Naoko Yamamoto (山本 直子, Yamamoto Naoko, March 29, 1963) is a Japanese female animator from Hiroshima prefecture, Japan. She is a graduate of Japan Journalist College.
After graduating from a specialized training college, she joined the animation production company Studio Dootaku (スタジオドオタク), which was represented by Motosuke Takahashi (高橋 資祐). After she left the studio, she became a freelancer, but she often participates in studio Sunrise works.
