Tsutomu Shibayama

Born 9 March 1941 in Asakusa, Tokyo, Japan

Died 6 March 2026 (aged 84)

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.

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1978

Lupin the Third: The Mystery of Mamo Layout

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1991

Doraemon: Nobita's Dorabian Nights Director

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1980

Doraemon: Nobita's Dinosaur Layout

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1998

Doraemon: Nobita's Great Adventure in the South Seas Director

Visual Effects

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1969

Lupin the Third: Pilot Film Animation

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1982

Tsushima Maru: Goodbye, Okinawa Animation Director

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1983

How to Enjoy Watching Baseball 10 Times More Animation Director

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1982

Two Down Full Base Animation Director

Art

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1983

Doraemon: Nobita and the Castle of the Undersea Devil Storyboard Artist

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2004

Doraemon: Nobita in the Wan-Nyan Spacetime Odyssey Storyboard Artist

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1984

Doraemon: Nobita's Great Adventure in the World of Magic Storyboard Artist

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1990

Uncle Remodelling Course Storyboard Artist

Writer

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1993

Doraemon: Nobita and the Tin Labyrinth Screenplay

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1969

Lupin the Third: Pilot Film Writer

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1980

There Goes Our Hero: The Heat of the Pennant Race Storyboard

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1979

There Goes Our Hero Storyboard