Shigeyasu Yamauchi

Shigeyasu Yamauchi
Native name	山内 重保
Romanized	Yamauchi Shigeyasu
Nationality	Japanese
Born	April 10, 1953 (age 71) Hakodate, Hokkaido, Japan
Occupations	Anime director, producer

Shigeyasu Yamauchi (山内 重保 (やまうち しげやす) , Yamauchi Shigeyasu, born April 10, 1953 in Hakodate, Hokkaido, Japan) is a Japanese anime director and producer. He is best known for his work in the Dragon Ball Z franchise. He was the series director of the Boys Over Flowers anime and also directed short film.

Biography

Early life

Yamauchi was born on April 10, 1953 in Hakodate, Hokkaido, Japan.

Career

Yamauchi received his first credit on Chōgattai Majutsu Robo Ginguiser as an assistant director in the late 1970s. He went on to work on Maison Ikkoku, Ranma 1/2, Saint Seiya, Dragon Ball Z, Flame of Recca, and Cowboy Bebop in the 1980s and 90s in various positions. More recently, he has worked on Blood+, Chihayafuru, and Sailor Moon Crystal.

Selected filmography

• Maison Ikkoku (1986, storyboards)
• Saint Seiya (1986-1989, director)
• Ranma 1/2 (1989, storyboards and director)
• Magical Taluluto (1990-1992, series director)
• Dragon Ball Z (1990-1996, director)
• Boys Over Flowers (1996-1997, series director)
• Yume no Crayon Oukoku (1997-1999, director)
• Dr. Slump (1997-1999, series director)
• Flame of Recca (1998, storyboards)
• Cowboy Bebop (1999, storyboards)
• Ojamajo Doremi (1999-2000, director)
• Blood+ (2006, storyboards and director)
• Casshern Sins (2008, series director)
• Dream Eater Merry (2011, series director)
• Chihayafuru (2012, storyboards)
• A Town Where You Live (2013, series director)
• Sailor Moon Crystal (2014, storyboards)
• Real Girl (2018, storyboards)

Notes

• General

• When Yoko Kamio visited the studio to watch a recording, Yamauchi asked her to join the background extras since they did not have enough people to record that day.

External links

• Shigeyasu Yamauchi on Japanese Wikipedia
• Shigeyasu Yamauchi at the Anime News Network
• Shigeyasu Yamauchi at the Internet Movie Database
• Shigeyasu Yamauchi on Dragon Ball Wiki