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CriticCrunch has 4 Naoko Yamada titles in its catalog, ranked by quality percentile. 1 ranks in the Top 10%, led by A Silent Voice: The Movie.
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I've Always Liked You
2016
Animation · Drama

Colorful
2010
Animation · Drama

The Anthem of the Heart
2015
Animation · Drama

Take This Waltz
2011
Drama · Comedy

Wrinkles
2011
Animation · Drama

I Want to Eat Your Pancreas
2018
Animation · Drama

Beginners
2011
Drama · Romance

My Life as a Zucchini
2016
Animation · Comedy

Shouya Ishida starts bullying the new girl in class, Shouko Nishimiya, because she is deaf. But as the teasing continues, the rest of the class starts to turn on Shouya for his lack of compassion. When they leave elementary school, Shouko and Shouya do not speak to each other again... until an older, wiser Shouya, tormented by his past behaviour, decides he must see Shouko once more. He wants to atone for his sins, but is it already too late...?
Dir. Naoko Yamada · With Miyu Irino, Saori Hayami, Aoi Yuuki

Devoted to her family’s rice-cake–making business and the high school baton club, Tamako is a little slow when it comes to love. She’s oblivious to her childhood friend Mochizo’s affections, even though all their friends know. With graduation closing in and Mochizo leaving for Tokyo, will Tamako realise her feelings and tell him in time?
Dir. Naoko Yamada · With Aya Suzaki, Atsushi Tamaru, Yuri Yamaoka

With graduation right around the corner, every member of the Light Music Club except for Azusa will be leaving for good. But the girls aren’t going to let something as silly as graduation tear them apart! For their final hurrah, the girls are going on the ultimate vacation tour— all the way to London! Their overseas journey will lead them on a trip of discovery and friendship as they take the stage one last time for their final encore together.
Dir. Naoko Yamada · With Aki Toyosaki, Yoko Hikasa, Satomi Sato

In their last year of high school, two girls in the brass band club perform a song inspired by a fairy tale that parallels their friendship.
Dir. Naoko Yamada · With Atsumi Tanezaki, Nao Toyama, Ayaka Asai