[Dangyo] Yoshihiro Nishizaki producer of "Space Battleship Yamato" falls

Yoshihiro Nishizaki, a producer of "Space Battleship Yamato" who was preparing to release live-action films by starring Takuya Kimura, fell into the sea on Chichijima in the Ogasawara Islands and died. I was 75 years old.

Mr. Nishizaki seemed to have been on board the test voyage of the steamship "YAMATO", and when trying to get off the deck with a wet suit for swimming, it seems that he accidentally slipped into the sea.

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Current affairs dot com: Produced "Yamato" Mr. Nishizaki died = falling from the ship to the sea - Chichijima

Falling death: Producer of Space Battleship Yamato Mr. Nishizaki from the ship - every day jp (Mainichi Newspaper)

Nishizaki planned and produced animation of "Space Battleship Yamato" during the officer days of Ruihachi Enterprise. In 1979, I was involved in the production of theatrical version such as "Space Battleship Yamato New Travel" and "Space Battleship Yamato III".

After that, he was involved in the production and production of various works, but his own company, West Cape Corporation, was bankrupted in 1997, in 1998 he was arrested for violation of the Stimulant Drug Control Law and sentenced to imprisonment for two years and eight months imprisonment Goes down, and about the copyright of "Space Battleship Yamato"Trial with Mr. Zenzo Matsumoto(Settlement was established later that the copyright holder is Tohokushinsha).

After the expiration of the sentence of two years and eight months in violation of the stimulants control law, in 1998 the imprisonment penalty five years and six months imprisonment was confirmed by the law concerning the possession of gun swords and the like in the case of trying to smuggle automatic rifles etc from the Philippines It will be imposed again and in December 2007 the sentence is due at the expiration of sentence. We opened the animation production studio "Yamato Studio" and made the "Space Battleship Yamato Revival Edition" published in 2009. Movie released on December 1, 2010SPACE BATTLESHIP Yamato"Although not directly involved, my son, Aki Nishizaki, is cooperating with Mr. Nishizaki himself and I was also allowed to produce it.

The steamship YAMATO who was aboard in this fall accident was purchased from Mr. Nishizaki from the fisheries school and he seems to have been visiting Chichijima from 6th for the test voyage. According to the Ogasawara Coast Guard Office, Mr. Nishizaki seems to have fallen accidentally as he was trying to get off the deck from the deck in a wet suit, in order to swim and fly at Futami Port in Chichijima. Although I raised Mr. Nishizaki who fell down at the police station to the clinic, it said that death was confirmed around 15 o'clock.

Nishizaki's masterpiece, "Space Battleship Yamato" was supposed to be originally 39 episodes, but as a result of having been broadcast in all 26 episodes due to poor viewing ratings, the result of Yamato's returning route from Iskandar was brisk It has become. However, the SF nature was also acknowledged with a nebula award, it gained popularity at the time of rebroadcasting, and became a fire of animation boom with the subsequent flow of "Ginga Railway 999" and "Mobile Suit Gundam" as well. This "Yamato" popularity brought up many teens animation fans, but this is also the reason for the creation of animation magazines such as "Animage" which is currently issued.

The movie "Space Battleship Yamato Revival Hen" was still full of mind to produce continuations, and OVA "YAMATO 2520 vol.4 ~ 7" was completed in the future under the copyright transfer agreement between Mr. Nishizaki and Tohokushinsha It was also written that it was planned to make it (the production company was bankrupted and was interrupted at the place where Volume 3 was released), probably Nishizaki-san is still thought that Yamato world had been spreading still more I will.