Naoko Yamada, perhaps the most well-known female anime director, and her regular collaborators find humanity amid abstract ...

Anime director Naoko Yamada knows her way around stories about music. She directed more than 40 episodes of K-On! and worked ...

Animation director Naoko Yamada returns with 'The Colors Within,' a lively portrait of three teenagers with a shared desire ...

In the animated worlds meticulously crafted by Japanese director Naoko Yamada, however, life moves gloriously, realistically slow. Schoolchildren walk at a measured pace, pausing outside their ...

With the release of her latest film, The Colors Within, we dive into the must-watch films and anime series of director Naoko ...

For director Naoko Yamada, creating a project from scratch for The Colors Within presented a big challenge but also the realization of a lifelong dream. “I love music and I’ve always wanted to ...

One of the biggest premiers will be in New York City, where not only will the film screen, but the director, Naoko Yamada, will be in attendance. The news of the screening and Yamada's attendance ...

It is directed by Naoko Yamada, whose work in anime series (“K-On!”) and films (“A Silent Voice,” “Liz and the Blue Bird”) has established her as one of the medium’s most distinctive ...

This anime, directed by Naoko Yamada, pales in comparison to the vivid vision of Totsuko, who experiences the spirits of her bandmates as colors. By Maya Phillips When you purchase a ticket for an ...