Mari Yamazaki
Writer · Born April 20, 1967 (59) · Tokyo, Japan
Mari Yamazaki (jap. ヤマザキ マリ, Yamazaki Mari) is a mangaka and essayist. She was born in Tokyo on April 20, 1967, she moved to Italy at 17, in 1984, to attend the National Academy of Fine Arts in Florence, where she studied art history and oil painting. She began working as manga artist in 1997. She lived in Syria, Portugal and the United States, returning to Italy in 2013. In 2010 she won the third edition of the Manga Award for Thermae Romae. In 2015 she won the Tezuka Osamu award (section "story", also for Thermae Romae) as well as the "New Face" award of the Japanese Ministry of Education. In 2017 she was awarded the rank of Commander of the Order of the Star (Italy). — Source: Official website
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Biography from TMDB.
- April 20, 1967 (59)
- Tokyo, Japan
- Writer
- 4 on MovieCove · 7 credits in all
What are Mari Yamazaki's films like?
Across a limited sample of 3 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Society and Self.
Themes
Moods and endings
AI-generated from each title's plot synopsis and cast list, with extra plot summaries, reviews and Parents Guide notes for titles the model may not know, and the model's own knowledge of the ones it recognizes. Only analyzed titles count, so this covers part of the filmography; the feel axes count films only for now.
Where can I watch Mari Yamazaki's films?
As of October 24, 2026, 2 of their 4 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service.
Subscription and free streaming for Mari Yamazaki's titles on MovieCove; rent and buy are not counted. Titles are listed by Midcredits score, highest first, at most 12 per service; a dashed chip is a producer credit or a minor one, such as a thanks. A service opens the browse page, which counts movies only, so its number can differ.
Filmography
7 credits, 4 with a MovieCove page.
Thermae Romae Novae(2022)
Midcredits score: 46th percentile of all shows
Extra Olympia Kyklos (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2020)
Silk Road (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2019)
Thermae Romae II(2014)
Midcredits score: 51st percentile of all films
GTO (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2012)
Roman Bath(2012)
Midcredits score: 59th percentile of all films
Thermae Romae(2012)
Midcredits score: 8th percentile of all shows
Career shape
A full career of 7 titles from 2012 to 2022.
Who does Mari Yamazaki work with?
People who share at least 2 of Mari Yamazaki's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Hideki Takeuchi shares the most, 2.
Directors
- Hideki TakeuchiShared titles: Thermae Romae II (2014), Roman Bath (2012)See all 2 shared titles with Hideki Takeuchi
Actors
- Aya UetoShared titles: Thermae Romae II (2014), Roman Bath (2012)See all 2 shared titles with Aya Ueto
- Hiroshi AbeShared titles: Thermae Romae II (2014), Roman Bath (2012)See all 2 shared titles with Hiroshi Abe
- Kai ShishidoShared titles: Thermae Romae II (2014), Roman Bath (2012)See all 2 shared titles with Kai Shishido
- Katsuya TakagiShared titles: Thermae Romae II (2014), Roman Bath (2012)See all 2 shared titles with Katsuya Takagi
Composers
- Norihito SumitomoShared titles: Thermae Romae II (2014), Roman Bath (2012)See all 2 shared titles with Norihito Sumitomo
Producers
- Miyoshi KikuchiShared titles: Thermae Romae II (2014), Roman Bath (2012)See all 2 shared titles with Miyoshi Kikuchi
- Naoto InabaShared titles: Thermae Romae II (2014), Roman Bath (2012)See all 2 shared titles with Naoto Inaba
- Teiji OzawaShared titles: Thermae Romae II (2014), Roman Bath (2012)See all 2 shared titles with Teiji Ozawa