is a Japanese director best known for his work on the ''

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''.

Career

Developing an interest in animation while still at high school, Yuyama worked as an animator's assistant on episodes of ''

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''. He was a sketch artist and storyboard artist on the foreign co-production '' Barbapapa'' (1973) and joined Aoi Productions in 1978. The same year, he had his directorial debut while working for Aoi on '' Galaxy Express 999'', and soon struck up a successful working partnership with the screenwriter Takeshi Shudo on ''

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''. In 1982, he promoted to "chief director", an overseeing role on ''

''. While remaining in TV during the 1980s, he also played a leading role in anime's exodus into video. His work also showed a mastery of elements for a female audience, most obvious in his ''

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'' spin-off, ''Aramis' Adventure''. After working on ''

'', he gained true fame through his involvement with later works on ''

''.

Filmography

Anime

Live-action

References

External links

* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Yuyama, Kunihiko 1952 births Living people Anime directors Japanese animators Tatsunoko Production people