Michitaka Yamamoto

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Michitaka Yamamoto

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Profile
Gender: Male
Location: Japan
Position: Animation director
Assistant animation director
Sub-character design
Key animation
2nd key animation
Studio: Azeta Pictures
Years active: 1988-present

Michitaka Yamamoto (山本 道隆 Yamamoto Michitaka?) is a Japanese animator. He does key animation, animation director, and sub-character designing in Detective Conan anime and movies.

Biography

Yamamoto has been working as an animator since 1988. He first did in-between animation, then began doing key animation in 1989, and became an animation director in 2004. He usually follows Azeta Pictures for animation production.

Yamamoto joined the production of the Detective Conan anime in 2007, starting with The Devil of the TV Station as animation director. In the following year, he started to represent Azeta Pictures and worked as animation director under the episodes produced by the studio to this day. Yamamoto has also started participating the production of the Detective Conan movies under the name of a freelance animator in recent years.

Works in Detective Conan

Anime

Participation in: 111 cases (115 episodes)

Jpn# Int# Episode title Original broadcast Role Note
488 532-533 The Devil of the TV Station October 22, 2007 Animation director 1 hour
519 568 Meiji Restoration Mystery Tour (Decipherment Chapter) December 8, 2008 Animation director Mystery tour
523 574 What She Truly Wants to Ask February 2, 2009 Animation director
524 575 The Blue Spark of Hate (Part 1) February 9, 2009 Animation director
528 579 Might Over Mystery (Part 1) March 9, 2009 Animation director
533 584 The Scar that Evokes the Past May 9, 2009 Animation director
541 592 The Day Kogoro Mouri Ceased Being a Detective (Part 2) July 18, 2009 Animation director
548 599 Two Days with the Culprit (Second Day) September 26, 2009 Animation director
553 604 The Interrogation Room October 31, 2009 Animation director
560 611 The Mansion of Death and the Red Wall (The Late Komei) December 19, 2009 Animation director
566 617 The Partner is Santa-san February 27, 2010 Animation director
573 624 The Whereabouts of the Embarrassing Charm (Part 1) May 15, 2010 Animation director
579 630 The Suggestion of Black Thirteen July 3, 2010 Animation director
586 637 The Kirin's Horn That Vanished into the Dark September 4, 2010 Animation director
592 643 The Detective Memoir of Monkey and Rake (Part 2) October 23, 2010 Animation director
597 648 The Scenario of the Steaming Locked Room (Part 1) November 27, 2010 Animation director
605 656 The Séance's Double Locked Room Mystery Case (Opened Locked Room) February 12, 2011 Animation director
610 661 The Victim is Shinichi Kudo April 9, 2011 Animation director
615 666 The Secret Played by the Diary (Part 2) May 14, 2011 Animation director, Key animation
620 671 Holmes' Revelation (Grass Court Queen) June 18, 2011 Animation director, Key animation
626 677 The Screaming Operation Room (Part 2) July 30, 2011 Animation director, Key animation
633 684 The Guardian of Time's Sword (Part 2) October 8, 2011 Animation director, Key animation
637 688 The Most Useful School in the World Case (Part 2) November 19, 2011 Animation director, Key animation
643 694 Grabbing Karuta Cards in Dire Straits (Part 2) January 14, 2012 Animation director, Key animation
648 699 The Case of the Besieged Detective Agency (Outbreak) March 3, 2012 Animation director, Key animation
652 704 The Design of Poison and Mirage (EYE) April 21, 2012 Animation director, Key animation
657 709 The Professor's Video Site (Part 2) May 26, 2012 Animation director
661 713 Kogoro-san is a Good Man (Part 1) June 23, 2012 Animation director, Key animation
668 720 Wedding Eve (Part 2) September 8, 2012 Animation director
670 722 The Dark Tower's Hidden Treasure (Part 2) September 22, 2012 Animation director
676 728 Won't Forgive Even One Millimeter (Part 2) November 17, 2012 Animation director, Key animation
680 732 Cactus Capriccio December 15, 2012 Animation director, Key animation
685 737 Froth, Steam, and Smoke (Part 2) February 2, 2013 Animation director Key animation
690 742 Yusaku Kudo's Cold Case (Part 1) March 9, 2013 Animation director, Key animation
695 747 The Roses in the Vineyard April 27, 2013 Animation director, Key animation
700 752 The Shadow Approaching Haibara's Secret (Part 2) June 15, 2013 Animation director, Key animation
705 757 Conan in a Locked Room August 10, 2013 Animation director, Key animation
710 762 Everyone Saw (Part 1) September 21, 2013 Animation director, Key animation
716 768 Dancing Demon at the Noh Mask Mansion (Part 1) November 2, 2013 Animation director, Key animation
722 774 Sweet and Cold Delivery Service (Part 1) December 14, 2013 Animation director, Key animation
728 780 The Treasure Chest Filled with Fruits (Part 2) February 1, 2014 Animation director, Key animation
733 785 The Wedding Reception and the Two Gunshots March 22, 2014 Animation director, Key animation
737 790 The Suspicious Walking Path May 3, 2014 Animation director, Key animation
743 796 Two Coincidental Successes June 21, 2014 Animation director, Key animation
748 801 Metropolitan Police Detective Love Story 9 (Confession) August 2, 2014 Animation director, Key animation
753 806 The Blind Spot in the Share House October 4, 2014 Animation director, Key animation
759 812 The Romance Novel with the Unexpected Conclusion (Part 1) November 22, 2014 Animation director, Key animation
765 818 Teimuzu River Kite Flying Case Creek (Part 1) January 24, 2015 Animation director, Key animation
771 824 The Tense Tea Party (Part 2) March 14, 2015 Animation director, Key animation
777 830 Detective Boys vs. Elderly Detective League May 9, 2015 Animation director, Key animation
785 838 Taiko Meijin's Match of Love (Part 1) July 18, 2015 Animation director, Key animation
790 843 Bekapon's Bleeding Service September 5, 2015 Animation director, Key animation
