Directing

Tsutomu Shibayama

JA cinema · 44 credits

Born

9 March 1941

Died

6 March 2026 (aged 84)

Birthplace

Asakusa, Tokyo, Japan

Also known as 芝山努

Tsutomu Shibayama was a Japanese anime director of film and television, best known for directing the 1979 and 2005 Doraemon series. He was born in Asakusa, Taitō, Tokyo. In 2012 he won Agency for Cultural Affair Award.

IMDb

Known for

Makoto-chan

JA · 19809.0

Chibi Maruko-chan: My Favorite Song

JA · 19927.6

Doraemon: Nobita and the Galaxy Super-express

JA · 19967.5

Doraemon: Nobita in the Wan-Nyan Spacetime Odyssey

JA · 20047.4

Doraemon: Nobita's Diary on the Creation of the World

JA · 19957.4

Doraemon: Nobita's Three Visionary Swordsmen

JA · 19947.4

Doraemon: Nobita and the Windmasters

JA · 20037.2

Doraemon: The Record of Nobita's Parallel Journey to the West

JA · 19887.2

Filmography

Zorori the Naughty Hero: Super Adventure!

JA · 20126.2

Director

Doraemon: Nobita in the Wan-Nyan Spacetime Odyssey

JA · 20047.4

Director, Storyboard Artist

Doraemon: Nobita and the Windmasters

JA · 20037.2

Director

Doraemon: Nobita and the Robot Kingdom

JA · 20026.5

Director

Doraemon: Nobita and the Winged Braves

JA · 20017.1

Director

Doraemon: Nobita and the Legend of the Sun King

JA · 20007.0

Director

Doraemon: Nobita Drifts in the Universe

JA · 19996.4

Director

Doraemon: Nobita's Great Adventure in the South Seas

JA · 19986.6

Director

Doraemon: Nobita and the Spiral City

JA · 19976.8

Director

Doraemon: Nobita and the Galaxy Super-express

JA · 19967.5

Director

Nintama Rantaro the Movie

JA · 19965.5

Director

Doraemon: Nobita's Diary on the Creation of the World

JA · 19957.4

Director

Doraemon: Nobita's Three Visionary Swordsmen

JA · 19947.4

Director

Licca the Movie: Licca-chan to Yamaneko Hoshi no Tabi

JA · 19944.0

Director

Doraemon: Nobita and the Tin Labyrinth

JA · 19937.1

Director, Screenplay

Doraemon: Nobita and the Kingdom of Clouds

JA · 19927.1

Director

Chibi Maruko-chan: My Favorite Song

JA · 19927.6

Director

Doraemon: Nobita's Dorabian Nights

JA · 19917.1

Director

Uncle Remodelling Course

JA · 1990Not rated

Storyboard Artist, Director

Doraemon: Nobita and the Animal Planet

JA · 19906.7

Director

Doraemon: Nobita and the Birth of Japan

JA · 19896.7

Director

Doraemon: The Record of Nobita's Parallel Journey to the West

JA · 19887.2

Director

Kenritsu Umisora Koukou Yakyuubu-in Yamashita Tarou-kun

JA · 19884.0

Director

Habatake Pii-tan

JA · 1988Not rated

Director

Wind Organ

JA · 1987Not rated

Director

Doraemon: Nobita and the Knights on Dinosaurs

JA · 19876.7

Director

Doraemon: Nobita and the Steel Troops

JA · 19866.7

Director

Go Go Toraemon

JA · 1986Not rated

Director

Doraemon: Nobita's Little Star Wars

JA · 19857.2

Director

Doraemon: Nobita's Great Adventure in the World of Magic

JA · 19846.9

Director, Storyboard Artist

How to Enjoy Watching Baseball 10 Times More

JA · 1983Not rated

Animation Director

Doraemon: Nobita and the Castle of the Undersea Devil

JA · 19837.0

Director, Storyboard Artist

Two Down Full Base

JA · 1982Not rated

Animation Director, Director

Tsushima Maru: Goodbye, Okinawa

JA · 19827.0

Animation Director

The Gutsy Frog: The Movie

JA · 1982Not rated

Director

21 Emon Welcome to the Space

JA · 19813.5

Director

Makoto-chan

JA · 19809.0

Director

There Goes Our Hero: After the Ball Game

JA · 19806.0

Director

There Goes Our Hero: The Heat of the Pennant Race

JA · 19806.0

Director, Storyboard

Doraemon: Nobita's Dinosaur

JA · 19806.8

Layout

There Goes Our Hero

JA · 19796.0

Director, Storyboard

Lupin the Third: The Mystery of Mamo

JA · 19787.0

Layout

The Monkey God Extermination

JA · 1976Not rated

Director

Lupin the Third: Pilot Film

JA · 19696.7

Animation, Writer