.4
      • animation director
      • character designer
      • 1984
    • Urusei Yatsura: Only You (1983)
      Urusei Yatsura: Only You
      6.7
      • key animator
      • 1983
    • White Fang Story (1982)
      White Fang Story
      7.6
      TV Movie
      • assistant animation director
      • key animator
      • 1982
    • Belle and Sebastian (1981)
      Belle and Sebastian
      7.3
      TV Series
      • key animator
      • 1981–1982
    • Mobile Suit Gundam III: Encounters in Space (1982)
      Mobile Suit Gundam III: Encounters in Space
      7.5
      • animator
      • 1982
    • Fûmûn (1980)
      Fûmûn
      7.4
      TV Movie
      • animator
      • 1980
    • Mobile Suit Gundam (1979)
      Mobile Suit Gundam
      7.9
      TV Series
      • animator
      • animation director
      • 1979
    • Daitarn 3 (1978)
      Daitarn 3
      7.8
      TV Series
      • animation director
      • animator
      • 1978–1979
    • Fighting General Daimos (1978)
      Fighting General Daimos
      7.9
      TV Series
      • animator
      • 1978
    • Voltes Five (1977)
      Voltes Five
      8.0
      TV Series
      • animator
      • 1977–1978

    Art Department

    • s.CRY.ed Alteration Zenpen TAO (2011)
      s.CRY.ed Alteration Zenpen TAO
      • storyboard artist: TV series
      • 2011
    • Gekijô Yattâman: Shin Yattâmanmeka daishûgô! Omocha no kuni de daikessen da koron! (2009)
      Gekijô Yattâman: Shin Yattâmanmeka daishûgô! Omocha no kuni de daikessen da koron!
      5.8
      • storyboards
      • 2009
    • Samurai Harem (2009)
      Samurai Harem
      5.9
      TV Series
      • storyboard artist
      • 2009
    • Claymore (2007)
      Claymore
      8.0
      TV Series
      • storyboard artist
      • 2007
    • Yumetsukai (2006)
      Yumetsukai
      6.1
      TV Series
      • storyboard artist
      • 2006
    • My Son Goku (2003)
      My Son Goku
      7.5
      • storyboard artist
      • 2003
    • s-CRY-ed (2001)
      s-CRY-ed
      6.9
      TV Series
      • storyboard artist
      • 2001
    • Infinite Ryvius (1999)
      Infinite Ryvius
      7.0
      TV Series
      • storyboard artist
      • 1999–2000
    • Blood: The Last Vampire (2000)
      Blood: The Last Vampire
      6.6
      Video Game
      • storyboard artist
      • 2000
    • Descendants of Darkness (2000)
      Descendants of Darkness
      7.1
      TV Series
      • storyboard artist
      • 2000
    • Gate Keepers (2000)
      Gate Keepers
      6.6
      TV Series
      • storyboard artist
      • 2000
    • City Hunter: Goodbye My Sweetheart (1997)
      City Hunter: Goodbye My Sweetheart
      7.0
      TV Movie
      • storyboard
      • 1997
    • Megumi Hayashibara and Maria Kawamura in Slayers (1995)
      Slayers
      6.8
      • storyboard artist
      • 1995
    • The Enemy's the Pirates!: The Cats' Banquet (1989)
      The Enemy's the Pirates!: The Cats' Banquet
      7.2
      TV Mini Series
      • storyboard artist
      • 1989–1990
    • Misutâ ajikko (1987)
      Misutâ ajikko
      7.2
      TV Series
      • storyboard artist
      • 1989

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      • February 12, 1949
      • Tokyo, Japan

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