Shinji Takamatsu

Biography

Shinji Takamatsu (高松信司) is a Japanese animation director and screenwriter.

Personal Facts

Known For

Directing

Gender

male

Known Credits

45

Birth Date

1961-12-03 00:00:00

Birth Place

Tochigi, Japan

Known For

• 

  Grand Blue Dreaming
• 

  Daily Lives of High School Boys
• 

  Haven't You Heard? I'm Sakamoto
• 

  The Numbers
• 

  Gintama: The Movie
• 

  Gintama on Theater 2D: Shinsengumi Douran Arc

Credits

• directing (22 credits)

  • Gintama on Theater 2D: Kabukicho Shitennohen Arc

    director

    directing
    2025
  • Gintama on Theater 2D: Shinsengumi Douran Arc

    director

    directing
    2025
  • Cute High Earth Defense Club ETERNAL LOVE!

    director

    directing
    2025
  • Grand Blue Dreaming

    series director

    directing

    - Now We're Even (2025) ... series director directing

    - Let's Go to an Uninhabited Island! (2025) ... series director directing

    - Movie Date (2025) ... series director directing

    - Are You In Love? (2025) ... series director directing

    - Coworkers (2025) ... series director directing
    2018
  • Cute High Earth Defense Club LOVE! LOVE! LOVE!

    director

    directing
    2017
  • The Numbers

    series director

    directing

    - Sarabaka (2017) ... series director directing

    - Move Forward! (2017) ... series director directing

    - Sound and Words (2017) ... series director directing

    - Washed Away... (2017) ... series director directing

    - Awakening Poison (2017) ... series director directing
    2016
  • Haven't You Heard? I'm Sakamoto

    series director

    directing

    - Goodbye, Sakamoto-kun (2016) ... series director directing

    - I Don't Need Warmth / Class 1-2 Memories (2016) ... series director directing

    - The Devil / What's Lacking (2016) ... series director directing

    - How Sakamoto-kun and I Met / The One Closest to Me, Yet Most Distant (2016) ... series director directing

    - A Gloomy Cultural Festival (2016) ... series director directing
    2016
  • Daily Lives of High School Boys

    series director

    directing

    - Demons / Lies / UFO Catchers / Store Employees / Assertiveness / Getting Hit On / Frankfurter / ... (2012) ... series director directing

    - Fathers / Literary Girl 4 / Conflict / Kick the Can / Chitchat / Love Letters / Distance / Annoyance / Conflict (2012) ... series director directing

    - Limits / Consequences / Winter / Run / Mochi Soup / Ground / Bikes / Cooking / Schools / Women Who Left a Scar (2012) ... series director directing

    - Older Brothers and Sisters / Drop-Kicks / The End of Summer / Glasses / The Daily Lives of the Student Council / Panties / Wiring / Archdemon (2012) ... series director directing

    - Motoharu's Sister / Mitsuo's Worries / Manga / Balconies / Convenience Store / Towers / Cakes / Horoscopes / 100 / Ramen / Skirts (2012) ... series director directing
    2012
  • Gintama: The Movie

    director

    directing
    2010
  • Gintama

    - Entering the Final Chapter! (2008) ... director directing

    - Don’t Complain About Your Job at Home, Do It Somewhere Else (2007) ... director directing

    - Love Doesn’t Require a Manual (1) (2006) ... director directing
    2006
  • School Rumble

    - A Sudden Goodbye (2005) ... series director directing

    - Boooo! Puwaan! Gyuiin! (2005) ... series director directing

    - Fretfulness Hesitation Wandering (2005) ... series director directing

    - The Women's War! The Men's War! The War Is Over... (2005) ... series director directing

    - The War Has Started! Intense Kibasen! This Is Super Chaotic! (2005) ... series director directing
    2004
  • KochiKame the Movie 2: UFO Attack! The Great Tornado Strategy!!

    director

    directing
    2003
  • KochiKame: The Movie

    director

    directing
    1999
  • Mobile Suit SD Gundam Mk V

    director

    directing
    1990
  • Mobile Suit SD Gundam Mk IV

    director

    directing
    1990
  • Mobile Suit SD Gundam Mk III

    director

    directing
    1990
  • Mobile Suit SD Gundam's Counterattack

    director

    directing
    1989
  • Mobile Suit Gundam 0080: War in the Pocket

    - Say It Ain't So, Bernie! (1989) ... director directing

    - And At the End of the Rainbow? (1989) ... director directing

    - How Many Miles to the Battlefield? (1989) ... director directing
    1989
  • Ronin Warriors

    - Assault on the Dynasty (1988) ... director directing
    1988
  • Starship Troopers

    - Carmencita (1988) ... director directing

    - Greg (1988) ... director directing

    - Johnny (1988) ... director directing
    1988
  • Dirty Pair OVA

    - No Thanks! A Totally Wasted Halloween Party! (1987) ... director directing
    1987
  • Mobile Suit Gundam ZZ

    - The Girl From Core 3, Part 2 (1986) ... director directing
    1986

• sound (5 credits)

