Naoko Yamada

Japanese animation director
Person human Q550018
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Naoko Yamada

Summary

Naoko Yamada is a human[1]. Born in Kyoto Prefecture[2], she… she was born on November 28, 1984[3]. She worked as an anime director[4], film director[5], and animator[6]. She ranks in the top 0.71% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (295 views/month, #7,111 of 1,000,298).[7]

Key Facts

  • Naoko Yamada was born in Kyoto Prefecture[2].
  • Naoko Yamada was born on November 28, 1984[3].
  • Naoko Yamada held citizenship in Japan[8].
  • Naoko Yamada worked as an anime director[4].
  • Naoko Yamada worked as a film director[5].
  • Naoko Yamada's professions included animator[6].
  • Naoko Yamada was employed by Kyoto Animation[9].
  • Naoko Yamada was educated at Kyoto University of the Arts and Design[10].
  • Naoko Yamada is recorded as female[11].
  • Naoko Yamada's instance of is recorded as human[12].
  • Naoko Yamada's family name is recorded as Yamada[13].
  • Naoko Yamada's given name is recorded as Naoko[14].
  • Naoko Yamada's significant event is recorded as Kyoto Animation arson attack[15].
  • Naoko Yamada's languages spoken, written or signed is recorded as Japanese[16].
  • Naoko Yamada's name in native language is recorded as {'lang': 'ja', 'text': '山田尚子'}[17].
  • Naoko Yamada's name in kana is recorded as やまだ なおこ[18].
  • Naoko Yamada's start of work period is recorded as 2005[19].
  • Naoko Yamada's on focus list of Wikimedia project is recorded as gender gap on Dutch Wikipedia[20].
  • Naoko Yamada's related category is recorded as Category:Films directed by Naoko Yamada[21].
  • Naoko Yamada's copyright status as a creator is recorded as works protected by copyrights[22].

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Origins and Family

Born in Kyoto Prefecture[2], Naoko Yamada… she was born on November 28, 1984[3].

Education

Naoko Yamada was educated at Kyoto University of the Arts and Design[10].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include anime director[4], film director[5], and animator[6]. Naoko Yamada was employed by Kyoto Animation[9].

Why It Matters

Naoko Yamada ranks in the top 0.71% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (295 views/month, #7,111 of 1,000,298).[7] She has Wikipedia articles in 16 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[23]

FAQs

Where was Naoko Yamada born?

Naoko Yamada was born in Kyoto Prefecture[2].

What did Naoko Yamada do for work?

Naoko Yamada worked as anime director[4], film director[5], and animator[6].

Where did Naoko Yamada go to school?

Naoko Yamada was educated at Kyoto University of the Arts and Design[10].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] . wikidata.org.
  2. [11] . wikidata.org.
  3. [8] . wikidata.org.
  4. [12] . wikidata.org.
  5. [10] . wikidata.org.
  6. [4] . wikidata.org.
  7. [5] . wikidata.org.
  8. [6] . wikidata.org.
  9. [9] . wikidata.org.
  10. [3] . bizmakoto.jp. bizmakoto.jp. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  11. [13] . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] . wikidata.org.
  16. [18] . wikidata.org.
  17. [19] . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] . wikidata.org.
  20. [22] . Retrieved . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [7] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [23] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.

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  1. 20d ago · Difool · 2026-05-13 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Start of work period +2005-00-00T00:00:00Z
    Significant event Kyoto Animation arson attack
    Employer Kyoto Animation
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