Cast & creators
Yoshitaka Amano Movies and TV Shows
Yoshitaka Amano is connected to titles such as Casshan, exception, Twilight of the Cockroaches. Use Gatsby to browse this filmography and find where related movies and shows may be available to watch.
Known for Visual Effects
Born March 26, 1952
From Shizuoka, Shizuoka, Japan
Biography
Yoshitaka Amano is a Japanese artist, character designer, illustrator and a theater and film scenic designer and costume designer. He first came into prominence in the late 1960s working on the anime adaptation of Speed Racer. Amano later became the creator of iconic and influential characters such as Gatchaman, Tekkaman: The Space Knight, Hutch the Honeybee and Casshan. In 1982 he went independent and became a freelance artist, finding success as an illustrator for numerous authors, and worked on best-selling novel series, such as The Guin Saga and Vampire Hunter D. He is also known for his commissioned illustrations for the popular video-game franchise Final Fantasy.