Biography
Yatabe Katsuyoshi (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 Tomino Yoshiyuki and Takahashi Ryousuke 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.
Filmography
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Crew
Crew Credits

STAR☆jewel
Role: Director
TV • 2011

Hello Anne: Before Green Gables
Role: Director
TV • 2009

Dinosaur King
Role: Series Director
TV • 2007

Boku no Pico
Role: Director
TV • 2006

NANA
Role: Director
TV • 2006

Strawberry Panic!
Role: Director
TV • 2006

Detective School Q
Role: Director
TV • 2003

Detective School Q
Role: Storyboard Artist
TV • 2003

Hikaru no Go
Role: Director
TV • 2001

Hikaru no Go
Role: Storyboard Artist
TV • 2001

Shin Hakkenden
Role: Director
TV • 1999

Gundress
Role: Director
MOVIE • 1999

Gundress
Role: Sound Director
MOVIE • 1999

ふたり暮らし
Role: Producer
TV • 1998

Legend of the Mystical Ninja
Role: Series Director
TV • 1997

EAT-MAN
Role: Storyboard Artist
TV • 1997

Jura Tripper
Role: Screenplay
TV • 1995

Muka Muka Paradise
Role: Creator
TV • 1993

The Brave of Legend Da-Garn
Role: Director
TV • 1992

The Brave of the Sun Fighbird
Role: Series Director
TV • 1991