Background
Yamada was born in Gunma Prefecture on November 28, 1984.
山田尚子
animator director animation director
Yamada was born in Gunma Prefecture on November 28, 1984.
At the Kyoto University of Art and Design, she studied oil painting and was a member of the special effects club
Working at Kyoto Animation, she directed the and Tamako Market anime series. She enjoyed drawing as a child and would copy images from the Patlabor and Dragonball anime series. She joined the volleyball club in primary school, and the tennis and photography clubs in high school.
She intended to work in film after university, but decided to join Kyoto Animation after seeing an advertisement.
Her first assignment at KyoAni was drawing inbetween frames for Inuyasha. She was eventually promoted to a key animator for Air.
After working as an episode director of Clannad, she was asked to direct, an adaptation of a slice-of-life manga. The series was very successful, spurring a second season and a film.
In 2013, she directed Tamako Market, and followed it with the film Tamako Love Story in 2014.
She storyboarded the entire film herself, and also wrote the lyrics for the opening theme song, Everybody Loves Somebody. Foreign Yamada, the most important part of being a director is to observe people. She describes herself as a "method" director, emphasizing the minds of the characters.