Akihiko YAMASHITA

山下明彦


Akihiko YAMASHITA started working in the anime industry in the 1980s. Since working as a key animator on SPIRITED AWAY (2001 / NC ’03), he has been involved in numerous other Studio Ghibli productions, including HOWL’S MOVING CASTLE (2004), ARRIETTY (2010 / NC ’11), and WHEN MARNIE WAS THERE (2014). He made his directorial debut with the short film A SUMO WRESTLER’S TAIL (2010), which was produced exclusively for the Ghibli Museum in Tokyo.

Films shown at Nippon Connection

Ponoc Short Films Theatre, Volume 1 – Modest Heroes, Japan 2018 (Director) NC25

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