Kenji Yamada (山田 兼司) is a Japanese film and television producer who is currently the Chief Manager of Planning and Production at Toho.[1] He is best known for working on the 2023 films Monster and Godzilla Minus One. Yamada became a member of the Producers Guild of America in 2024.[2]
Yamada has planned and produced several live-action films in his career, including Samayou Yaiba (2009),[7] Ghostbook,[7] A Hundred Flower (both 2022),[7] Monster, Godzilla Minus One (both 2023),[3][5][6][7] April, Come She Will (2024),[7] and the upcoming film 1ST KISS (2025).[7] He became a Toho employee in April 2019 and is currently the Chief Manager of Planning and Production at Toho.[1][3] In 2024, Yamada won an Asia Game Changer Award and became a member of the Producers Guild of America (PGA).[2]
