Tsutomu Shibayama
Directing
Born: March 9, 1941 · Asakusa, Tokyo, Japan
Died: March 6, 2026 (aged 84)
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.
Known for
Ranma ½
1989
Doraemon
1979
Lupin the Third: The Mystery of Mamo
1978
Doraemon: Nobita's Dorabian Nights
1991
Doraemon: Nobita's Dinosaur
1980
Doraemon: Nobita's Great Adventure in the South Seas
1998
Doraemon: Nobita and the Legend of the Sun King
2000
Doraemon: Nobita and the Windmasters
2003
Doraemon: Nobita and the Galaxy Super-express
1996
Doraemon: Nobita's Little Star Wars
1985
Doraemon: Nobita and the Tin Labyrinth
1993
Doraemon: Nobita and the Winged Braves
2001
Photos (1)
Directing (43)
Doraemon
Director
Ninja Boy Rantaro
Director
Doraemon: The Record of Nobita's Parallel Journey to the West
Director
Doraemon: Nobita's Dorabian Nights
Director
Doraemon: Nobita and the Tin Labyrinth
Director
Lupin the Third: The Mystery of Mamo
Layout
Doraemon: Nobita and the Robot Kingdom
Director
Doraemon: Nobita and the Winged Braves
Director
Doraemon: Nobita and the Steel Troops
Director
Doraemon: Nobita's Little Star Wars
Director
Doraemon: Nobita's Three Visionary Swordsmen
Director
Doraemon: Nobita and the Kingdom of Clouds
Director
Doraemon: Nobita and the Castle of the Undersea Devil
Director
Doraemon: Nobita and the Galaxy Super-express
Director
Doraemon: Nobita and the Legend of the Sun King
Director
Doraemon: Nobita's Great Adventure in the South Seas
Director
Doraemon: Nobita and the Windmasters
Director
Doraemon: Nobita in the Wan-Nyan Spacetime Odyssey
Director
Doraemon: Nobita's Great Adventure in the World of Magic
Director
Doraemon: Nobita's Dinosaur
Layout
Doraemon: Nobita Drifts in the Universe
Director
Doraemon: Nobita and the Knights on Dinosaurs
Director
Doraemon: Nobita and the Spiral City
Director
Doraemon: Nobita's Diary on the Creation of the World
Director
Doraemon: Nobita and the Animal Planet
Director
Doraemon: Nobita and the Birth of Japan
Director
Licca the Movie: Licca-chan to Yamaneko Hoshi no Tabi
Director
Chibi Maruko-chan: My Favorite Song
Director
There Goes Our Hero: The Heat of the Pennant Race
Director
Zorori the Naughty Hero: Super Adventure!
Director
Makoto-chan
Director
Go Go Toraemon
Director
There Goes Our Hero
Director
There Goes Our Hero: After the Ball Game
Director
Nintama Rantaro the Movie
Director
21 Emon Welcome to the Space
Director
Two Down Full Base
Director
Uncle Remodelling Course
Director
The Gutsy Frog: The Movie
Director
Habatake Pii-tan
Director
The Monkey God Extermination
Director
Wind Organ
Director
Kenritsu Umisora Koukou Yakyuubu-in Yamashita Tarou-kun
Director
Writing (4)
Other Crew (13)
Ranma ½
Storyboard Artist
Osomatsu-kun
Opening/Ending Animation
Doraemon: Nobita and the Castle of the Undersea Devil
Storyboard Artist
Doraemon: Nobita in the Wan-Nyan Spacetime Odyssey
Storyboard Artist
Perman
Animation
Mighty Cat Masked Niyander
Storyboard Artist
Onegai! Samia-don
Character Designer
Lupin the Third: Pilot Film
Animation
Tensai Bakabon
Animation Director
How to Enjoy Watching Baseball 10 Times More
Animation Director
Tsushima Maru: Goodbye, Okinawa
Animation Director
Two Down Full Base
Animation Director
Uncle Remodelling Course
Storyboard Artist