swap_horiz Naoko Yamada Alternatives

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Hideaki Anno

Hideaki Anno is a Japanese animator and director renowned for his innovative approach to animation and storytelling. He...

Traditional Japanese Science Fiction Evangelion

9.2 Excellent

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Masaaki Yuasa

Masaaki Yuasa is a Japanese animator and director celebrated for his experimental and avant-garde style. His work, such...

Avant Garde Japanese Experimental Director

9.1 Excellent

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Kunihiko Ikuhara

Kunihiko Ikuhara is a Japanese animator recognized for his distinctive directorial style and complex narratives. He freq...

Television Japanese Surrealist Magical Girl

9.0 Excellent

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Osamu Dezaki

Osamu Dezaki (1943–2011) was a Japanese anime director and animator known for his highly stylized visual techniques and...

Anime Television Classic Japan

9.0 Excellent

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Yoshiyuki Tomino

Yoshiyuki Tomino is a Japanese animator primarily known for his creation of Mobile Suit Gundam. His 1979 series pioneere...

Mecha Television Japanese Gundam

8.8 Great

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Hiroyuki Imaishi

Hiroyuki Imaishi is a Japanese animator and director known primarily for his work at Studio Trigger. He co-founded the s...

Action Japanese Trigger Director

8.8 Great

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Sayo Yamamoto

Sayo Yamamoto is a Japanese animator primarily noted for her work directing television series. She gained significant re...

Television Japanese Sports Director

8.7 Great

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Yoshifumi Kondo

Yoshifumi Kondō (1950–1998) was a Japanese animator and director who served as a key animation director at Studio Ghibli...

Japanese Theatrical Ghibli Director

8.6 Great

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Yoshifumi Kondō

Yoshifumi Kondō (1950–1998) was a Japanese animator and director at Studio Ghibli. He directed "Whisper of the Heart" (1...

Traditional Japanese Studio Ghibli Director

8.5 Great

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Leiji Matsumoto

Leiji Matsumoto (1938–2023) was a Japanese manga artist and anime creator known for pioneering the space opera genre. Hi...

Traditional Japanese Science Fiction Director

8.5 Great

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Sunao Katabuchi

Sunao Katabuchi is a Japanese anime director who began his career as assistant director to Hayao Miyazaki. He directed t...

Drama Japanese Historical Director

8.5 Great

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Akiyuki Shinbo

Akiyuki Shinbo is a Japanese anime director and storyboard artist known for his long-standing collaboration with the ani...

Anime Television Contemporary Japan

8.5 Great

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Yasuhiro Takemoto

Yasuhiro Takemoto was a Japanese anime director and animator who spent his career at Kyoto Animation. He directed severa...

Anime Television Japan Japanese

8.4 Great

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Koji Morimoto

Koji Morimoto is a Japanese animator, director, and co-founder of the animation studio Studio 4°C. He is recognized for...

Anime Japan Japanese Experimental

8.3 Great

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Tatsuya Ishihara

Tatsuya Ishihara is a Japanese anime director and animator prominently associated with the studio Kyoto Animation (KyoAn...

Anime Television Japan Japanese

8.3 Great

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Kunio Kato

Kunio Kato is a Japanese independent animator who won the Academy Award for Best Animated Short Film at the 81st Academy...

Independent Japanese Oscar Winner Director

8.2 Great

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Keiichi Hara

Keiichi Hara is a Japanese anime director known for both franchise work and independently acclaimed features. He directe...

Anime Contemporary Japan Japanese

8.2 Great

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Yoshiaki Kawajiri

Yoshiaki Kawajiri is a Japanese animator, screenwriter, and director associated with the animation studio Madhouse. He d...

Action Traditional Japanese Director

8.1 Great

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Hiroshi Hamasaki

Hiroshi Hamasaki is a Japanese anime director and animator recognized for his detailed and often atmospheric storytellin...

Anime Television Contemporary Japan

8.1 Great

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Morio Asaka

Morio Asaka is a Japanese anime director known for his work with the animation studio Madhouse. His directing credits sp...

Television Drama Japanese Director

7.9 Good