She also directed Ashita no Kibō -Kanashimi yo Arigatō: Takae Tsuneo Monogatari- (Tomorrow’s Hope -Thank You, Sadness: The Story of Tsuneo Takae-), the anime film recounting the life of Japanese double-arm amputee Tsuneo Takae.
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Gendai Production announced on Wednesday that producer Hisako Yamada died on January 13 due to aspiration pneumonia.
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Yamada served as the president of Gendai Production, founded by her late husband and director Tengo Yamada.
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Yamada was a producer of multiple works, including the 1976 live-action film for Barefoot Gen, directed by her husband.