"ALWAYS Sunset on Third Street", "Eternal Zero", "The Great War of Archimedes", and now Godzilla in 2023...
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Yamazaki Takashi (1964-), a film director from Matsumoto City, Nagano Prefecture, made his directorial debut with "Juvenile" in 2000. He is said to be a leader in "VFX (Visual Effects)," a type of film expression that makes full use of advanced visuals using CG. In 2005, he released "Always: Sunset on Third Street," which used VFX to express the heartwarming human kindness, vitality, and atmosphere of a Showa-era townscape, and won 29 out of 13 awards at the 12th Japan Academy Awards, including Best Picture and Best Director, making him a hot topic.

He has since released works such as "SPACE BATTLESHIP YAMATO," "Eternal Zero," and "DESTINY: The Tale of Kamakura." He is known for creating intricate images that are hard to believe are CG composites, and has received high praise in the field of 3DCG animation for his co-directorship of "STAND BY ME Doraemon." He has also written the scripts for many of his works, and with his directing skills that do not disappoint fans of the original work, he has created highly entertaining films that resonate with the hearts of Japanese people.

This exhibition will introduce the world of images created by Director Yamazaki through storyboards, design drawings, miniatures and costumes made for the film, life-size sets, the VFX production process, finished footage, etc. Please take a look at the exhibitions that will introduce Director Yamazaki's works from his debut work to his latest work.

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Director Takashi Yamazaki's profile

Born in Matsumoto City in 1964.
After graduating from Matsumoto Prefectural Keio High School, he studied at Asagaya Art College.
He made his directorial debut with "Juvenile" in 2000. He is a leading figure in video expression and VFX, making full use of advanced CG visuals. His film "Always: Sunset on Third Street" (2005) was a hot topic for its VFX depiction of Showa-era streetscapes with their heartwarming humanity, vitality and atmosphere, and won 29 awards at the 12th Japan Academy Awards, including Best Picture and Best Director. His film "Eternal Zero" (2013) won eight awards at the 38th Japan Academy Awards, including Best Picture, and his co-director "Stand by Me Doraemon" (2014) won the Best Animation Award. He is one of Japan's leading film directors.