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Yorifusa Yamaguchi

{{Short description|Japanese anime director (1959–2020)}}

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| name = Yorifusa Yamaguchi

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| birth_date = 1960 or 1961

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| death_date = {{Death date|2020|04|11|1959}} (aged 59){{cite web|url=https://twitter.com/miminaga/status/1255468827103703041|title=【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|publisher=Twitter|language=ja|date=2020-04-29}}

| nationality = Japanese

| other_names = Haruka Minami

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| occupation = Director

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{{Nihongo|Yorifusa Yamaguchi|山口 頼房|Yamaguchi Yorifusa}} was a Japanese anime director.

Life and career

After graduating from Chuo University's Animation Resource Group, Yamaguchi pursued a career in anime directing, with his debut being the anime production {{nihongo|Urusei Yatsura: Nagisa's Fiancé|うる星やつら 渚のフィアンセ|Urusei Yatsura Nagisa no Fianse}} which was released December 28, 1988 by Kitty Films.{{cite web|url=https://www.allcinema.net/cinema/89998|title=うる星やつら　渚のフィアンセ|publisher=AllCinema|language=ja|access-date=2024-05-21}} In 1995, he directed the OVA adaptation of the manga Level C. This story of a gay romance was originally released on July 14, 1995.{{cite web|url=http://www.allcinema.net/prog/show_c.php?num_c=235916|title=快楽の方程式 ＬＥＶＥＬ-Ｃ|publisher=AllCinema|language=ja|access-date=2015-04-20}} Later that year, he also directed the OAV anime Galaxy Fraulein Yuna: Siren's Sadness, which was released September 21, 1995.{{cite web|url=http://www.allcinema.net/prog/show_c.php?num_c=88269|title=銀河お嬢様伝説ユナ 哀しみのセイレーン|publisher=AllCinema|language=ja|access-date=2015-04-20}}

In 2003, Yamaguchi directed the TV series Mouse, which was based on the manga of the same name written by Satoru Akahori. The 2003 twelve-episode series followed the adventures of a young teacher with the alternate identity of the master thief "Mouse".{{cite book|author1=Jonathan Clements|author2=Helen McCarthy|title=The Anime Encyclopedia: Revised & Expanded Edition|url=https://archive.org/details/animeencyclopedi00clem_0|url-access=limited|publisher=Stone Bridge Press|date=2006|isbn=1-933330-10-4|page=[https://archive.org/details/animeencyclopedi00clem_0/page/431 431]}}

On April 11, 2020, Yamaguchi died at the age of 59 due to myocardial infarction from a cerebral hemorrhage.

Filmography

References

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External links

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  • {{IMDb name|0945365}}

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Category:1959 births

Category:2020 deaths

Category:Anime directors

Category:Japanese film directors

Category:Chuo University alumni

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