Katsuyoshi Yatabe
Directing·July 11, 1956 — 70 years old·Tokyo
Katsuyoshi Yatabe (谷田部 勝義) is a Japanese screenwriter and director born July 11, 1956 in Tokyo, Japan.
After graduating he joined the Department of Arts at Nihon Daigaku in 1975. In 1978 he joined Ad Cosmo but felt that as subcontrctractor there would be no real productions done and thus went on to join Sunrise in 1979. There he learned under Yoshiyuki Tomino and Ryousuke Takahashi before becoming freelancer.
He also uses the aliases of Futa Morita (森田 風太) and Kota Morita (森田 光太), which are the names of his sons.
Known For
Filmography · 26
2009Hello Anne: Before Green GablesTVDirector2007Dinosaur KingTVSeries Director2006NANATVDirector2006Strawberry PanicTVDirector2003Detective School QTVStoryboard Artist · Director2001Hikaru no GoTVDirector · Storyboard Artist1999Shin HakkendenTVDirector1999GundressDirector · Sound Director1998ふたり暮らしTVProducer1997Legend of the Mystical NinjaTVSeries Director1997EAT-MANTVStoryboard Artist1995Street Fighter II: VTVStoryboard Artist · Director1995Jura TripperTVScreenplay1993Muka Muka ParadiseTVCreator1992The Brave of Legend Da-GarnTVDirector1991The Brave of the Sun FighbirdTVSeries Director · Storyboard Artist · Creator1990Brave ExkaiserTVSeries Director · Creator1989Bad Boys BoogieDirector1989BucchigiriTVDirector · Writer1988Ronin WarriorsTVStoryboard · Director1988Mashin Hero WataruTVDirector1987Dirty Pair OVATVSeries Director · Director · Storyboard Artist1985Blue Comet SPT LayznerTVDirector · Storyboard1985Armored Trooper VOTOMS: Vol.1 Stories of the 'A.T. VOTOMS'Director · Writer1983Armored Trooper VOTOMSTVStoryboard · Director1982Space Runaway Ideon: Be InvokedAssistant Director · Co-Director