Directed credits
43
Prolific
Very extensive directing filmography.
Director
Tsutomu Shibayama
Directing
Career Snapshot
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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.
Director
Zorori the Naughty Hero: Super Adventure!
2012 • Movie
Director
Doraemon: Nobita in the Wan-Nyan Spacetime Odyssey
2004 • Movie
Director
Doraemon: Nobita and the Windmasters
2003 • Movie
Director
Doraemon: Nobita and the Robot Kingdom
2002 • Movie
Director
Doraemon: Nobita and the Winged Braves
2001 • Movie
Director
Doraemon: Nobita and the Legend of the Sun King
2000 • Movie
Director
Doraemon: Nobita Drifts in the Universe
1999 • Movie
Director
Doraemon: Nobita's Great Adventure in the South Seas
1998 • Movie
Director
Doraemon: Nobita and the Spiral City
1997 • Movie
Director
Nintama Rantaro the Movie
1996 • Movie
Director
Doraemon: Nobita and the Galaxy Super-express
1996 • Movie
Director
Doraemon: Nobita's Diary on the Creation of the World
1995 • Movie
Director
Licca the Movie: Licca-chan to Yamaneko Hoshi no Tabi
1994 • Movie
Director
Doraemon: Nobita's Three Visionary Swordsmen
1994 • Movie
Director
Doraemon: Nobita and the Tin Labyrinth
1993 • Movie
Director
Chibi Maruko-chan: My Favorite Song
1992 • Movie
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Doraemon: Nobita and the Kingdom of Clouds
1992 • Movie
Director
Doraemon: Nobita's Dorabian Nights
1991 • Movie
Director
Doraemon: Nobita and the Animal Planet
1990 • Movie
Director
Doraemon: Nobita and the Birth of Japan
1989 • Movie
Director
Kenritsu Umisora Koukou Yakyuubu-in Yamashita Tarou-kun
1988 • Movie
Director
Doraemon: The Record of Nobita's Parallel Journey to the West
1988 • Movie
Director
Habatake Pii-tan
1988 • Movie
Director
Doraemon: Nobita and the Knights on Dinosaurs
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.
Director
Doraemon: Nobita and the Kingdom of Clouds
1992 • Movie
Director
Doraemon: Nobita and the Steel Troops
1986 • Movie
Director
Doraemon: Nobita and the Windmasters
2003 • Movie
Director
Doraemon: The Record of Nobita's Parallel Journey to the West
1988 • Movie
Director
Doraemon: Nobita and the Galaxy Super-express
1996 • Movie
Director
Doraemon: Nobita's Dorabian Nights
1991 • Movie
Director
Doraemon: Nobita's Great Adventure in the South Seas
1998 • Movie
Director
Doraemon: Nobita and the Tin Labyrinth
1993 • Movie
Director
Doraemon: Nobita's Three Visionary Swordsmen
1994 • Movie
Director
Doraemon: Nobita and the Winged Braves
2001 • Movie
Director
Doraemon: Nobita Drifts in the Universe
1999 • Movie
Director
Doraemon: Nobita and the Robot Kingdom
2002 • Movie
Series
Most Popular Series
Most viewed series linked with Tsutomu Shibayama.
Director • 1988 eps
Ninja Boy Rantaro
1993 • Series
Director • 1836 eps
Doraemon
1979 • Series
Storyboard Artist • 1 eps
Ranma ½
1989 • Series
Opening/Ending Animation • 86 eps
Osomatsu-kun
1988 • Series
Animation • 54 eps
Perman
1967 • Series
Storyboard Artist • 1 eps
Mighty Cat Masked Niyander
2000 • Series
Character Designer • 39 eps
Onegai! Samia-don
1985 • Series
Animation Director • 40 eps
Tensai Bakabon
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.