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).
Known For
Macross Plus: The Movie
(1995)
Director
Full Filmography
Directing
Locke the Superman
(1984)
Assistant Director
Project A-Ko 2: Plot of the Daitokuji Financial Group
(1987)
Director
Project A-Ko 3: Cinderella Rhapsody
(1988)
Director
Project A-Ko 4: Final
(1989)
Director
Exper Zenon
(1991)
Director
Madara
(1991)
Director
Macross Plus: The Movie
(1995)
Director
The Adventures of Kotetsu
(1996)
Director
Acting
Visual Effects
Doraemon: What am I for Momotaro
(1981)
Key Animation
Urusei Yatsura: Only You
(1983)
Key Animation
Urusei Yatsura: Beautiful Dreamer
(1984)
Animation Director
Urusei Yatsura: Remember My Love
(1985)
Key Animation
Project A-Ko
(1986)
Key Animation and Animation Director
Robot Carnival
(1987)
Animation
Royal Space Force - The Wings Of Honneamise
(1987)
Animation Director
Project A-Ko 3: Cinderella Rhapsody
(1988)
Character Designer
Exper Zenon
(1991)
Key Animation
Macross Plus: The Movie
(1995)
Animation Director and Key Animation
Neon Genesis Evangelion: The End of Evangelion
(1997)
Key Animation
Locke the Superman: Mirror Ring
(2000)
Animation Director
Gensomaden Saiyuki Requiem: For the One Not Chosen
(2001)
Key Animation
Gunbuster: The Movie
(2006)
Animation Director
Bleach the Movie: Memories of Nobody
(2006)
Key Animation
Evangelion: 1.0 You Are (Not) Alone
(2007)
Key Animation and Animation Director
Bleach the Movie: Fade to Black
(2008)
Animation Director
Given
(2020)
Key Animation
Writing