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Shinji Kuma

  • Director
  • Writer
  • Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
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Shinji Kuma is known for Ichido hashitai Aniki no yomesan (1997), Izakaya Bottakuri (2018) and Shiratori Reiko de Gozaimasu! the Movie (2016).
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    • Awards
      • 1 win total

    Known for

    Ichido hashitai Aniki no yomesan
    • Director
    • 1997
    Izakaya Bottakuri (2018)
    Izakaya Bottakuri
    7.6
    TV Mini Series
    • Director
    Shiratori Reiko de Gozaimasu! the Movie (2016)
    Shiratori Reiko de Gozaimasu! the Movie
    5.1
    • Director
    • 2016
    Yuka Itaya and Ren Nagase in Tokyo Tower (2024)
    Tokyo Tower
    6.8
    TV Series
    • Director

    Credits

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    Director

    • Ryûya Shimekake and Ryusei Fujii in Zenbu, Anata no tame dakara (2026)
      Zenbu, Anata no tame dakara
      5.4
      TV Series
      • Director
      • 2026
    • Airi Suzuki and Ryôta Katayose in My Idol Came Into My Office (2023)
      My Idol Came Into My Office
      5.9
      TV Series
      • Director
      • 2025
    • Gôki Maeda and Sawa Nimura in Kanzen Furin (2025)
      Kanzen Furin
      5.7
      TV Series
      • Director
      • 2025
    • Wakako zake (2015)
      Wakako zake
      7.2
      TV Mini Series
      • Director
      • 2015–2025
    • Riho Takada and Shu Watanabe in Batsukoi (2024)
      Batsukoi
      5.9
      TV Series
      • Director
      • 2024
    • Yuka Itaya and Ren Nagase in Tokyo Tower (2024)
      Tokyo Tower
      6.8
      TV Series
      • Director
      • 2024
    • Akari Hayami and Riku Hagiwara in Time Traveler's Disease (2024)
      Time Traveler's Disease
      4.7
      TV Series
      • Director
      • 2024
    • A Matter of Sharing (2023)
      A Matter of Sharing
      • Director
      • 2023
    • Stand Up Start (2023)
      Stand Up Start
      TV Series
      • Director
      • 2023
    • Yuri Nakamura, Kôdai Asaka, and Michael Keida in Konya wa Konoji de (2020)
      Konya wa Konoji de
      6.0
      TV Series
      • Director
      • 2020–2022
    • Riko Narumi, Osamu Mukai, Manami Hashimoto, Makita Sports, and Ôshirô Maeda in Konkatsu tantei (2022)
      Konkatsu tantei
      5.9
      TV Mini Series
      • Director
      • 2022
    • Dive!! (2021)
      Dive!!
      7.3
      TV Series
      • Director
      • 2021
    • Onna Tomodachi (2020)
      Onna Tomodachi
      TV Series
      • Director
      • 2020
    • Tonight is U-Shaped (2020)
      Tonight is U-Shaped
      TV Mini Series
      • Director
      • 2020
    • According to Our Butler (2019)
      According to Our Butler
      4.7
      • Director
      • 2019

    Writer

    • Wakako zake (2015)
      Wakako zake
      7.2
      TV Mini Series
      • teleplay
      • 2015–2025
    • Yuri Nakamura, Kôdai Asaka, and Michael Keida in Konya wa Konoji de (2020)
      Konya wa Konoji de
      6.0
      TV Series
      • teleplay
      • 2020–2022
    • Izakaya Bottakuri (2018)
      Izakaya Bottakuri
      7.6
      TV Mini Series
      • screenplay
      • 2018
    • Shiratori Reiko de Gozaimasu! the Movie (2016)
      Shiratori Reiko de Gozaimasu! the Movie
      5.1
      • screenplay
      • 2016
    • The Code: Angou (2008)
      The Code: Angou
      5.7
      • screenplay
      • 2008

    Second Unit or Assistant Director

    • Eri Fukatsu, Masahiro Motoki, Keiko Horiuchi, Pistol Takehara, Kenshin Fujita, and Tamaki Shiratori in The Long Excuse (2016)
      The Long Excuse
      7.2
      • assistant director
      • 2016
    • Maestro! (2015)
      Maestro!
      6.4
      • assistant director
      • 2015
    • Dreams for Sale (2012)
      Dreams for Sale
      6.6
      • first assistant director
      • 2012
    • Sway (2006)
      Sway
      7.1
      • first assistant director
      • 2006
    • Do-sukebe oyako
      • assistant director
      • 1995

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