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| {{Nihongo|'''Naoko Yamada'''|山田 尚子|Yamada Naoko}} |
{{Nihongo|'''Naoko Yamada'''|山田 尚子|Yamada Naoko}} is a Japanese ], ] and ]. Working at ], she directed the ] series '']'' (2009-2010) and '']'' (2013), and the anime films '']'' (2016) and '']'' (2018). | ||
| In 2021, she directed the ] '']'' under ]. The series will premiere on Japanese television on January 2022.<ref name="ann-heike-announcement">{{cite web|url=https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2021-09-02/science-saru-reveals-the-heike-story-tv-anime-by-naoko-yamada/.176956|title=Science SARU Reveals ''The Heike Story'' TV Anime by Naoko Yamada|work=]|date=September 2, 2021|access-date=September 2, 2021|last=Pineda|first=Rafael Antonio}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2021-09-15/the-heike-story-tv-anime-posts-short-video-visual-before-premiere/.177402|title=''The Heike Story'' TV Anime Posts Short Video, Visual Before Premiere|work=]|date=September 15, 2021|access-date=October 21, 2021|last=Mateo|first=Alex}}</ref> |
In 2021, she directed the ] '']'' under ]. The series will premiere on Japanese television on January 2022.<ref name="ann-heike-announcement">{{cite web|url=https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2021-09-02/science-saru-reveals-the-heike-story-tv-anime-by-naoko-yamada/.176956|title=Science SARU Reveals ''The Heike Story'' TV Anime by Naoko Yamada|work=]|date=September 2, 2021|access-date=September 2, 2021|last=Pineda|first=Rafael Antonio}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2021-09-15/the-heike-story-tv-anime-posts-short-video-visual-before-premiere/.177402|title=''The Heike Story'' TV Anime Posts Short Video, Visual Before Premiere|work=]|date=September 15, 2021|access-date=October 21, 2021|last=Mateo|first=Alex}}</ref> | ||
| ==Early life and education== | ==Early life and education== | ||
| Yamada was born in ] |
Yamada was born in ].<ref>{{cite news | author = 増田弘道 | date = 26 June 2012 | title = 宮崎駿氏は71歳だけど……アニメ監督の高齢化は進んでいるか？| language= ja| trans-title= Mr. Hayao Miyazaki is 71 years old ... Are animation directors getting older?| work = ITmedia | access-date = 8 April 2015 | url = http://bizmakoto.jp/makoto/articles/1206/26/news011_2.html}}</ref><ref name= noel>{{cite web | author = Noel, John | date = 14 October 2012 | title = Scotland Loves Anime 2012: Day 3, Naoko Yamada Q&A session | work = chaostangent | access-date = 8 April 2015 | url = https://chaostangent.com/2012/10/scotland-loves-anime-2012-day-3-naoko-yamada-qa-session/}}</ref><ref name="Profile" /> She enjoyed drawing as a child and would copy images from the '']'' and '']'' series.<ref name= noel /> She joined the volleyball club in primary school and the tennis and photography clubs in high school.<ref name=noel /> At the ],<ref>{{cite web | publisher = 京都造形芸術大学 (Kyoto Art and Design University) |language= ja| trans-title= Career+: Entering University | title= キャリタス進学 | access-date = 8 April 2015 | url = http://daigaku.shingakunavi.jp/p/school/top/top.aspx?scl_no=7584800}}</ref> she studied ] and was a member of the ] club.<ref name="noel" /> | ||
| ==Career== | ==Career== | ||
| Yamada |
Yamada intended to work in ] after university, but she decided to join ] after seeing an advertisement.<ref name= noel /> She first worked as an ] for '']'' (2000-2004), which was outsourced to the studio at that time.<ref name= noel /><ref name=harding>{{cite web|title=Celebrating Kyoto Animation's Naoko Yamada's Growth as a Director|website=]|author=Harding, Daryl|date=29 November 2019|access-date=17 October 2021|url=https://www.crunchyroll.com/anime-feature/2019/11/28/celebrating-kyoto-animations-naoko-yamadas-growth-as-a-director}}</ref> She was eventually promoted as a ] for '']'' (2005).<ref name= noel /> | ||
| Her first directorial work was for the 17th episode of the anime series '']'' (2008),<ref name=harding /> though it was '']'' (2009) that marks her chief directorial debut |