797 850 The Dreaming Girl's Confused Deduction October 24, 2015 Animation director, Key animation
803 856 The Pitfall of Fire Precautions December 12, 2015 Animation director, Key animation
811 866 The Darkness of the Prefectural Police (Part 2) March 5, 2016 Animation director, Key animation
817 872 The Missing Fiancée May 14, 2016 Animation director, Key animation
824 879 The Detective Boys Get Out of the Rain July 9, 2016 Animation director, Key animation
830 885 A Cottage Surrounded by Zombies (Part 1) September 3, 2016 Animation director, Key animation
837 892 The Unfriendly Girls Band (Part 2) October 22, 2016 Animation director, Key animation
843 898 The Detective Boys in a Grove (Part 1) December 17, 2016 Animation director, Key animation
848 903 Chiba's Difficult UFO Case (Part 2) February 4, 2017 Animation director, Key animation
856 911 The Secret of the Celebrity Couple April 22, 2017 Animation director, Key animation
860 915 The Security System's Pitfall May 20, 2017 Animation director, Key animation
868 923 The Whistling Bookstore July 29, 2017 Animation director, Key animation
875 930 The Mysterious Prophetic Buddha September 30, 2017 Animation director, Key animation
883 938 The Pop-up Book Bomber (Part 1) December 2, 2017 Animation director, Key animation
891 946 Bakumatsu Revolution Mystery Tour (Yamaguchi Part) February 3, 2018 Animation director, Key animation Mystery tour
898 953 The Melting Cake! April 7, 2018 Animation director, Key animation M22 pre-story
903 958 Birds of a Feather at Loggerheads May 26, 2018 Animation director, Key animation
910 965 Mystery of the Burning Tent (Part 2) August 4, 2018 Animation director, Key animation
915 970 High School Girl Detective Sonoko Suzuki September 29, 2018 Animation director, Key animation
921 976 The Murderous Carpool November 17, 2018 Animation director, Key animation
929 986 A Woman Standing by the Window (Part 1) February 2, 2019 Animation director, Key animation
930 987 A Woman Standing by the Window (Part 2) February 2, 2019 Animation director
935 992 The Fortuneteller and the Three Customers‎‎ March 23, 2019 Animation director, Key animation
940 997 The Missing Girlfriend May 11, 2019 Animation director, Key animation
943 1000 The Tokyo Barls Collection June 15, 2019 Animation director, Key animation
950 1007 The Radio Questions and Concerns Show (Solution Arc) August 10, 2019 Animation director, Key animation
956 1013 The Mystery-Solving Water Taxi (Part 1) October 12, 2019 Animation director, Key animation
960 1017 Miss Lonely and the Detective Boys November 23, 2019 Animation director, Key animation
964 1021 Kogoro Mouri's Grand Lecture (Part 3) December 21, 2019 Animation director, Key animation
965 1022 Kaiju Gomera vs. Kamen Yaiba (Prologue) January 4, 2020 Animation director
970 1027 The Young Kaga Lady's Mystery Tour (Part 2) February 22, 2020 Animation director, Key animation Mystery tour
974 1031 The Target is the Metropolitan Police Traffic Department (4) March 28, 2020 Animation director
975 1032 The Secret of the Search for his Wife July 4, 2020 Animation director, Key animation
980 1037 An Encouragement of the Perfect Crime September 5, 2020 Animation director, Key animation
987 1044 The Company Dissolution Party November 7, 2020 Animation director, Key animation
991 1048 The Automatic Tragedy (Part 2) December 19, 2020 Animation director
992 1049 Murder at the Townhouse Café December 26, 2020 Animation director, Key animation
998 1055 The Frying Pan of Hatred February 20, 2021 Animation director, Key animation
1006 1063 Who Poisoned the Victim May 15, 2021 Animation director, Key animation
1011 1068 Picking Wild Plants and Clovers (Part 1) July 10, 2021 Animation director, Key animation
1016 1073 The Monorail Sniper Case (Part 1) August 28, 2021 Animation director, Key animation
1022 1079 The Cursed Museum October 9, 2021 Animation director, Key animation
1028 1085 Ballad of the Woman Who Loved Cake November 27, 2021 Animation director, Key animation
1033 1090 Taiko Meijin's Shogi Board (Opening Move) January 8, 2022 Animation director, Key animation
1034 1091 Taiko Meijin's Shogi Board (Brilliant Move) January 15, 2022 Assistant animation director
1035 1092 Taiko Meijin's Shogi Board (Checkmate) January 22, 2022 Animation director
1040 1097 The Case of Ayumi's Illustrated Diary 2 April 23, 2022 Animation director, Key animation
1047 1102 The Red Sheep's Eerie Game (Part 1) June 18, 2022 Animation director, Key animation
1052 1109 The Detective Boys' Test of Courage July 30, 2022 Animation director, Sub-character design, Key animation
1054 1111 The Spark That Fell on the Ranch (Part 2) August 13, 2022 Animation director
1058 1115 The Man Who Camped Out at the Police Station October 1, 2022 Animation director, Key animation
1064 1121 The Dreamy-Eyed Woman's Last Shot at Love November 19, 2022 Animation director, Key animation
1068 1125 Mitsuhiko Tsuburaya's Detective Notes January 7, 2023 Animation director, Key animation
1069 1126 The Sweet Voice Heard Through the Phone January 14, 2023 Sub-character design
1074 1131 The Boiled Fugu Mystery Tour Showdown (Mojiko & Kokura Part) February 18, 2023 Sub-character design Mystery tour
1075 1132 The Boiled Fugu Mystery Tour Showdown (Shimonoseki Part) February 25, 2023 Animation director, Sub-character design, Key animation Mystery tour
1081 1139 My Beloved Dog Pan-kun Is a Good Boy April 22, 2023 Animation director, Sub-character design, Key animation
1084 1142 The Freezing Cold Men May 20, 2023 Animation director, Key animation
1090 1148 The Culprit Who Disappeared Into the Sleeping Town July 15, 2023 Animation director, Key animation
1095 1153 The Missing Man's Dream September 2, 2023 Animation director, Key animation
1100 1158 The Troublesome 20 Million Yen October 14, 2023 Animation director, Key animation
1104 1162 The True Culprit is On the Run November 18, 2023 Animation director, Key animation
1111 1162 Rube Goldberg Machine (Part 1) January 20, 2024 Animation director

