AniLumi home

🎬 animator

Akihiko Yamashita山下明彦

Animation Director and Key Animation on Spirited Away, Howl‘s Moving Castle and Serial Experiments Lain.
anime credits
20
anime credits
most credited as
Animation Director
most credited as
busiest year (2)
2000
busiest year (2)
Akihiko Yamashita

Best-known work

Credits per year

Anime Akihiko Yamashita worked on, by premiere year

012
969798990001020304050607080910111213141516171819202122232425
Show as table
ItemCredits
961 in 1996
971 in 1997
981 in 1998
991 in 1999
002 in 2000
011 in 2001
021 in 2002
030 in 2003
041 in 2004
050 in 2005
061 in 2006
070 in 2007
081 in 2008
091 in 2009
101 in 2010
111 in 2011
120 in 2012
130 in 2013
142 in 2014
150 in 2015
160 in 2016
171 in 2017
180 in 2018
190 in 2019
200 in 2020
210 in 2021
220 in 2022
231 in 2023
240 in 2024
251 in 2025

All credits

  1. 2025LAZARUS posterLAZARUSStoryboard, Prop Design
  2. 2023The Boy and the Heron posterThe Boy and the HeronKey Animation
  3. 2017Mary and The Witch's Flower posterMary and The Witch's FlowerAssistant Animation Director
  4. 2014Rage of Bahamut: Genesis posterRage of Bahamut: GenesisStoryboard, Episode Director, Key Animation
  5. 2014When Marnie Was There posterWhen Marnie Was ThereAssistant Animation Director
  6. 2011From Up on Poppy Hill posterFrom Up on Poppy HillAnimation Director
  7. 2010The Secret World of Arrietty posterThe Secret World of ArriettyAnimation Director
  8. 2009Evangelion: 2.0 You Can (Not) Advance posterEvangelion: 2.0 You Can (Not) AdvanceKey Animation
  9. 2008Ponyo posterPonyoAssistant Animation Director
  10. 2006Tales from Earthsea posterTales from EarthseaAnimation Director
  11. 2004Howl‘s Moving Castle posterHowl‘s Moving CastleAnimation Director
  12. 2002The Cat Returns posterThe Cat ReturnsAssistant Animation Director
  13. 2001Spirited Away posterSpirited AwayKey Animation
  14. 2000Hajime no Ippo: The Fighting! posterHajime no Ippo: The Fighting!Key Animation
  15. 2000NieA_7 posterNieA_7Set Design
  16. 1999The Big O posterThe Big OStoryboard, Assistant Animation Director
  17. 1998Serial Experiments Lain posterSerial Experiments LainKey Animation
  18. 1997Revolutionary Girl Utena posterRevolutionary Girl UtenaKey Animation
  19. 1996Mobile Suit Gundam: The 08th MS Team posterMobile Suit Gundam: The 08th MS TeamAssistant Animation Director, Key Animation
  20. 1986Mobile Suit Gundam ZZ posterMobile Suit Gundam ZZAnimation Director

Frequently asked questions

What anime has Akihiko Yamashita worked on?

Akihiko Yamashita's best-known work includes Spirited Away (Key Animation), Howl‘s Moving Castle (Animation Director), Serial Experiments Lain (Key Animation), Ponyo (Assistant Animation Director), Hajime no Ippo: The Fighting! (Key Animation), Evangelion: 2.0 You Can (Not) Advance (Key Animation).

What does Akihiko Yamashita do?

Akihiko Yamashita is credited most often as animation director, key animation, assistant animation director on anime.

When was Akihiko Yamashita born?

Akihiko Yamashita was born on February 6, 1966 in Kurashiki.