Her first directorial work was for the 17th episode of the anime series '']'' (2008),<ref name=harding /> though it was '']'' (2009) that marks her chief directorial debut.<ref name=noel /> The series would become successful, breaking numerous records and spurring another season in 2010 and a film in 2011, both directed by Yamada.<ref name=noel /> In 2013, she directed '']'', an original work. The following year, she directed its sequel film, '']'', in which she won the New Face Award at the ].<ref>{{cite news | date = 28 September 2014 | title = Giovanni's Island Film Wins Media Arts Award | work = Anime News Network | access-date = 8 April 2015 | url = http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2014-11-28/giovanni-island-film-wins-media-arts-award/.81542}}</ref> She ] the entire film herself,<ref>{{cite web | year = 2014 | title = 監督インタビュー |language= ja| trans-title= Director interview| work = Tamako Love Story official website | access-date = 8 April 2015 | url = http://tamakolovestory.com/special/interview/}}</ref> and also wrote the lyrics for the opening ], ''Everybody Loves Somebody''.<ref>{{cite news | date = 18 March 2015 | title = マニュエラ作家陣活躍の「たまこまーけっと」歌モノベスト |trans-title= Manual of Errors Artists' ''Tamako Market'' best musical pieces| work = 音楽ナタリー | language= ja| access-date = 8 April 2015 | url = http://natalie.mu/music/news/141305}}</ref> Yamada's next project was the feature film '']'' (2016), an adaptation of the ], that reflected on elements of bullying and physical impairment in Japan. The film opened at #2 in the Japanese Box Office and grossed a total of ¥2.3 billion, the 19th highest-grossing film in Japan in 2016.<ref name=gross>{{cite web |url= http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2016-12-18/top-20-highest-grossing-films-in-japan-has-6-anime-films/.110076|title= Top 20 Highest-Grossing Films in Japan Has 6 Anime Films|date= December 18, 2016|access-date= December 20, 2016|work= ]}}</ref> The film also received multiple award nominations, including ] in the ] and the ] in the ]. | ||
| For Yamada, the most important part of being a director is to observe people. She describes herself as a "]" director, emphasizing the minds of the characters.<ref name= noel /> Her works often feature low-angle shots on the legs. Asked about this, she explained, "when you're nervous, you move your legs around. I think that it would be nice to express emotion like that."<ref name=harding /> | |||
| ⚫ | On July 18, 2019, ] at the main studio of Kyoto Animation, killing 36 of Yamada's colleagues and wounding 33 others. Yamada was reported not to have been hurt in the fire.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2019/07/19/world/asia/japan-fire-kyoto-animation.html|title=Japan Fire Killed Mostly Women, at a Studio Known for Hiring Them|work=]|author=Eimi Yamamitsu, Motoko Rich and Makiko Inoue|date=July 19, 2019|access-date=July 19, 2019}}</ref> |
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| ⚫ | On July 18, 2019, ] at the main studio of Kyoto Animation, killing 36 of Yamada's colleagues and wounding 33 others. Yamada was reported not to have been hurt in the fire.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2019/07/19/world/asia/japan-fire-kyoto-animation.html|title=Japan Fire Killed Mostly Women, at a Studio Known for Hiring Them|work=]|author=Eimi Yamamitsu, Motoko Rich and Makiko Inoue|date=July 19, 2019|access-date=July 19, 2019}}</ref> | ||
| ⚫ | In 2020, Yamada departed from Kyoto Animation, and she debuted with her first work outside of |
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| ⚫ | In 2020, Yamada departed from Kyoto Animation, and she debuted with her first work outside of Kyoto Animation, the ] '']'', at anime studio ], which is set to be released in 2022.<ref name="ann-heike-announcement" /> | ||
| == Style and Themes == | |||
| For Yamada, the most important part of being a director is to observe people. She describes herself as a "]" director, emphasizing the minds of the characters.<ref name="noel" /> In an interview about her work on the ''K-On!'' series, Yamada states, "It’s very important to me to treat the characters as individual people. I don’t think of them as imaginary; instead I try to come in touch with them from their perspective."<ref name=":0">{{Cite web|last=ultimatemegax|date=2015-01-31|title=Tamako Love Story/Director Naoko Yamada interview: Media Arts Festival ver|url=https://ultimatemegax.wordpress.com/2015/01/31/tamako-love-storydirector-naoko-yamada-interview-media-arts-festival-ver/|access-date=2021-12-04|website=Ultimatemegax's blog|language=en}}</ref> | |||
