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Naoko Yamada is a Japanese animator and director. Working at Kyoto Animation, she directed the anime series ''K-On!'' (2009–2010) and ''Tamako Market'' (2013), and the anime films ''A Silent Voice'' (2016) and ''Liz and the Blue Bird'' (2018). In 2021, she directed the original net animation (ONA) ''The Heike Story'' under Science Saru. The series premiered on Japanese television in January 2022. Wikipedia