Junichi Yamamoto

Biography

Junichi Yamamoto (山元 隼一, Yamamoto Jun'ichi; born December 19, 1985) is a Japanese anime director and animator from Fukuoka Prefecture. He sometimes uses the alias YamaGEn (山GEん).

Personal Facts

Known For

Directing

Gender

male

Known Credits

33

Birth Date

1985-12-19 00:00:00

Birth Place

Fukuoka, Japan

Known For

• 

  Anyway, I'm Falling in Love with You.
• 

  More than a Married Couple, but Not Lovers
• 

  Maebashi Witches
• 

  Batman Ninja
• 

  Adventure Without a Map
• 

  Samurai Ballerina -L'étoile de Paris en fleur-

Credits

• directing (19 credits)

  • Samurai Ballerina -L'étoile de Paris en fleur-

    second unit director

    directing
    2026
  • Maebashi Witches

    series director

    directing

    - I Think I'm Done Being a Witch (2025) ... series director directing

    - Have We Met Before? (2025) ... series director directing

    - I'll Never Forget Today, Even After I Forget (2025) ... series director directing

    - The Maebashi Witches Are Far Evermore (2025) ... series director directing

    - Kyoka-chan, You Sure Are Dumb (2025) ... series director directing
    2025
  • Anyway, I'm Falling in Love with You.

    series director

    directing

    - Anyway, I'm Falling in Love with You (2026) ... series director directing

    - The Proposal (2026) ... series director directing

    - Something I've Been Meaning to Say (2026) ... series director directing

    - The Declaration (2026) ... series director directing

    - I Don't Want to Lose You (2026) ... series director directing
    2025
  • More than a Married Couple, but Not Lovers

    series director

    directing

    - Done, Being Less than Love. (2022) ... series director directing

    - More Than a Confession, but Not Yet a Broken Heart. (2022) ... series director directing

    - "Already" Has Passed, but Not "Yet". (2022) ... series director directing

    - More than a Childhood Friend, but Not True Love. (2022) ... series director directing

    - An Entreaty, but No Reassurance. (2022) ... series director directing
    2022
  • Delicious Party♡Precure: My Very Own Children's Lunch

    director

    directing
    2022
  • Summer Time Rendering

    - Face to Face (2022) ... director directing

    - Into the Darkness (2022) ... director directing

    - Shadows (2022) ... director directing
    2022
  • Urusei Yatsura

    - Home Is Where You Find It / Marine Garbage Disposal (2022) ... director directing
    2022
  • Star Wars: Visions

    - The Bounty Hunters (2025) ... director directing
    2021
  • Pokémon Evolutions

    - The Wish (2021) ... director directing
    2021
  • POKÉTOON

    - The Pancham Who Wants to Be a Hero (2021) ... director directing
    2020
  • Batman Ninja

    second unit director

    directing
    2018
  • TIME DRIVER: The Future We Drew

    director

    directing
    2018
  • Junji Inagawa's Very Scary Stories

    director

    directing
    2017
  • Adventure Without a Map

    director

    directing
    2017
  • My Life

    director

    directing
    2012
  • Mahou Tsukai Jiji

    director

    directing
    2011
  • Nekketsu Uchuujin

    director

    directing
    2009
  • Memory

    director

    directing
    2009
  • Melody

    director

    directing
    2008

• writing (2 credits)

  • Delicious Party♡Precure: My Very Own Children's Lunch

    screenplay

    writing
    2022
  • POKÉTOON

    - The Pancham Who Wants to Be a Hero (2021) ... writer writing
    2020

• visual effects (1 credits)

  • Batman Ninja

    animation

    visual effects
    2018

• art (9 credits)

  • Anyway, I'm Falling in Love with You.

    - An Awful Birthday (2025) ... storyboard artist art
    2025
  • Summer Time Rendering

    - Face to Face (2022) ... storyboard artist art

    - Into the Darkness (2022) ... storyboard artist art

    - Shadows (2022) ... storyboard artist art
    2022
  • More than a Married Couple, but Not Lovers

    - Done, Being Less than Love. (2022) ... storyboard artist art

    - More Than a Confession, but Not Yet a Broken Heart. (2022) ... storyboard artist art

    - Fireworks, but No Embrace. (2022) ... storyboard artist art

    - Living in the Same Place, but Not Living Together. (2022) ... storyboard artist art
    2022
  • Urusei Yatsura

    - Mendo Siblings!! / A Strange New Year at the Mendo Estate (2022) ... storyboard artist art

    - Home Is Where You Find It / Marine Garbage Disposal (2022) ... storyboard artist art
    2022
  • Star Wars: Visions

    - The Bounty Hunters (2025) ... storyboard artist art
    2021
  • Pokémon Evolutions

    - The Wish (2021) ... storyboard artist art
    2021
  • POKÉTOON

    - The Pancham Who Wants to Be a Hero (2021) ... storyboard artist art
    2020
  • Batman Ninja

    storyboard artist

    art
    2018
  • Adventure Without a Map

    storyboard artist

    art
    2017

• editing (1 credits)

  • Adventure Without a Map

    editor

    editing
    2017

• sound (1 credits)

  • POKÉTOON

    - The Pancham Who Wants to Be a Hero (2021) ... sound director sound
    2020