Masayuki Yamaguchi (山口 正幸, Yamaguchi Masayuki, born January 3, 1961), more commonly known mononymously as Masayuki (摩砂雪), 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.
Masayuki | |
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摩砂雪 | |
| Born | Masayuki Yamaguchi January 3, 1961 Nagano, Japan |
| Nationality | Japanese |
| Other names | Emishi Wase (夷 倭世) Masakazu (摩砂一) Sanaba Yoshitomo (沙那芭 美智) |
| Education | Tokyo Designer Gakuin College |
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| Years active | 1982–present |
| Title | Executive advisor of Khara[1] |
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Life and career
editMasayuki Yamaguchi was born on January 3, 1961, in Nagano Prefecture, Japan.[2] While in high school, he was inspired to enter the animation industry after seeing Hayao Miyazaki's 1978 anime series Future Boy Conan.[3]: 96
In 1982, Masayuki worked on "Key Animation" in several OVA and television anime, including: Acrobunch,[4] Cream Lemon,[5] Fist of the North Star,[6] Cream Lemon Part 4: POP CHASER,[7] Bavi Stock,[8] Gunbuster,[9] Doomed Megalopolis,[10] and Neon Genesis Evangelion.[11] He has also worked under the pseudonym Wase Emishi (夷 倭世, Emishi Wase), on some media, including: Macross Plus,[12] Macross Plus: Movie Edition,[12] and Re: Cutie Honey.[12]
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.[3]: 266
Filmography
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Film
edit- Macross Plus: Movie Edition (1995) - Animation director [as Wase Emishi][12]
- Neon Genesis Evangelion: Death & Rebirth (1997) - Director [Evangelion:Death segment], animation director, design director, storyboard artist, and key animation [Evangelion:Death segment][13]
- The End of Evangelion (1997) - Storyboard artist, design director, key animation, and visual water artist[14]
- GAMERA1999 (1999) - Director [with Hideaki Anno][15]
- Cutie Honey (2004) - Associate director and storyboard artist[16]
- Evangelion: 1.0 You Are (Not) Alone (2007) - Director [with Kazuya Tsurumaki][17] and key animation[18]
- Evangelion: 2.0 You Can (Not) Advance (2009) - Director [with Kazuya Tsurumaki],[19] storyboard artist, and key animation[20]
- Evangelion: 3.0 You Can (Not) Redo (2012) - Director [with Kazuya Tsurumaki and Mahiro Maeda] and storyboard artist[21]
- Shin Godzilla (2016) - Storyboard artist, D Unit director [with Ikki Todoroki and Hideaki Anno], D Unit cinematographer [with Ikki Todoroki and Hideaki Anno], and D Unit recording [with Ikki Todoroki and Hideaki Anno][22][23]
- Evangelion: 3.0+1.0 Thrice Upon a Time (2021) - Draft storyboard artist, key animation, and screen assistant (for animated underwater scenes)[24]
- Shin Ultraman (2022) - Assistant director, storyboard artist [with Akitoshi Yokoyama, Shinji Higuchi, Hideaki Anno, Ikki Todoroki, Kazuyoshi Katayama, and Linto Ueda][25] and cinematographer[26]
Television
edit- Acrobunch (1982) - Key animation[4]
- Fist of the North Star (1984-1987) - Key animation [episode 56][6]
- Neon Genesis Evangelion (1995-1996) - Assistant director, storyboard artist [8 episodes], key animation [5 episodes], episode director [episodes 19, 24 and 26], and design assistant [episode 19][11]
OVA
edit- Cream Lemon (1984-1987) - Key animation [episode 4][5]
- Cream Lemon Part 4: POP CHASER (1985) - Key animation[7]
- Bavi Stock (1985-1986) - Key animation [episode 1][8]
- Gunbuster (1988-1989) - Opening animation and key animation [episodes 5 and 6]
- BAOH (1989) - Character designer and animation director[27]
- Doomed Megalopolis (1991-1992) - Character designer, animation director [episodes 1, 2, and 4], key animation [episodes 3 and 4], storyboard artist [episodes 3 and 4], and screenwriter [episode 4][10]
- Macross Plus (1994-1995) - Animation director [episode 1; as Wase Emishi][28][12]
- Re: Cutie Honey (2004) - Animation director [episode 3; as Wase Emishi][29][12]
References
edit- ^ "About us". Khara. Retrieved December 1, 2022.
