Katsuyoshi Yatabe
Directing
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
Directing24
tvSTAR☆jewel
2011
Director
tvDinosaur King
2007
Series Director
tvBoku no Pico
2006
Director
tvNANA
2006
Director
tvStrawberry Panic
2006
Director
tvDetective School Q
2003
Director
tvHikaru no Go
2001
Director
tvShin Hakkenden
1999
Director
movieGundress
1999
Director
tvLegend of the Mystical Ninja
1997
Series Director
tvStreet Fighter II: V
1995
Director
tvThe Brave of the Sun Fighbird
1991
Series Director
tvBrave Exkaiser
1990
Series Director
movieBad Boys Boogie
1989
Director
tvBucchigiri
1989
Director
tvRonin Warriors
1988
Director
tvMashin Hero Wataru
1988
Director
tvDirty Pair OVA
1987
Series Director, Director
tvBlue Comet SPT Layzner
1985
Director
tvArmored Trooper VOTOMS
1983
Director
movieSpace Runaway Ideon: Be Invoked
1982
Assistant Director, Co-Director
Art6
tvDetective School Q
2003
Storyboard Artist
tvHikaru no Go
2001
Storyboard Artist
tvEAT-MAN
1997
Storyboard Artist
tvStreet Fighter II: V
1995
Storyboard Artist
tvThe Brave of the Sun Fighbird
1991
Storyboard Artist
tvDirty Pair OVA
1987
Storyboard Artist
Writing6
tvJura Tripper
1995
Screenplay
tvBucchigiri
1989
Writer
tvRonin Warriors
1988
Storyboard
tvBlue Comet SPT Layzner
1985
Storyboard
tvArmored Trooper VOTOMS
1983
Storyboard
Creator3
tvMuka Muka Paradise
1993
Creator
tvBrave Exkaiser
1990
Creator
Production1
tvふたり暮らし
1998
Producer
Sound1
movieGundress
1999
Sound Director