| Yamada's work often features low-angle shots on the legs, a stylistic choice that sets her apart from many other anime directors. When asked about this choice, she explained, "when you're nervous, you move your legs around. I think that it would be nice to express emotion like that."<ref name="harding" /> This choice stands out especially in her episodes of ''Clannad, K-On!,'' and ''A Silent Voice.'' Yamada's use of leg shots reveals important emotional information about her characters, while providing an interesting level of depth to the scene. | |||
| Yamada credits the majority of her style and themes to her love of live action film. Even though she decided to work in animation, much of her shot composition and use of space is heavily influenced by film styles found in live action work.<ref>{{Cite web|last=kViN|date=2020-07-21|title=KyoAni’s Present And Future: Naoko Yamada and Haruka Fujita Interview|url=https://blog.sakugabooru.com/2020/07/21/kyoanis-present-and-future-naoko-yamada-and-haruka-fujita-interview/|access-date=2021-12-04|website=Sakuga Blog|language=en-US}}</ref> Specifically, her use of low angle shots, shallow depth of field, and varying camera movement, allows Yamada's to pull in the audience stylistically just as any live action film would. Yamada has mentioned her inspiration from film by saying, "When I was younger, I would stay up late and watch movies screening that late. Each time I saw one, I would get so excited that I couldn’t go to sleep. I wanted to relish that feeling. Now when I’m the one making the film, I wanted to have the audience savor that excitement from one of my works."<ref name=":0" /> When it comes to how Yamada thinks about her characters, she focuses heavily on styles of communication. In one interview on her characters in ''A Silent Voice,'' she mentions "10 different people have 10 different emotions and 10 different ways to describe each emotion."<ref>{{Cite web|last=Dazed|date=2017-03-02|title=Meeting one of the youngest female directors in anime|url=https://www.dazeddigital.com/artsandculture/article/34979/1/meeting-one-of-the-youngest-female-directors-in-anime|access-date=2021-12-04|website=Dazed|language=en}}</ref> Yamada also focuses a lot on the color composition in each shot of her works, by using specific tones she is able to better portray the emotions the characters are going through. | |||
| While much of Yamada's work has focused on female protagonists, her work on ''A Silent Voice'' features a male protagonist. This was a difficult direction for Yamada because she had said “I love girls, so I want to depict girls from here onwards. Depicting boys is difficult. For example, I thought a lot about what to do if boys who saw the film thought a guy wouldn’t do something like that.” However, Yamada's directing style portrayed both the female and male characters beautifully. Yamada mentioned, "If you make something by thinking 'what kind of person are they' when looking at their root or the core of who they are, then the problems of 'they’re a guy so…' or “they’re a girl so…' become immensely trivial. Because of that, even in ''A Silent Voice'', I portrayed Shoya Ishida just as a person."<ref>{{Cite web|last=kViN|date=2016-12-27|title=Koe no Katachi Comic Natalie Interview – Naoko Yamada|url=https://blog.sakugabooru.com/2016/12/27/koe-no-katachi-comic-natalie-interview-naoko-yamada/|access-date=2021-12-04|website=Sakuga Blog|language=en-US}}</ref> | |||
| Much of Yamada's style also could be seen as Moe ( ]] ), which is slang that refers to feelings of affection, adoration, devotion, and excitement felt towards characters that appear in ] and ]. This style shows in how Yamada designs her characters, usually sticking to realistic proportions and emphasizing the characters personality traits through their design. | |||
