DIRECTOR · FROM ASAKUSA, JAPAN
Tsutomu Shibayama
1941–202642 credits since 1969
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ABOUT TSUTOMU
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.
Biography from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA. Credits and photos from TMDB.
Born9 March 1941
Died6 March 2026
BirthplaceAsakusa, Japan
Known forDirecting
On Cineora25 of 42 titles
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IMDb rating of each title they made on Cineora, by year.
- Titles on Cineora
- 25
- Average IMDb
- 7.1
- Highest rated
- DoraemonIMDb 8.2
- Working since
- 1969
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Filmography
The 2010s
1 title
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The 2000s
5 titles · IMDb 7.0 on averageMovieDirector
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The 1990s
15 titles · IMDb 7.0 on average
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The 1980s
17 titles · IMDb 7.1 on average
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The 1970s
3 titles · IMDb 8.2 on average
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The 1960s
1 title · IMDb 6.6 on average
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The people who keep turning up in Tsutomu’s titles.
Noriko OharaDoraemon, Doraemon: Nobita's Dorabian Nights and 22 more
Kazuya TatekabeDoraemon, Doraemon: Nobita's Dorabian Nights and 22 more
Nobuyo OyamaDoraemon, Doraemon: Nobita's Dorabian Nights and 22 more
Kaneta KimotsukiDoraemon, Doraemon: Nobita's Dorabian Nights and 22 more
Michiko NomuraDoraemon, Doraemon: Nobita's Dorabian Nights and 22 more
Sachiko ChijimatsuDoraemon, Doraemon: Nobita's Dorabian Nights and 14 more
