Joji Shimura

Biography

Joji Shimura (志村 錠児, Shimura Jōji, born May 2) is a Japanese anime director.

Personal Facts

Known For

Directing

Gender

male

Known Credits

20

Birth Date

1967-05-02 00:00:00

Birth Place

Ome, Tokyo, Japan

Known For

• 

  Welcome to the Outcast's Restaurant!
• 

  Pokémon the Movie: I Choose You!
• 

  Animal Crossing: The Movie
• 

  ODDTAXI in the Woods
• 

  Tamagotchi: Happiest Story in the Universe!
• 

  Tamagotchi: The Movie

Credits

• directing (11 credits)

  • Welcome to the Outcast's Restaurant!

    series director

    directing
    2025
  • ODDTAXI in the Woods

    second unit director

    directing
    2022
  • Bee and PuppyCat

    - I Won't Leave You Alone (2022) ... director directing

    - What Do You Want to Be? (2022) ... director directing

    - Who Would Want This? (2022) ... director directing

    - Again for the First Time (2022) ... director directing
    2022
  • Pokémon the Movie: I Choose You!

    second unit director

    directing
    2017
  • Goddess Apprentice: Secret Kokotama Make Miracles Happen♪ Tepuru and the Doki-Doki Kokotama World

    second unit director

    directing
    2017
  • Tamagotchi: Big Secret Delivery Operation!

    director

    directing
    2017
  • Tamagotchi: Happiest Story in the Universe!

    director

    directing
    2008
  • Tamagotchi: The Movie

    second unit director

    directing
    2007
  • Animal Crossing: The Movie

    director

    directing
    2006
  • Blade of the Phantom Master

    director

    directing
    2004
  • Master Keaton

    - Charlie (1998) ... director directing
    1998

• visual effects (1 credits)

  • Bee and PuppyCat

    character designer

    visual effects

    - I Won't Leave You Alone (2022) ... character designer visual effects

    - Now I'm Really Alone (2022) ... character designer visual effects

    - Why Don't You Help Me (2022) ... character designer visual effects

    - Golden Eyes (2022) ... character designer visual effects

    - Two Clown Noses (2022) ... character designer visual effects
    2022

• art (6 credits)

  • Bee and PuppyCat

    - I Won't Leave You Alone (2022) ... storyboard artist art

    - Now I'm Really Alone (2022) ... storyboard artist art

    - Two Clown Noses (2022) ... storyboard artist art

    - Did You Remember (2022) ... storyboard artist art

    - My Favorite (2022) ... storyboard artist art
    2022
  • Goddess Apprentice: Secret Kokotama Make Miracles Happen♪ Tepuru and the Doki-Doki Kokotama World

    storyboard artist

    art
    2017
  • Pokémon: Zoroark - Master of Illusions

    storyboard assistant

    art
    2010
  • Professor Layton and the Eternal Diva

    storyboard artist

    art
    2009
  • Pokémon: Arceus and the Jewel of Life

    storyboard artist

    art
    2009
  • Master Keaton

    - Charlie (1998) ... storyboard artist art

    - The Negotiator's Rule (1998) ... storyboard artist art
    1998

• writing (2 credits)

  • Pokémon: The Rise of Darkrai

    storyboard

    writing
    2007
  • Blade of the Phantom Master

    screenplay

    writing
    2004