Akihiko Yamashita

Akihiko Yamashita (山下 明彦) is a Studio Ghibli animator who is famous for Howl's Moving Castle and Giant Robo (OVA).

As a character designer

 * Urotsukidōji (1987–1994)
 * Relic Armor Legaciam (1987)
 * Giant Robo (1992–1994) (with Toshiyuki Kubooka)
 * Wonder Project J2: Corlo no Mori no Josette (1996)
 * Princess Nine (1998)
 * Strange Dawn (2000)
 * Howl's Moving Castle (2004)
 * Tide Line Blue (2005)
 * Zegapain (2006)
 * Tales from Earthsea (2006)
 * The Secret World of Arrietty (2010)
 * Mary and the Witch's Flower (2017)
 * Cagaster of an Insect Cage (2020)

As a director

 * A Sumo Wrestler's Tail (Ghibli Museum Short) (2010)
 * Modest Heroes (2018)