The Colors Within
2024 · 6.9/10
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Naoko Yamada
Director · born 28 November 1984 · Kyoto, Japan
Naoko Yamada (山田 尚子) is a Japanese animator, television and film director. Working at Kyoto Animation, she directed the K-On! and Tamako Market anime series, and the anime films A Silent Voice and Liz and the Blue Bird.
Yamada intended to work in film after university, but she decided to join Kyoto Animation after seeing an advertisement. Her first assignment at KyoAni was drawing inbetween frames for Inuyasha. She was eventually promoted to a key animator for Air.
Where to start: A Silent Voice: The Movie (2016).
As director 8
TV shows 13
Jaadugar: A Witch in Mongolia
TV · 2026 · 8.1/10
New
The Heike Story
TV · 2022 · 7.3/10
New
Tsurune
TV · 2018 · 7.1/10
New
Miss Kobayashi's Dragon Maid
TV · 2017 · 8.3/10
Absolute Cinema
Sound! Euphonium
TV · 2015 · 8.0/10
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Beyond the Boundary
TV · 2013 · 8.1/10
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Free!
TV · 2013 · 8.2/10
Absolute Cinema
Tamako Market
TV · 2013 · 7.3/10
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Hyouka
TV · 2012 · 8.1/10
Absolute Cinema
Nichijou: My Ordinary Life
TV · 2011 · 8.4/10
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K-ON!
TV · 2009 · 8.0/10
Absolute Cinema
Clannad
TV · 2007 · 8.3/10
Absolute Cinema
The Melancholy of Haruhi Suzumiya
TV · 2006 · 7.8/10
Worth the HypeFrequently asked questions
What is the best Naoko Yamada movie?
By viewer score, A Silent Voice: The Movie (2016) at 8.4/10.
What are Naoko Yamada’s most popular movies?
A Silent Voice: The Movie, Tamako Love Story, Liz and the Blue Bird.
How many movies has Naoko Yamada made?
8 films on TMDB, 8 as director.