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Naoko Yamada

Directing

Born November 28, 1984 · Kyoto, Japan

Also known as やまだ なおこ · Ryu Ando · 安堂隆

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Naoko Yamada is a Japanese animator and director. Working at Kyoto Animation until 2020, she has directed the anime series K-On! (2009–2010) and Tamako Market (2013), and the anime films A Silent Voice (2016), Liz and the Blue Bird (2018) and The Colors Within (2024). In 2021, she directed the original net animation (ONA) The Heike Story under Science Saru. The series premiered on Japanese television in January 2022.

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Filmography30 titles

Kaguya-sama: Love Is War

2019Opening/Ending Animation

Violet Evergarden

2018Storyboard Artist

A Silent Voice: The Movie

2016Director, Storyboard Artist

Nichijou: My Ordinary Life

2011Director, Opening/Ending Animation, Storyboard Artist

Clannad

2007Assistant Director, Director, Key Animation, Storyboard Artist

Jaadugar: A Witch in Mongolia

2026Other

Free!

2013Director, Opening/Ending Animation, Storyboard Artist

Violet Evergarden: Eternity and the Auto Memory Doll

2019Second Unit Director

Beyond the Boundary

2013Director, Opening/Ending Animation, Storyboard Artist

Hyouka

2012Director, Storyboard Artist

Love, Chunibyo & Other Delusions

2012Storyboard Artist

Sound! Euphonium

2015Director, Series Director, Storyboard Artist

K-On!

2009Director, Key Animation, Opening/Ending Animation, Series Director, Storyboard Artist

K-On! The Movie

2011Director, Second Unit Director, Storyboard Artist

The Disappearance of Haruhi Suzumiya

2010Key Animation, Second Unit Director

The Melancholy of Haruhi Suzumiya

2006Director, Storyboard Artist

Visual Prison

2021Opening/Ending Animation

Myriad Colors Phantom World

2016Storyboard Artist

Liz and the Blue Bird

2018Director, Second Unit Director, Storyboard Artist

Lucky Star

2007Key Animation

Tamako Market

2013Director, Series Director, Storyboard Artist

The Heike Story

2022Director, Opening/Ending Animation, Series Director, Storyboard Artist

Sound! Euphonium the Movie: May the Melody Reach You!

2017Second Unit Director, Series Director, Storyboard Artist

Tamako Love Story

2014Director, Original Story, Second Unit Director, Storyboard Artist

Sound! Euphonium the Movie - Our Promise: A Brand New Day

2019Key Animation, Second Unit Director

Tsurune

2018Director, Storyboard Artist

Kanon

2006Key Animation

Modern Love Tokyo

2022Director, Storyboard Artist

The Colors Within

2024Director, Second Unit Director, Storyboard Artist

Sound! Euphonium: The Movie - Welcome to the Kitauji High School Concert Band

2016Second Unit Director, Series Director, Storyboard Artist