The Museum of Architectural Drawings is dedicating the first comprehensive exhibition of Nizo Yamamoto’s (1953–2023) artistic work outside Japan to him. Yamamoto is regarded as one of the most influential art directors in Japanese animated film.
Image gallery
Tchoban Foundation
For more than four decades, he created visual worlds that have left a lasting mark on the visual memory of the genre.
In Japan, Yamamoto’s work has long enjoyed great recognition. Internationally, however, his name remains far less well known than the films in whose creation he played a key role. Through his work on *Castle in the Sky* (1986), *Grave of the Fireflies* (1988), *Princess Mononoke* (1997) and *The Girl Who Leapt Through Time* (2006), his images are familiar to a global audience.
With ‘Nizo Yamamoto – Master of Anime Scenography’, the Museum of Architectural Drawing builds on its previous exhibitions on background art in Japanese animated films:
in 2016, ‘Anime Architecture’ showcased the urban spaces of major science fiction anime such as *Patlabor* (1989), *Ghost in the Shell* (1995) and *Ghost in the Shell 2 – Innocence* (2004); in 2022, ‘AKIRA – The Architecture of Neo Tokyo’ presented the original background images from the groundbreaking film AKIRA (1988) for the first time anywhere in the world.
- The exhibition is curated by Stefan Riekeles.
- A publication will accompany the exhibition.
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Opening hours
- Monday, 2.00 pm – 7.00 pm
- Tuesday, 2.00 pm – 7.00 pm
- Wednesday, 2.00 pm – 7.00 pm
- Thursday, 2.00 pm – 7.00 pm
- Friday, 2.00 pm – 7.00 pm
- Saturday, 1.00 pm – 5.00 pm
- Sunday, 1.00 pm – 5.00 pm
