Naoko Yamada

Animation Department, Director, Art Department

Birthdate: Nov 28, 1984

Birthplace: Gunma Prefecture, Japan

Naoko Yamada is a Japanese animator, television and film director. Working at Kyoto Animation, she directed the K-On! and Tamako Market anime series and the anime film A Silent Voice.

Yamada was born in Gunma Prefecture. As a child she enjoyed drawing images from the Patlabor and Dragonball anime series.

Known For

The Colors Within

(2024)

A Silent Voice: The Movie

(2016)

K-On!

(2009)

Beyond the Boundary

(2013)

Naoko Yamada Movies

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2025 |
The Colors Within
The Colors Within
2025
PG
1h 41m
Animation, Drama, Music
7.3
A girl who can see colors in people's hearts joins a band with two other people.
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2018 |
Liz and the Blue Bird
Liz and the Blue Bird
2018
1h 30m
Animation, Drama, Fantasy, Music
7.1
Best friends in their last year of high school realise there is no such thing as being together forever.
2017 |
A Silent Voice: The Movie
A Silent Voice: The Movie
2017
TV-PG
2h 10m
8.1
A young man is ostracized by his classmates after he bullies a deaf girl to the point where she moves away. Years later, he sets off on a path for redemption.