Masayuki (animator)

, more commonly known mononymously as , is a Japanese animator and director. He is best known for working on the anime series ''Neon Genesis Evangelion'' and co-directing the first three ''Rebuild of Evangelion'' films.

Life and career

Masayuki Yamaguchi was born on January 3, 1961, in Nagano Prefecture, Japan. While in high school, he was inspired to enter the animation industry after seeing Hayao Miyazaki's 1978 anime series ''Future Boy Conan''.

In 1982, Masayuki worked on "Key Animation" in several OVA and television anime, including: ''Acrobunch'', ''Cream Lemon'', ''Fist of the North Star'', ''Cream Lemon Part 4: POP CHASER'', ''Bavi Stock'', ''Gunbuster'', ''Doomed Megalopolis'', and ''Neon Genesis Evangelion''. He has also worked under the pseudonym , on some media, including: ''Macross Plus'', '' Macross Plus: Movie Edition'', and '' Re: Cutie Honey''.''''

Masayuki is a close friend of the famed ''Neon Genesis Evangelion'' creator Hideaki Anno. Together, they have collaborated on many OVAs, films, and television programs, such as ''Gunbuster'', ''Neon Genesis Evangelion'', '' Neon Genesis Evangelion: Death & Rebirth'', ''The End of Evangelion'', ''GAMERA1999'', ''Cutie Honey'', '' Evangelion: 1.0 You Are (Not) Alone'', '' Evangelion: 2.0 You Can (Not) Advance'', '' Evangelion: 3.0 You Can (Not) Redo'', ''Shin Godzilla'', '' Evangelion: 3.0+1.0 Thrice Upon a Time'', and ''Shin Ultraman''. Masayuki's friendship with Anno has become very close, with the former spending half a year editing Anno's wedding video, which apparently had more than 1000 cuts.

Filmography

Film

* '' Macross Plus: Movie Edition'' (1995) - Animation director s Wase Emishiref name=":8" />
* '' Neon Genesis Evangelion: Death & Rebirth'' (1997) - Director 'Evangelion:Death'' segment animation director, design director, storyboard artist, and key animation 'Evangelion:Death'' segment* ''The End of Evangelion'' (1997) - Storyboard artist, design director, key animation, and visual water artist
* ''GAMERA1999'' (1999) - Director [with Hideaki Anno]
* Cutie Honey (film), ''Cutie Honey'' (2004) - Associate director and storyboard artist
* '' Evangelion: 1.0 You Are (Not) Alone'' (2007) - Director ith Kazuya Tsurumaki">Kazuya_Tsurumaki.html" ;"title="ith Kazuya Tsurumaki">ith Kazuya Tsurumakiand key animation
* '' Evangelion: 2.0 You Can (Not) Advance'' (2009) - Director [with Kazuya Tsurumaki], storyboard artist, and key animation
* '' Evangelion: 3.0 You Can (Not) Redo'' (2012) - Director [with Kazuya Tsurumaki and Mahiro Maeda] and storyboard artist
* ''Shin Godzilla'' (2016) - Storyboard artist, D Unit director ith Ikki Todoroki and Hideaki Anno D Unit cinematographer ith Ikki Todoroki and Hideaki Anno and D Unit recording ith Ikki Todoroki and Hideaki Anno* '' Evangelion: 3.0+1.0 Thrice Upon a Time'' (2021) - Draft storyboard artist, key animation, and screen assistant (for animated underwater scenes)
* ''Shin Ultraman'' (2022) - Assistant director, storyboard artist ith Akitoshi Yokoyama, Shinji Higuchi, Hideaki Anno, Ikki Todoroki, Kazuyoshi Katayama, and Linto Ueda">Shinji_Higuchi.html" ;"title="ith Akitoshi Yokoyama, Shinji Higuchi">ith Akitoshi Yokoyama, Shinji Higuchi, Hideaki Anno, Ikki Todoroki, Kazuyoshi Katayama, and Linto Uedaand cinematographer

Television

* ''Acrobunch'' (1982) - Key animation
* ''Fist of the North Star'' (1984-1987) - Key animation [episode 56]
* ''Neon Genesis Evangelion'' (1995-1996) - Assistant director, storyboard artist episodes key animation episodes episode director pisodes 19, 24 and 26 and design assistant pisode 19ref name=":7" />

OVA

* ''Cream Lemon'' (1984-1987) - Key animation pisode 4ref name=":2" />
* ''Cream Lemon Part 4: POP CHASER'' (1985) - Key animation
* ''Bavi Stock'' (1985-1986) - Key animation pisode 1ref name=":5" />
* ''Gunbuster'' (1988-1989) - Opening animation and key animation pisodes 5 and 6* ''BAOH'' (1989) - Character designer and animation director
* ''Doomed Megalopolis'' (1991-1992) - Character designer, animation director pisodes 1, 2, and 4 key animation pisodes 3 and 4 storyboard artist pisodes 3 and 4 and screenwriter pisode 4ref name=":6" />
* ''Macross Plus'' (1994-1995) - Animation director pisode 1; as Wase Emishiref name=":8" />
* '' Re: Cutie Honey'' (2004) - Animation director pisode 3; as Wase Emishiref>

References

External links

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Masayuki
at Eiga.com

Masayuki
at Filmarks

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Japanese animators
Japanese animated film directors
Anime directors
Japanese film directors
Japanese storyboard artists
Japanese screenwriters
Japanese cinematographers
Living people
1961 births
People from Nagano Prefecture