Yorifusa Yamaguchi
| Yorifusa Yamaguchi | |
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| Gender: | Male |
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| Date of birth: | 1960 or 1961 |
| Date of death: | April 11, 2020[1] |
| Place of birth: | Japan |
| Position: | Storyboard Episode director |
| Years active: | 1988-2020 |
| Aliases: | 山口よりふさ みなみはるか |
Yorifusa Yamaguchi (山口 頼房 Yamaguchi Yorifusa, 1960/1961 – April 11, 2020) is a Japanese anime director, he was a technical director in Detective Conan anime, as well as a storyboard artist in Kenyuu Densetsu Yaiba.
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Biography
Yorifusa Yamaguchi graduated from Chuo University (中央大学) and was affiliated with Studio Hibari (スタジオ雲雀). After his graduation, he debuted in the 5th OVA of Urusei Yatsura (うる星やつら), which was released in 1988[2]. After that, Yamaguchi directed an OVA animation work titled Level C (LEVEL-C), responsible for its manga adaptation[3]; whereby he later gained experiences with respect to directing romantic-comedy animations, also comical children's animations.
In 2003, Yamaguchi directed an anime series called Mouse (MØUSE), and was apparently adapted based on a manga created by Satoru Akahori (赤堀 悟). Incidentally, when he served as director for a certain animation work, he usually hired Shigeru Chiba (千葉 繁) as the sound director, which enhances the comedy effect of his works.
He died on April 11, 2020 at the age of 59 from an intracranial hemorrhage caused by a heart attack[1]. Four months later since he passed away, the episode where he had done the direction Episode 978: The Case On the Opposite Shore was broadcast[Note 1].
Works in Detective Conan
Anime
Participation in: 3 cases (3 episodes)
| Jpn# | Int# | Episode title | Original broadcast | Role | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 937 | 994 | The Killer Fist of Talos (Part 1) | April 20, 2019 | Episode director | |
| 974 | 1031 | The Target is the Metropolitan Police Traffic Department (4) | March 28, 2020 | Episode director | |
| 978 | 1035 | The Case On the Opposite Shore | August 15, 2020 | Episode director |
Works in Yaiba
Kenyuu Densetsu Yaiba
Participation in: 1 episode
| Jpn# | Eng# | Episode title | Original broadcast | Role | Note |
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| 5 | 5 | Special Attack Whirlwind Sword | May 7, 1993 | Storyboard |
Other notable works
Anime
- Ace Attorney Season 2: Episode director
- Tanoshii Moomin Ikka: Storyboard, Episode director
- Yu Yu Hakusho: Ghost Files: Storyboard, Episode director
- Tantei Shounen Kageman: Director, Storyboard
- Mouse: Director
- Pokémon XY: Episode director
- Mobile Suit Victory Gundam: Storyboard
References
- ^ a b "【訃報】アニメーション演出家の山口頼房は2020年4月11日に満59歳で逝去いたしました". Twitter. 2020-04-29. https://twitter.com/miminaga/status/1255468827103703041.
- ^ "うる星やつら 渚のフィアンセ". AllCinema. https://www.allcinema.net/cinema/89998.
- ^ "快楽の方程式 ＬＥＶＥＬ-Ｃ". AllCinema. http://www.allcinema.net/prog/show_c.php?num_c=235916.
- ^ Note: Abnormally, Yasuichiro Yamamoto worked along as episode director for this episode; hence, it is probable that Yamamoto was there to replace Yamaguchi, in order to complete the episode production.