- ^ "摩砂雪" [Masayuki]. Eiga.com (in Japanese). Retrieved November 30, 2022.
- ^ a b Hotta, Junji [in Japanese] (July 15, 2005). ガイナックス・インタビューズ [Gainax Interviews] (in Japanese). Kodansha. ISBN 978-4063646436.
- ^ a b "Acrobunch - The Quest for Treasure (TV)". Anime News Network. Retrieved December 1, 2022.
- ^ a b "Cream Lemon (OAV)". Anime News Network. Retrieved December 1, 2022.
- ^ a b "Fist of the North Star (TV) - Anime News Network". Anime News Network. Retrieved December 1, 2022.
- ^ a b "Cream Lemon Part 4: POP CHASER (OAV)". Anime News Network. Retrieved December 1, 2022.
- ^ a b "Bavi Stock (OAV)". Anime News Network. Retrieved December 1, 2022.
- ^ "Gunbuster (OAV)". Anime News Network. Retrieved December 1, 2022.
- ^ a b "Doomed Megalopolis (OAV)". Anime News Network. Retrieved December 1, 2022.
- ^ a b "Neon Genesis Evangelion (TV)". Anime News Network. Retrieved December 1, 2022.
- ^ a b c d e f "Masayuki". Anime News Network. Retrieved December 1, 2022.
- ^ "Neon Genesis Evangelion: Death & Rebirth (movie)". Anime News Network. Retrieved December 1, 2022.
- ^ "Neon Genesis Evangelion: The End of Evangelion (movie)". Anime News Network. Retrieved December 1, 2022.
- ^ "GAMERA1999". Filmarks. Retrieved December 1, 2022.
- ^ "Cutie Honey (live-action movie)". Anime News Network. Retrieved December 1, 2022.
- ^ "ヱヴァンゲリヲン新劇場版：序 : 作品情報". Eiga.com (in Japanese). Retrieved December 1, 2022.
- ^ "Evangelion: 1.0 You Are (Not) Alone (movie)". Anime News Network. Retrieved December 1, 2022.
- ^ "ヱヴァンゲリヲン新劇場版：破 : 作品情報". Eiga.com (in Japanese). Retrieved December 1, 2022.
- ^ "Evangelion: 2.0 You Can (Not) Advance (movie)". Anime News Network. Retrieved December 1, 2022.
- ^ "Evangelion: 3.0 You Can (Not) Redo (movie)". Anime News Network. Retrieved December 1, 2022.
- ^ "Shin Godzilla (live-action movie)". Anime News Network. Retrieved December 1, 2022.
- ^ "シン・ゴジラ : 作品情報". Eiga.com (in Japanese). Retrieved December 1, 2022.
- ^ "Evangelion: 3.0+1.0: Thrice Upon A Time (movie)". Anime News Network. Retrieved December 1, 2022.
- ^ "Shin Ultraman (live-action movie)". Anime News Network. Retrieved December 1, 2022.
- ^ Toho Stella, ed. (May 13, 2022). 『シン・ウルトラマン』【映画パンフレット】 [Shin Ultraman Movie Pamphlet] (in Japanese). Toho. p. 38. ASIN B0B17GBGBQ. Archived from the original on May 12, 2022. Retrieved December 1, 2022.
- ^ "BAOH (OAV)". Anime News Network. Retrieved December 1, 2022.
- ^ "Macross Plus (OAV)". Anime News Network. Retrieved December 1, 2022.
- ^ "Re: Cutie Honey (OAV)". Anime News Network. Retrieved December 1, 2022.
External links
edit- Masayuki at IMDb
- Masayuki at Anime News Network's encyclopedia
- Masayuki at Eiga.com (in Japanese)
- Masayuki at Filmarks (in Japanese)
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