Naoko Yamada

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Naoko Yamada
Born (1984-11-28) November 28, 1984 (age 40)
Gunma Prefecture
Nationality Japanese
Occupation Animator, television and film director
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Naoko Yamada (山田尚子 Yamada Naoko?, born November 28, 1984) is a Japanese animator and television and film director. Working at Kyoto Animation, she directed the K-On! and Tamako Market anime series.

Life

Yamada was born in Gunma Prefecture on November 28, 1984.[1][2] She enjoyed drawing as a child and would copy images from the Patlabor and Dragonball anime series.[2] She joined the volleyball club in primary school, and the tennis and photography clubs in high school.[2] At the Kyoto University of Art and Design,[3] she studied oil painting and was a member of the special effects club.[2]

She intended to work in film after university, but decided to join Kyoto Animation after seeing an advertisement.[2] Her first assignment at KyoAni was drawing inbetween frames for Inuyasha.[2] She was eventually promoted to a key animator for Air.[2] After working as an episode director of Clannad, she was asked to direct K-On!, an adaptation of a slice-of-life manga.[2] The series was very successful, spurring a second season and a film. In 2013, she directed Tamako Market, and followed it with the film Tamako Love Story in 2014. For Tamako Love Story, she was awarded the New Face Award at the Japan Media Arts Festival.[4] She storyboarded the entire film herself,[5] and also wrote the lyrics for the opening theme song, Everybody Loves Somebody.[6]

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.[2]

Works

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References

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