Yoshinobu Nishizaki

Yoshinobu Nishizaki
西﨑義展
Born
Hirofumi Nishizaki (西崎弘文, Nishizaki Hirofumi)

(1934-12-18)18 December 1934[1]
Tokyo City, Tokyo Prefecture, Japan
Died7 November 2010(2010-11-07) (aged 75)
Chichi-jima, Ogasawara, Tokyo, Japan
NationalityJapanese
Occupation(s)Anime producer, director, writer
Notable workSpace Battleship Yamato series

Yoshinobu Nishizaki (西崎 義展, Nishizaki Yoshinobu, 18 December 1934 – 7 November 2010) was a Japanese film producer best known as one of the two co-creators of the anime series Space Battleship Yamato.[2][3][4][5] He was sometimes credited as Yoshinori Nishizaki. He was born in 1934 and graduated from the Nihon University Art Department. He also founded the studio Academy Productions which produced the 1980 anime series; Space Emperor God Sigma for Toei Company.

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  2. ^ "A Rainbow of Threads". StarBlazers.com. Archived from the original on April 2, 2012. Retrieved 2009-09-01.
  3. ^ "Leiji Matsumoto 1978 Interview". StarBlazers.com. Archived from the original on March 21, 2012. Retrieved 2009-09-01.
  4. ^ "Leiji Matsumoto 1976 Interview". StarBlazers.com. Archived from the original on March 12, 2012. Retrieved 2009-09-01.
  5. ^ "OUT Magazine Excerpt". StarBlazers.com. Archived from the original on March 24, 2012. Retrieved 2010-02-02.