Openings and Endings

Participation in: 1 opening and 2 endings

# Song name Original title Role Note
OP
OP33 Miss Mystery Miss Mystery Key animation
ED
ED41 Kanashii Hodo Kyō no Yūhi Kirei da ne 悲しいほど 今日の夕陽 きれいだね Key animation
ED42 Overwrite オーバーライト Key animation

Movies

Participation in: 4 movies

Movie Title Original airdate Role Note
23 The Fist of Blue Sapphire April 12, 2019 2nd key animation
24 The Scarlet Bullet April 16, 2021 2nd key animation
25 The Bride of Halloween April 15, 2022 Assistant animation director
26 Black Iron Submarine April 14, 2023 Assistant animation director

Other notable works

Anime

  • Detective Conan: Zero's Tea Time: Animation Director
  • Amanchu!: Animation Director, Key Animation
  • Baka and Test - Summon the Beasts: Key Animation
  • Blood+: Key Animation
  • Cardfight!! Vanguard: Animation Director
  • Chōyaku Hyakunin Isshu: Uta Koi: Animation Director
  • Kamisama Kazoku: Key Animation
  • Mermaid Melody: Pichi Pichi Pitch: Key Animation
  • Ray: Animation Director, Key Animation
  • Space Brothers: Key Animation
  • Yu-Gi-Oh! (2000): Key Animation

Movies

  • Doraemon: Nobita at the Birth of Japan: In-Between Animation
  • Doraemon: Nobita's Version of Saiyuki: In-Between Animation
  • Lupin III: Elusiveness of the Fog: Key Animation
  • Lupin III: Stolen Lupin: Key Animation
  • Pokémon: The Rise of Darkrai: 2nd Key Animation

See also

References

  1. 山本道隆 - Wikipedia (Japanese)
  2. 山本道隆 - Atwiki (Japanese)
  3. Anime News Network