| Kenji Yamada | |
| Native Name: | 山田 兼司 |
| Birth Place: | Saitama, Japan |
| Alma Mater: | Keio University |
| Occupation: | Film and television producer, planner |
| Years Active: | 2003–present |
| Chief Manager of Planning and Production at Toho | |
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]
Born in 1979 in Saitama Prefecture, Japan.[3] [4] [5] After graduating from Keio University, Yamada found employment at TV Asahi in 2003 and remained working there for more than a decade winning many awards for his efforts including two Tokyo Drama Awards and a Galaxy Award. Among his television credits are Dele (2018) and The Makanai: Cooking for the Maiko House (2023).[6]
Yamada has planned and produced several live-action films in his career, including Samayou Yaiba (2009),[7] Ghostbook, A Hundred Flower (both 2022), Monster, Godzilla Minus One (both 2023), April, Come She Will (2024), and the upcoming film 1ST KISS (2025). He became a Toho employee in April 2019 and is currently the Chief Manager of Planning and Production at Toho. In 2024, Yamada won an Asia Game Changer Award and became a member of the Producers Guild of America (PGA).