Akihiko Yamashita

Akihiko Yamashita

Director · Writer

Okayama Prefecture, Chūgoku, Japan
February 6, 1966

Biography

Akihiko Yamashita (山下 明彦 Yamashita Akihiko, born February 6, 1966, Okayama Prefecture, Chūgoku, Japan) is a Studio Ghibli animator who is famous for Howl's Moving Castle and Giant Robo (OVA). From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

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Representative Works

Spirited Away
Spirited Away
8.5
/ Japanese
The Boy and the Heron
The Boy and the Heron
7.4
/ Japanese
Arrietty
Arrietty
7.7
/ Japanese
The Wind Rises
The Wind Rises
7.8
/ Japanese
From Up on Poppy Hill
From Up on Poppy Hill
7.5
/ Japanese
Tales from Earthsea
Tales from Earthsea
6.5
/ Japanese
Code Geass: Akito the Exiled 5: To Beloved Ones
Code Geass: Akito the Exiled 5: To Beloved Ones
6.3
/ Japanese
Evangelion: 2.0 You Can (Not) Advance
Evangelion: 2.0 You Can (Not) Advance
7.8
/ Japanese
The Imaginary
The Imaginary
7.6
/ Japanese
Modest Heroes
Modest Heroes
6.7
/ Japanese
Escaflowne: The Movie
Escaflowne: The Movie
6.6
/ Japanese
Galaxy Express 999: Eternal Fantasy
Galaxy Express 999: Eternal Fantasy
6.5
/ Japanese

Awards and Honors

Critical Favorites

Spirited Away
2001Winner

Career Highlight

Spirited Away

The Boy and the Heron
2023Nominee

Career Highlight

The Boy and the Heron

Arrietty
2010Winner

Best Director

Arrietty

Career Highlights

The Wind Rises
2013Highlight

Career Highlight

The Wind Rises

From Up on Poppy Hill
2011Highlight

Best Director

From Up on Poppy Hill

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