Yuji Moriyama

Personal Info

Known For Director

Gender Male

Birthday 1960-01-06 (64 years old)

Place of Birth Tokyo, Japan

Also Known As Yuuji Moriyama, Yûji Moriyama, Moriyama Yuuji / もりやまゆうじ, Moriyama Yuuji / 森山雄治, Kazama Kotarou / 風間小太郎, Moriyama Yuuji / 森山ゆうじ, Motoyama Yuuji / もとやまゆうじ, Nagarekawa Kappa / 流川河童, Nekobe Nachiko / 猫部那智子, Omone Aisumishi / 阿藍隅史, Saihou Joudo / 西宝壌土, Shibakano Wataya / 芝跨野渡也, Shibamata Tooya / 柴又十哉, Sunagawa Norihiro / 砂川則博, Uota Tadao / 魚田尹夫, Alan Smithee, 森山雄二

Yuji Moriyama

Biography

Yuji Moriyama (森山 雄治, Moriyama Yūji, January 6, 1960) is a Japanese anime director, animator, animation supervisor and character designer from Tokyo. He is a member of the Japanese Animation Creators Association (JAniCA). He won the fourth Japan Anime Awards in the Animation Director category. Some of his many pennames are Yūji Motoyama (もとやまゆうじ), Jōdo Saihō (西宝 壌土), Kotarō Kazama (風間 小太郎), Norihiro Sunakawa (砂川 則博), MONTAN, Wataya Shibakano (芝跨野 渡也) , Tōya Shibamata (柴又 十哉), Alan Smithee (阿藍 隅史), Nachiko Nekobe (猫部 那智子), and Tadao Uota (魚田 尹夫).

Known For

Director

2024
Uzumaki

as Director

2003
Da Capo

as Director

2003
Da Capo

as Series Director

1998
TRIGUN

as Director

1998
Geobreeders

as Director

1995
1994
Macross Plus

as Director

1994
801 T.T.S Airbats

as Director

1991
Exper Zenon

as Director

1991
Madara

as Director

1991
Madara

as Director

1989
1984
Locke the Superman

as Assistant Director

Visual Effects

2020
Given

as Key Animation

2020
Tower of God

as Animation Director

2019
KENGAN ASHURA

as Key Animation

2019
Astra: Lost in Space

as Animation Director

2018
Seven Senses of the Re'Union

as Animation Director

2017
Classroom of the Elite

as Key Animation

2017
Classroom of the Elite

as Animation Director

2017
Scum's Wish

as Animation Director

2012
JoJo's Bizarre Adventure

as Key Animation

2011
2008
Bleach the Movie: Fade to Black

as Animation Director

2007
2006
Gunbuster: The Movie

as Animation Director

2004
Bleach

as Key Animation

2004
Midori Days

as Key Animation

2004
Bleach

as Animation Director

2004
Midori Days

as Animation Director

2003
E's Otherwise

as Animation Director

2003
Da Capo

as Animation Director

2002
Beat Angel Escalayer

as Opening/Ending Animation

2002
Naruto

as Animation Director

2002
Naruto

as Key Animation

2001
Kaze no Yojimbo

as Key Animation

2001
Kaze no Yojimbo

as Animation Director

2000
Locke the Superman: Mirror Ring

as Animation Director

2000
Saiyuki

as Character Designer

2000
Saiyuki

as Animation Director

2000
Saiyuki

as Supervising Animation Director

1999
Tenamonya Voyagers

as Animation Director

1999
Tenamonya Voyagers

as Key Animation

1998
TRIGUN

as Animation Director

1998
TRIGUN

as Key Animation

1996
Fire Emblem

as Character Designer

1996
Baby and Me

as Animation Director

1995
Macross Plus: The Movie

as Key Animation

1995
Macross Plus: The Movie

as Animation Director

1992
Bastard!!

as Key Animation

1992
1991
Exper Zenon

as Key Animation

1991
Blazing Transfer Student

as Character Designer

1991
Luna Varga

as Character Designer

1991
Madara

as Character Designer

1990
Kounai Shasei

as Character Designer

1988
1988
Gunbuster

as Key Animation

1988
Gunbuster

as Animation Director

1988
Ronin Warriors

as Animation Director

1987
Robot Carnival

as Animation

1987
Norakuro-kun

as Character Designer

1987
Lemon Angel

as Key Animation

1986
Project A-Ko

as Key Animation

1986
Project A-Ko

as Animation Director

1984
Urusei Yatsura: Beautiful Dreamer

as Animation Director

1984
Cream Lemon

as Character Designer

1984
Cream Lemon

as Key Animation

1983
Urusei Yatsura: Only You

as Key Animation

1981
Urusei Yatsura

as Animation Director

Writer

2003
Da Capo

as Series Composition

2000
1998
Master Keaton

as Writer

1996
1991
Exper Zenon

as Writer

1989
Project A-Ko 4: Final

as Original Story

1986
Project A-Ko

as Writer

1986
Maison Ikkoku

as Writer

Art

2023
Blue Orchestra

as Storyboard Artist

2003
Da Capo

as Storyboard Artist

1998
TRIGUN

as Storyboard Artist

1981
Urusei Yatsura

as Storyboard Artist