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Jôji Shimura

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  • Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
  • Director
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Jôji Shimura is known for Blade of the Phantom Master (2004), Gekijô-ban Dôbutsu no Mori (2006) and Agatha Christie's Great Detectives Poirot and Marple (2004).
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    • Known for

    Bae Jeong-mi and Goo Ja-Hyeong in Blade of the Phantom Master (2004)
    Blade of the Phantom Master
    6.2
    • Director
    • 2004
    Gekijô-ban Dôbutsu no Mori (2006)
    Gekijô-ban Dôbutsu no Mori
    6.6
    • Art Department(as Joji Shimura)
    • 2006
    Agatha Christie's Great Detectives Poirot and Marple (2004)
    Agatha Christie's Great Detectives Poirot and Marple
    7.6
    TV Series
    • Art Department
    Utawarerumono (2006)
    Utawarerumono
    6.8
    TV Series
    • Art Department

    Credits

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    Art Department

    • Love All Play (2022)
      Love All Play
      6.3
      TV Series
      • storyboard artist (as Joji Shimura)
      • 2022
    • Eiga Kamisama miranai himitsu no kotodama: Kiseki o okose Teppuru to dokidoki kokotamakai
      • storyboard (as Joji Shimura)
      • 2017
    • Ryôka Yuzuki, Rie Kugimiya, and Asami Yaguchi in Eiga Tamagotchi: Himitsu no Otodoke Dai Sakusen! (2017)
      Eiga Tamagotchi: Himitsu no Otodoke Dai Sakusen!
      Short
      • storyboard artist (as Joji Shimura)
      • 2017
    • Cyborg 009: Call of Justice (2016)
      Cyborg 009: Call of Justice
      5.9
      TV Series
      • storyboard (as Joji Shimura)
      • 2017
    • Bee & Puppycat: Lazy in Space (2022)
      Bee & Puppycat: Lazy in Space
      8.5
      TV Series
      • Character Designer
      • storyboard artist (as Joji Shimura, as Joji Shimura)
      • 2022
    • Professor Layton and the Eternal Diva (2009)
      Professor Layton and the Eternal Diva
      6.7
      • storyboard artist
      • 2009
    • Pokémon: Arceus and the Jewel of Life (2009)
      Pokémon: Arceus and the Jewel of Life
      6.3
      • assistant storyboard artist
      • 2009
    • Tamagotchi Happiest Story in the Universe! (2008)
      Tamagotchi Happiest Story in the Universe!
      8.1
      • storyboard artist
      • 2008
    • Pokémon: Giratina and the Sky Warrior (2008)
      Pokémon: Giratina and the Sky Warrior
      6.1
      • assistant storyboard (as Joji Shimura)
      • 2008
    • Tamagotchi the Movie (2007)
      Tamagotchi the Movie
      7.5
      • storyboard artist (as Joji Shimura)
      • 2007
    • Pokémon: The Rise of Darkrai (2007)
      Pokémon: The Rise of Darkrai
      6.4
      • storyboard assistant (as Joji Shimura)
      • 2007
    • Gekijô-ban Dôbutsu no Mori (2006)
      Gekijô-ban Dôbutsu no Mori
      6.6
      • design works
      • storyboard artist (as Joji Shimura, as Joji Shimura)
      • 2006
    • Utawarerumono (2006)
      Utawarerumono
      6.8
      TV Series
      • storyboard artist
      • 2006
    • Agatha Christie's Great Detectives Poirot and Marple (2004)
      Agatha Christie's Great Detectives Poirot and Marple
      7.6
      TV Series
      • storyboard artist
      • 2004–2005
    • Kasumin (2001)
      Kasumin
      6.2
      TV Series
      • storyboard artist
      • 2001–2003

    Second Unit or Assistant Director

    • Eiga Odd Taxi: In the Woods (2022)
      Eiga Odd Taxi: In the Woods
      6.1
      • unit director
      • 2022
    • Pokémon the Movie: Secrets of the Jungle (2020)
      Pokémon the Movie: Secrets of the Jungle
      6.4
      • unit director (as Joji Shimura)
      • 2020
    • Pokémon the Movie: I Choose You! (2017)
      Pokémon the Movie: I Choose You!
      6.3
      • unit director (as Joji Shimura)
      • 2017
    • Ryôka Yuzuki, Rie Kugimiya, and Asami Yaguchi in Eiga Tamagotchi: Himitsu no Otodoke Dai Sakusen! (2017)
      Eiga Tamagotchi: Himitsu no Otodoke Dai Sakusen!
      Short
      • unit director (as Joji Shimura)
      • 2017
    • Professor Layton and the Eternal Diva (2009)
      Professor Layton and the Eternal Diva
      6.7
      • unit director
      • 2009
    • Tamagotchi Happiest Story in the Universe! (2008)
      Tamagotchi Happiest Story in the Universe!
      8.1
      • unit director
      • 2008
    • Tamagotchi the Movie (2007)
      Tamagotchi the Movie
      7.5
      • unit director
      • 2007
    • Gekijô-ban Dôbutsu no Mori (2006)
      Gekijô-ban Dôbutsu no Mori
      6.6
      • unit director (as Joji Shimura)
      • 2006
    • Thumbelina: A Magical Story (1992)
      Thumbelina: A Magical Story
      7.8
      TV Series
      • assistant episode director
      • 1992–1993

    Director

    • Welcome to the Outcast's Restaurant! (2025)
      Welcome to the Outcast's Restaurant!
      6.8
      TV Series
      • directed by
      • 2025
    • Bee & Puppycat: Lazy in Space (2022)
      Bee & Puppycat: Lazy in Space
      8.5
      TV Series
      • supervising director (as Joji Shimura)
      • 2022
    • Ryôka Yuzuki, Rie Kugimiya, and Asami Yaguchi in Eiga Tamagotchi: Himitsu no Otodoke Dai Sakusen! (2017)
      Eiga Tamagotchi: Himitsu no Otodoke Dai Sakusen!
      Short
      • Director (as Joji Shimura)
      • 2017
    • Tamagotchi! (2009)
      Tamagotchi!
      7.9
      TV Series
      • Director
      • 2009–2015
    • Tamagotchi Happiest Story in the Universe! (2008)
      Tamagotchi Happiest Story in the Universe!
      8.1
      • Director
      • 2008
    • Tamagotchi the Movie (2007)
      Tamagotchi the Movie
      7.5
      • Director
      • 2007
    • Gekijô-ban Dôbutsu no Mori (2006)
      Gekijô-ban Dôbutsu no Mori
      6.6
      • Director
      • 2006
    • Utawarerumono (2006)
      Utawarerumono
      6.8
      TV Series
      • Director
      • 2006
    • Agatha Christie's Great Detectives Poirot and Marple (2004)
      Agatha Christie's Great Detectives Poirot and Marple
      7.6
      TV Series
      • Director
      • 2004–2005
    • Bae Jeong-mi and Goo Ja-Hyeong in Blade of the Phantom Master (2004)
      Blade of the Phantom Master
      6.2
      • Director
      • 2004
    • Kasumin (2001)
      Kasumin
      6.2
      TV Series
      • Director
      • 2001–2003
    • World Fairy Tale Series (1994)
      World Fairy Tale Series
      7.6
      TV Series
      • Director (as Joji Shimura)
      • 1995
    • Thumbelina: A Magical Story (1992)
      Thumbelina: A Magical Story
      7.8
      TV Series
      • episode director
      • 1993

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    • Alternative name
      • Joji Shimura

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