Kunihiko Yuyama

Directing · Art · Production · Visual Effects · Acting · Creator · Writing

Born October 15, 1952, Tokyo, Japan

Kunihiko Yuyama (湯山 邦彦, Yuyama Kunihiko; born October 15, 1952) is a Japanese director best known for his work on the Pokémon anime franchise. He also directed Magical Princess Minky Momo, Leda: The Fantastic Adventure of Yohko, The Three Musketeers Anime, Ushio and Tora, Kimagure Orange Road: Summer's Beginning, Plawres Sanshiro, Slayers Return, Slayers Great, and Wedding Peach. Description above from the Wikipedia article Kunihiko Yuyama, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia .

Filmography

• 2024Pokesmonseuteo: Seongdojibang Iyagi, Choejongjang — Director
• Sai-Kyo-Oh! Zukan — Series Director
• ポケットモンスター めざせポケモンマスター — Director
• 2022A Ripple in Time — Director
• Punirunes — Series Director
• 2020Pokémon the Movie: Secrets of the Jungle — Animation Supervisor
• 2019Pokémon the Movie: Mewtwo Strikes Back - Evolution — Director, Writer
• 2018Pokémon the Movie: The Power of Us — Animation Director
• 2017Pokémon the Movie: I Choose You! — Storyboard Artist, Director
• 2016Pokémon the Movie: Volcanion and the Mechanical Marvel — Director
• 2016Rudolf the Black Cat — Director
• 2015Minky Momo: Please, Santa Claus? — Co-Director
• 2015Pokemon: Hoopa, The Mischief of Pokemon — Director
• 2015Pokémon the Movie: Hoopa and the Clash of Ages — Director
• 2014Pokémon the Movie: Diancie and the Cocoon of Destruction — Director, Storyboard Artist
• 2014Pokémon: Pikachu, What's This Key? — Director
• 2013Pokémon the Movie: Genesect and the Legend Awakened — Director, Storyboard Artist
• 2013Pokémon: Eevee & Friends — Director
• 2013Pokémon: Mewtwo - Prologue to Awakening — Director
• 2012Meloetta's Moonlight Serenade — Director
• 2012Pokémon the Movie: Kyurem vs. the Sword of Justice — Director, Storyboard Artist
• 2012Sing Meloetta: Search for the Rinka Berries — Director
• 2011Pikachu's Summer Bridge Story — Director
• 2011Pokémon the Movie: Black - Victini and Reshiram — Director
• 2011Pokémon the Movie: White - Victini and Zekrom — Director
• 2010Pikachu's Big Mysterious Adventure — Director
• 2010Pokémon: Zoroark - Master of Illusions — Director, Storyboard Artist
• 2009Pikachu's Sparkle Search! — Director
• 2009Pokémon Mystery Dungeon: Explorers of Sky - Beyond Time and Darkness — Storyboard Artist, Director
• 2009Pokémon: Arceus and the Jewel of Life — Director, Storyboard Artist
• 2008Pikachu's Ice Adventure — Director
• 2008Pokémon: Giratina and the Sky Warrior — Director
• 2007Pikachu's Exploration Club — Director
• 2007Pokémon Mystery Dungeon: Explorers of Time & Darkness — Storyboard Artist, Director
• 2007Pokémon: The Rise of Darkrai — Director, Storyboard
• 2006Pikachu's Island Adventure — Director
• 2006Pokémon 4D: Picachu's Ocean Adventure — Director
• 2006Pokémon Mystery Dungeon: Team Go-Getters Out of the Gate! — Director, Storyboard Artist
• 2006Pokémon Ranger and the Temple of the Sea — Director, Storyboard Artist
• 2006Pokémon: The Mastermind of Mirage Pokémon — Executive Producer, Other
• 2005Pikachu's Ghost Carnival — Director
• 2005Pokémon 3D Adventure: Find Mew! — Director
• 2005Pokémon: Lucario and the Mystery of Mew — Director, Storyboard Artist
• 2004Pikachu's Summer Festival — Director
• 2004Pokémon: Destiny Deoxys — Director, Storyboard Artist
• 2003Pokémon: Gotta Dance! — Director
• 2003Pokémon: Jirachi Wish Maker — Other, Director
• 2002Camp Pikachu — Director
• 2002Pokémon Heroes — Director
• 2001Pikachu's PikaBoo — Director
• 2001Pokémon 4Ever — Director
• 2001Pokémon Chronicles: The Legend of Thunder! — Director
• 2000Pichu & Pikachu's Winter Vacation 2001 — Director
• 2000Pikachu & Pichu — Director
• 2000Pokémon 3: The Movie — Director, Screenplay, Storyboard Artist
• 1999Pokémon the Movie 2000 — Director
• 1999Pokémon: Pikachu's Rescue Adventure — Director
• 1999Pokémon: Pikachu's Winter Vacation 2 — Director
• 1999The Uncut Story of Mewtwo's Origin — Director
• 1998Pikachu's Vacation — Director
• 1998Pokémon: Pikachu's Winter Vacation — Director
• 1998Pokémon: The First Movie — Director, Storyboard Artist
• Pokémon — Storyboard Artist, Series Director
• 1996New Kimagure Orange Road: Summer's Beginning — Director
• Ear of the Golden Dragon — Creator
• Jura Tripper — Series Director, Storyboard Artist
• Weather Report Girl — Writer, Director
• Wedding Peach — Storyboard Artist
• 1994Minky Momo: Station of Your Memories — Director
• Legendary Brave Swordsman Yaiba — Storyboard Artist
• 1993Minky Momo in the Bridge Over Dreams — Director
• 1993Ushio and Tora: Comically Deformed Theater — Director
• 1992Appleland Story — Director
• Ushio and Tora — Director
• 1991Fantastic Adventure of Yohko: Leda — Director, Screenplay
• Slow Step — Series Director
• 1989The Three Musketeers: Adventure of Aramis — Director
• 1989Time-Patrol Bon: Fujiko F. Fujio Anime Special - SF Adventure — Director
• 1987TWD Express: Rolling Takeoff — Director
• The Three Musketeers: Adventure of Aramis — 导演, Director
• 1987The Three Musketeers: Pilot Episode - The Man in the Iron Mask — Director
• Maison Ikkoku — Storyboard Artist
• 1986Roots Search — Supervising Producer
• 1986Windaria — Director
• 1985GoShogun: The Time Étranger — Director
• Plawres Sanshiro — Director
• 1982GoShogun — Director, Screenplay
• GoShogun — Director, Creator
• Josephina the Whale — Director