| Yamada has been known to encourage her co-workers to have a enjoyable work environment, stating that "when I direct a title, I’m determined to do anything to make it great—so that everyone walks out of it thinking it was worthwhile, glad to have been involved."<ref>{{Cite web|last=kViN|date=2020-07-21|title=KyoAni’s Present And Future: Naoko Yamada and Haruka Fujita Interview|url=https://blog.sakugabooru.com/2020/07/21/kyoanis-present-and-future-naoko-yamada-and-haruka-fujita-interview/|access-date=2021-12-04|website=Sakuga Blog|language=en-US}}</ref> She is a driven director, but understands that the finished product is a culmination of work done by multiple people. After being mentored herself, she tries to show that same level of support and care to the people that work with her. | |||
| ==Filmography== | ==Filmography== | ||
| ===Television series=== | ===Television series=== | ||
| ⚫ | *'']'' (2009) | ||
| *] (TV Series) (key animator - 3 episodes, 2005) (inbetween animator - 2 episodes, 2005) | |||
| *'']'' (2010) | |||
| *] (key animator - 4 episodes, 2006) | |||
| *] (key animator - 24 episodes, 2006) | |||
| *] (animator - 6 episodes, 2007) | |||
| *] (background artist - 16 episodes, 2007) | |||
| *] (TV Series) (key animator - 27 episodes, 2008) | |||
| *'']'' (key animator - 14 episodes, 2009) | |||
| *] (animator - 13 episodes, 2011) | |||
| *'']'' (2013) | *'']'' (2013) | ||
| *] (key animator - 12 episodes, 2013) | |||
| *] (key animator - 15 episodes, 2014) | |||
| *'']'' (2015, series unit director; with ]) | *'']'' (2015, series unit director; with ]) | ||
| *'']'' (2016, series unit director; with Tatsuya Ishihara) | *'']'' (2016, series unit director; with Tatsuya Ishihara) | ||
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| ===Original net animations=== | ===Original net animations=== | ||
| *'']'' (2021)<ref name="ann-heike-announcement" /> | *'']'' (2021)<ref name="ann-heike-announcement" /> | ||
| == Awards and Nominations == | |||
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| ⚫ | K-On! (2009) | ||
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| Rizu to aoi tori (2018) | |||
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| Alma mater | Kyoto University of the Arts |
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Naoko Yamada (山田 尚子, Yamada Naoko) is a Japanese animator, television and film director. Working at Kyoto Animation, she directed the anime series K-On! (2009-2010) and Tamako Market (2013), and the anime films A Silent Voice (2016) and Liz and the Blue Bird (2018).
In 2021, she directed the original net animation The Heike Story under Science SARU. The series will premiere on Japanese television on January 2022.
Early life and education
Yamada was born in Kyoto Prefecture. She enjoyed drawing as a child and would copy images from the Patlabor and Dragon Ball series. She joined the volleyball club in primary school and the tennis and photography clubs in high school. At the Kyoto University of Art and Design, she studied oil painting and was a member of the special effects club.
Career
Yamada intended to work in film after university, but she decided to join Kyoto Animation after seeing an advertisement. She first worked as an inbetweener for Inuyasha (2000-2004), which was outsourced to the studio at that time. She was eventually promoted as a key animator for Air (2005).
Her first directorial work was for the 17th episode of the anime series Clannad (2008), though it was K-On! (2009) that marks her chief directorial debut. The series would become successful, breaking numerous records and spurring another season in 2010 and a film in 2011, both directed by Yamada. In 2013, she directed Tamako Market, an original work. The following year, she directed its sequel film, Tamako Love Story, in which she won the New Face Award at the Japan Media Arts Festival. She storyboarded the entire film herself, and also wrote the lyrics for the opening theme song, Everybody Loves Somebody. Yamada's next project was the feature film A Silent Voice (2016), an adaptation of the manga of the same name, that reflected on elements of bullying and physical impairment in Japan. The film opened at #2 in the Japanese Box Office and grossed a total of ¥2.3 billion, the 19th highest-grossing film in Japan in 2016. The film also received multiple award nominations, including Best Animation Film in the Mainichi Film Awards and the Excellent Animation of the Year in the Japan Academy Prize.
