Yuji Moriyama

1960-01-06Tokyo, Japan

Works

1981

Debut

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).

Staff Credits

animation_director

Classroom of the Elite2017— Animation Director
Baby and Me1996— Animation Director
Naruto2002— Animation Director
Bleach2004— Animation Director
Tower of God2020— Animation Director
TRIGUN1998— Animation Director
Ronin Warriors1988— Animation Director
Astra Lost in Space2019— Animation Director
Gunbuster1988— Animation Director
Tenchi Muyo!1992— Animation Director
Urusei Yatsura1981— Animation Director
Saiyuki2000— Animation Director

episode_director

TRIGUN1998— Director

writer

Maison Ikkoku1986— Writer
Master Keaton1998— Writer

character_designer

Saiyuki2000— Character Designer
Kounai Shasei1990— Character Designer