Directed credits
11
Active
Regular directing credits.
Director
Shigeki Kawai
Directing
Career Snapshot
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TMDB popularity
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Directed movies: 0Directed series: 11All crew credits: 25
TMDB ID: 3064416
IMDb ID: nm4388387
Known for: Directing
Gender: Male
Adult content flag: No
Career span: 2000 - 2026
Years active: 27
Average TMDB rating: 7.8
Wikidata: Q116923343
Also known as
かわい しげき • 河合茂樹
Frequent jobs
Director (7)Assistant Director (2)Animation Director (1)Series Director (1)Key Animation (10)Animation (2)Other (1)Storyboard Artist (1)
Biography
Shigeki Kawai is an animator and anime director. He made his directorial debut in the TV series Naruto Shippuuden.
Series
Directed Series
Series directed by Shigeki Kawai.
Uncle from Another World
Series Director • 13 eps
2022 Series
Layton Mystery Detective Agency: Kat's Mystery‑Solving Files
Assistant Director • 1 eps
2018 Series
DARLING in the FRANXX
Director • 1 eps
2018 Series
BLEND-S
Director • 3 eps
2017 Series
Gate
Director • 3 eps
2015 Series
Nanana's Buried Treasure
Director • 1 eps
2014 Series
Galilei Donna
Director • 1 eps
2013 Series
Sword Art Online
Director • 5 eps
2012 Series
Kingdom
Director • 1 eps
2012 Series
Blue Exorcist
Assistant Director • 12 eps
2011 Series
Naruto Shippūden
Animation Director • 12 eps
2007 Series
Movies
Top Rated Movies
Highest rated movies linked with Shigeki Kawai.
Naruto Shippuden the Movie: Blood Prison
Animation
2011 Movie
Naruto: The Lost Story - Mission: Protect the Waterfall Village!
Key Animation
2003 Movie
Naruto the Movie: Guardians of the Crescent Moon Kingdom
Animation
2006 Movie
Series
Top Rated Series
Highest rated series linked with Shigeki Kawai.
Naruto Shippūden
Animation Director • 12 eps
2007 Series
DARLING in the FRANXX
Director • 1 eps
2018 Series
Kenichi: The Mightiest Disciple
Key Animation • 2 eps
2006 Series
Naruto
Key Animation • 44 eps
2002 Series
Bleach
Key Animation • 1 eps
2004 Series
BLEND-S
Director • 3 eps
2017 Series
Sword Art Online
Director • 5 eps
2012 Series
Blue Exorcist
Assistant Director • 12 eps
2011 Series
Tokyo Mew Mew
Key Animation • 2 eps
2002 Series
Gate
Director • 3 eps
2015 Series
Uncle from Another World
Series Director • 13 eps
2022 Series
Movies
Most Popular Movies
Most viewed movie titles linked with Shigeki Kawai.
Naruto the Movie: Guardians of the Crescent Moon Kingdom
Animation
2006 Movie
Naruto Shippuden the Movie: Blood Prison
Animation
2011 Movie
Naruto: The Lost Story - Mission: Protect the Waterfall Village!
Key Animation
2003 Movie
Series
Most Popular Series
Most viewed series linked with Shigeki Kawai.
Bleach
Key Animation • 1 eps
2004 Series
Naruto
Key Animation • 44 eps
2002 Series
Naruto Shippūden
Animation Director • 12 eps
2007 Series
Kingdom
Director • 1 eps
2012 Series
Sword Art Online
Director • 5 eps
2012 Series
Saiyuki
Key Animation • 4 eps
2000 Series
Blue Exorcist
Assistant Director • 12 eps
2011 Series
Kenichi: The Mightiest Disciple
Key Animation • 2 eps
2006 Series
DARLING in the FRANXX
Director • 1 eps
2018 Series
Grow Up Show
Other • 4 eps
2026 Series
Gate
Director • 3 eps
2015 Series
Detective School Q
Key Animation • 2 eps
2003 Series
Movies
Other Crew Work in Movies
Additional movie credits for Shigeki Kawai.
Naruto Shippuden the Movie: Blood Prison
Animation
2011 Movie
Naruto the Movie: Guardians of the Crescent Moon Kingdom
Animation
2006 Movie
Naruto: The Lost Story - Mission: Protect the Waterfall Village!
Key Animation
2003 Movie
Series
Other Crew Work in Series
Additional series credits for Shigeki Kawai.
Grow Up Show
Other • 4 eps
2026 Series
No Longer Allowed in Another World
Storyboard Artist • 5 eps
2024 Series
Omamori Himari
Key Animation • 2 eps
2010 Series
Oh! Edo Rocket
Key Animation • 1 eps
2007 Series
Kenichi: The Mightiest Disciple
Key Animation • 2 eps
2006 Series
Bleach
Key Animation • 1 eps
2004 Series
Detective School Q
Key Animation • 2 eps
2003 Series
Naruto
Key Animation • 44 eps
2002 Series
Tokyo Mew Mew
Key Animation • 2 eps
2002 Series
Tokyo Underground
Key Animation • 2 eps
2002 Series
Saiyuki
Key Animation • 4 eps
2000 Series