Katsuyoshi Yatabe

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Katsuyoshi Yatabe

Directing 70 July 11, 1956

Tokyo

Katsuyoshi Yatabe (谷田部 勝義) is a Japanese screenwriter and director born July 11, 1956 in Tokyo, Japan. After graduating he joined the Department of Arts at Nihon Daigaku in 1975.…

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Dinosaur King

Dinosaur King

8.2 2007 TV Show
NANA

NANA

8.5 2006 TV Show
Armored Trooper VOTOMS

Armored Trooper VOTOMS

7.1 1983 TV Show
Hikaru no Go

Hikaru no Go

7.8 2001 TV Show
Mashin Hero Wataru

Mashin Hero Wataru

7.1 1988 TV Show
Blue Comet SPT Layzner

Blue Comet SPT Layzner

8.7 1985 TV Show
Ronin Warriors

Ronin Warriors

7.6 1988 TV Show
Street Fighter II: V

Street Fighter II: V

7.7 1995 TV Show
Detective School Q

Detective School Q

7.9 2003 TV Show
Strawberry Panic

Strawberry Panic

7.1 2006 TV Show
Hello Anne: Before Green Gables

Hello Anne: Before Green Gables

8.3 2009 TV Show
Jura Tripper

Jura Tripper

5.5 1995 TV Show

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Katsuyoshi Yatabe (谷田部 勝義) is a Japanese screenwriter and director born July 11, 1956 in Tokyo, Japan. After graduating he joined the Department of Arts at Nihon Daigaku in 1975. In 1978 he joined Ad Cosmo but felt that as subcontrctractor there would be no real productions done and thus went on to join Sunrise in 1979. There he learned under Yoshiyuki Tomino and Ryousuke Takahashi before becoming freelancer. He also uses the aliases of Futa Morita (森田 風太) and Kota Morita (森田 光太), which are the names of his sons.

Filmography

Movies and shows, newest first

  1. 2011
    STAR☆jewel

    TV show Director

  2. 2009
    Hello Anne: Before Green Gables

    TV show Director

  3. 2007
    Dinosaur King

    TV show Series Director

  4. 2006
    Boku no Pico

    TV show Director

  5. 2006
    NANA

    TV show Director

  6. 2006
    Strawberry Panic

    TV show Director

  7. 2003
    Detective School Q

    TV show Director

  8. 2001
    Hikaru no Go

    TV show Director

  9. 1999
    Shin Hakkenden

    TV show Director

  10. 1999
    Gundress

    Movie Director

  11. 1998
    ふたり暮らし

    TV show Producer

  12. 1997
    Legend of the Mystical Ninja

    TV show Series Director

  13. 1997
    EAT-MAN

    TV show Storyboard Artist

  14. 1995
    Street Fighter II: V

    TV show Storyboard Artist

  15. 1995
    Jura Tripper

    TV show Screenplay

  16. 1993
    Muka Muka Paradise

    TV show Creator

More credits
  1. 1992
    The Brave of Legend Da-Garn

    TV show Director

  2. 1991
    The Brave of the Sun Fighbird

    TV show Series Director

  3. 1990
    Brave Exkaiser

    TV show Series Director

  4. 1989
    Bucchigiri

    TV show Director

  5. 1989
    Bad Boys Boogie

    Movie Director

  6. 1988
    Ronin Warriors

    TV show Storyboard

  7. 1988
    Mashin Hero Wataru

    TV show Director

  8. 1987
    Dirty Pair OVA

    TV show Series Director

  9. 1985
    Blue Comet SPT Layzner

    TV show Director

  10. 1985
    Armored Trooper VOTOMS: Vol.1 Stories of the 'A.T. VOTOMS'

    Movie Director

  11. 1983
    Armored Trooper VOTOMS

    TV show Storyboard

  12. 1982
    Space Runaway Ideon: Be Invoked

    Movie Assistant Director