For Yamada, the most important part of being a director is to observe people. She describes herself as a "method" director, emphasizing the minds of the characters. Her works often feature low-angle shots on the legs. Asked about this, she explained, "when you're nervous, you move your legs around. I think that it would be nice to express emotion like that."
On July 18, 2019, a man started a fire at the main studio of Kyoto Animation, killing 36 of Yamada's colleagues and wounding 33 others. Yamada was reported not to have been hurt in the fire.
In 2020, Yamada departed from Kyoto Animation, and she debuted with her first work outside of Kyoto Animation, the original net animation The Heike Story, at anime studio Science SARU, which is set to be released in 2022.
Filmography
Television series
- K-On! (2009)
- K-On!! (2010)
- Tamako Market (2013)
- Sound! Euphonium (2015, series unit director; with Tatsuya Ishihara)
- Sound! Euphonium 2 (2016, series unit director; with Tatsuya Ishihara)
Films
- K-On! The Movie (2011)
- Tamako Love Story (2014)
- Sound! Euphonium: Welcome to the Kitauji High School Concert Band (2016, series unit director; with Tatsuya Ishihara)
- A Silent Voice (2016)
- Sound! Euphonium: Todoketai Melody (2017, series unit director; with Tatsuya Ishihara (chief director) and Taichi Ogawa)
- Liz and the Blue Bird (2018)
- Sound! Euphonium: Our Promise – A Brand New Day (2019, chief unit director; with Tatsuya Ishihara)
Original net animations
- The Heike Story (2021)
References
- ^ 歴代受賞作品, 文化庁メディア芸術祭. "山田 尚子 | プロフィール一覧". 文化庁メディア芸術祭 歴代受賞作品 (in Japanese). Retrieved July 22, 2019.
- ^ Pineda, Rafael Antonio (September 2, 2021). "Science SARU Reveals The Heike Story TV Anime by Naoko Yamada". Anime News Network. Retrieved September 2, 2021.
- Mateo, Alex (September 15, 2021). "The Heike Story TV Anime Posts Short Video, Visual Before Premiere". Anime News Network. Retrieved October 21, 2021.
- 増田弘道 (26 June 2012). "宮崎駿氏は71歳だけど……アニメ監督の高齢化は進んでいるか？" [Mr. Hayao Miyazaki is 71 years old ... Are animation directors getting older?]. ITmedia (in Japanese). Retrieved 8 April 2015.
- ^ Noel, John (14 October 2012). "Scotland Loves Anime 2012: Day 3, Naoko Yamada Q&A session". chaostangent. Retrieved 8 April 2015.
- "キャリタス進学" [Career+: Entering University] (in Japanese). 京都造形芸術大学 (Kyoto Art and Design University). Retrieved 8 April 2015.
- ^ Harding, Daryl (29 November 2019). "Celebrating Kyoto Animation's Naoko Yamada's Growth as a Director". Crunchyroll. Retrieved 17 October 2021.
- "Giovanni's Island Film Wins Media Arts Award". Anime News Network. 28 September 2014. Retrieved 8 April 2015.
- "監督インタビュー" [Director interview]. Tamako Love Story official website (in Japanese). 2014. Retrieved 8 April 2015.
- "マニュエラ作家陣活躍の「たまこまーけっと」歌モノベスト" [Manual of Errors Artists' Tamako Market best musical pieces]. 音楽ナタリー (in Japanese). 18 March 2015. Retrieved 8 April 2015.
- "Top 20 Highest-Grossing Films in Japan Has 6 Anime Films". Anime News Network. December 18, 2016. Retrieved December 20, 2016.
- Eimi Yamamitsu, Motoko Rich and Makiko Inoue (July 19, 2019). "Japan Fire Killed Mostly Women, at a Studio Known for Hiring Them". New York Times. Retrieved July 19, 2019.
External links
- Official blog (in Japanese)
- Naoko Yamada at Anime News Network's encyclopedia
- Translated interviews with Yamada
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