Directed credits
43
Prolific
Very extensive directing filmography.
Director
Tsutomu Shibayama
Directing
Career Snapshot
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TMDB popularity
1.4
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Directed movies: 40Directed series: 3All crew credits: 52
TMDB ID: 1018897
IMDb ID: nm1167622
Known for: Directing
Born: March 9, 1941
Died: March 6, 2026
Age: 84
Place of birth: Asakusa, Tokyo, Japan
Gender: Male
Adult content flag: No
Career span: 1967 - 2012
Years active: 46
Average TMDB rating: 7.03
Wikidata: Q987583
Also known as
芝山 努
Frequent jobs
Director (40)Animation Director (3)Storyboard Artist (3)Animation (2)Layout (2)Character Designer (1)Opening/Ending Animation (1)
Biography
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.
Movies
Directed Movies
Movies directed by Tsutomu Shibayama.
5.7
Zorori the Naughty Hero: Super Adventure!
Director
2012 Movie
7.2
Doraemon: Nobita in the Wan-Nyan Spacetime Odyssey
Director
2004 Movie
7.2
Doraemon: Nobita and the Windmasters
Director
2003 Movie
6.6
Doraemon: Nobita and the Robot Kingdom
Director
2002 Movie
7.2
Doraemon: Nobita and the Winged Braves
Director
2001 Movie
7.0
Doraemon: Nobita and the Legend of the Sun King
Director
2000 Movie
6.6
Doraemon: Nobita Drifts in the Universe
Director
1999 Movie
6.5
Doraemon: Nobita's Great Adventure in the South Seas
Director
1998 Movie
6.8
Doraemon: Nobita and the Spiral City
Director
1997 Movie
5.5
Nintama Rantaro the Movie
Director
1996 Movie
7.5
Doraemon: Nobita and the Galaxy Super-express
Director
1996 Movie
7.2
Doraemon: Nobita's Diary on the Creation of the World
Director
1995 Movie
4.0
Licca the Movie: Licca-chan to Yamaneko Hoshi no Tabi
Director
1994 Movie
7.3
Doraemon: Nobita's Three Visionary Swordsmen
Director
1994 Movie
7.1
Doraemon: Nobita and the Tin Labyrinth
Director
1993 Movie
8.0
Chibi Maruko-chan: My Favorite Song
Director
1992 Movie
7.1
Doraemon: Nobita and the Kingdom of Clouds
Director
1992 Movie
7.0
Doraemon: Nobita's Dorabian Nights
Director
1991 Movie
6.8
Doraemon: Nobita and the Animal Planet
Director
1990 Movie
6.7
Doraemon: Nobita and the Birth of Japan
Director
1989 Movie
4.0
Kenritsu Umisora Koukou Yakyuubu-in Yamashita Tarou-kun
Director
1988 Movie
7.1
Doraemon: The Record of Nobita's Parallel Journey to the West
Director
1988 Movie
Habatake Pii-tan
Director
1988 Movie
6.8
Doraemon: Nobita and the Knights on Dinosaurs
Director
1987 Movie
Series
Directed Series
Series directed by Tsutomu Shibayama.
Movies
Top Rated Movies
Highest rated movies linked with Tsutomu Shibayama.
Series
Top Rated Series
Highest rated series linked with Tsutomu Shibayama.
Movies
Most Popular Movies
Most viewed movie titles linked with Tsutomu Shibayama.
7.5
Doraemon: Nobita and the Galaxy Super-express
Director
1996 Movie
6.6
Doraemon: Nobita and the Steel Troops
Director
1986 Movie
6.5
Doraemon: Nobita's Great Adventure in the South Seas
Director
1998 Movie
7.0
Doraemon: Nobita's Dorabian Nights
Director
1991 Movie
7.2
Doraemon: Nobita in the Wan-Nyan Spacetime Odyssey
Director
2004 Movie
7.0
Doraemon: Nobita and the Legend of the Sun King
Director
2000 Movie
7.2
Doraemon: Nobita and the Windmasters
Director
2003 Movie
6.7
Doraemon: Nobita's Dinosaur
Layout
1980 Movie
7.2
Doraemon: Nobita and the Winged Braves
Director
2001 Movie
7.3
Doraemon: Nobita's Three Visionary Swordsmen
Director
1994 Movie
6.6
Doraemon: Nobita and the Robot Kingdom
Director
2002 Movie
7.1
Doraemon: Nobita and the Tin Labyrinth
Director
1993 Movie
Series
Most Popular Series
Most viewed series linked with Tsutomu Shibayama.
7.7
Doraemon
Director • 1836 eps
1979 Series
8.6
Ranma ½
Storyboard Artist • 1 eps
1989 Series
6.5
Ninja Boy Rantaro
Director • 1988 eps
1993 Series
8.3
Osomatsu-kun
Opening/Ending Animation • 86 eps
1988 Series
7.1
Perman
Animation • 54 eps
1967 Series
Mighty Cat Masked Niyander
Storyboard Artist • 1 eps
2000 Series
6.5
Onegai! Samia-don
Character Designer • 39 eps
1985 Series
6.0
Tensai Bakabon
Animation Director • 40 eps
1971 Series
Movies
Other Crew Work in Movies
Additional movie credits for Tsutomu Shibayama.
Series
Other Crew Work in Series
Additional series credits for Tsutomu Shibayama.