  • Helck

    sound director

    sound

    - Towards a Hopeful Future (2023) ... sound director sound

    - The Chosen Path (2023) ... sound director sound

    - Spell Breaker (2023) ... sound director sound

    - Phase 2 (2023) ... sound director sound

    - The Mysterious Woman (2023) ... sound director sound
    2023
  • Gintama: The Very Final

    sound director

    sound
    2021
  • Grand Blue Dreaming

    sound director

    sound

    - Now We're Even (2025) ... sound director sound

    - Let's Go to an Uninhabited Island! (2025) ... sound director sound

    - Movie Date (2025) ... sound director sound

    - Are You In Love? (2025) ... sound director sound

    - Coworkers (2025) ... sound director sound
    2018
  • Cute High Earth Defense Club LOVE! LOVE! LOVE!

    sound director

    sound
    2017
  • Daily Lives of High School Boys

    sound director

    sound

    - Demons / Lies / UFO Catchers / Store Employees / Assertiveness / Getting Hit On / Frankfurter / ... (2012) ... sound director sound

    - Fathers / Literary Girl 4 / Conflict / Kick the Can / Chitchat / Love Letters / Distance / Annoyance / Conflict (2012) ... sound director sound

    - Limits / Consequences / Winter / Run / Mochi Soup / Ground / Bikes / Cooking / Schools / Women Who Left a Scar (2012) ... sound director sound

    - Older Brothers and Sisters / Drop-Kicks / The End of Summer / Glasses / The Daily Lives of the Student Council / Panties / Wiring / Archdemon (2012) ... sound director sound

    - Motoharu's Sister / Mitsuo's Worries / Manga / Balconies / Convenience Store / Towers / Cakes / Horoscopes / 100 / Ramen / Skirts (2012) ... sound director sound
    2012

• writing (6 credits)

  • Grand Blue Dreaming

    series composition

    writing

    - Now We're Even (2025) ... series composition writing

    - Let's Go to an Uninhabited Island! (2025) ... series composition writing

    - Movie Date (2025) ... series composition writing

    - Are You In Love? (2025) ... series composition writing

    - Coworkers (2025) ... series composition writing
    2018
  • Haven't You Heard? I'm Sakamoto

    - Goodbye, Sakamoto-kun (2016) ... writer writing
    2016
  • Daily Lives of High School Boys

    series composition

    writing

    - Demons / Lies / UFO Catchers / Store Employees / Assertiveness / Getting Hit On / Frankfurter / ... (2012) ... series composition writing

    - Fathers / Literary Girl 4 / Conflict / Kick the Can / Chitchat / Love Letters / Distance / Annoyance / Conflict (2012) ... series composition writing

    - Limits / Consequences / Winter / Run / Mochi Soup / Ground / Bikes / Cooking / Schools / Women Who Left a Scar (2012) ... series composition writing

    - Older Brothers and Sisters / Drop-Kicks / The End of Summer / Glasses / The Daily Lives of the Student Council / Panties / Wiring / Archdemon (2012) ... series composition writing

    - Motoharu's Sister / Mitsuo's Worries / Manga / Balconies / Convenience Store / Towers / Cakes / Horoscopes / 100 / Ramen / Skirts (2012) ... series composition writing
    2012
  • Gintama

    - Entering the Final Chapter! (2008) ... screenplay writing

    - Be a Person Who Can See People's Strong Points and Not Their Weak Points (2008) ... writer writing
    2006
  • Mobile Suit SD Gundam Mk V

    screenplay

    writing
    1990
  • Mobile Suit SD Gundam Mk IV

    screenplay

    writing
    1990

• actors (2 credits)

  • Gintama: The Movie

    Elizabeth (voice)

    actor

    actors
    2010
  • Gintama

    - A Life Without Gambling is Like Sushi Without Wasabi (2007) ... Elizabeth (voice) actor actors

    - The More You're Alike, the More You Fight / Whatever You Play, Play to Win (2007) ... Elizabeth (voice) actor actors

    - Do Cherries Come from Cherry Trees? (2007) ... Elizabeth (voice) actor actors

    - Adults Only. We Wouldn’t Want Anyone Immature in Here (2007) ... Elizabeth (voice) actor actors

    - Walk Your Dog at an Appropriate Speed (2007) ... Elizabeth (voice) actor actors
    2006

• art (10 credits)

  • Grand Blue Dreaming

    - Deep Blue (2018) ... storyboard artist art
    2018
  • Gintama

    - Nobody with Naturally Wavy Hair Can be That Bad! (2006) ... storyboard artist art

    - You Guys!! Do You Even Have a Gintama?! (1) (2006) ... storyboard artist art
    2006
  • Yu-Gi-Oh! Duel Monsters

    - Trial by Red Eyes (2000) ... storyboard artist art
    2000
  • Mobile Suit SD Gundam Mk III

    storyboard artist

    art
    1990
  • Mobile Suit Gundam 0080: War in the Pocket

    storyboard artist

    art
    1989
  • Mobile Suit Gundam 0080: War in the Pocket

    - And At the End of the Rainbow? (1989) ... storyboard artist art
    1989
  • Ronin Warriors

    - Assault on the Dynasty (1988) ... storyboard artist art
    1988
  • Starship Troopers

    - Greg (1988) ... storyboard artist art
    1988
  • Dirty Pair OVA

    - We're Not Afraid of the Judgment, Are We? The God's Challenge (1988) ... storyboard artist art

    - No Thanks! A Totally Wasted Halloween Party! (1987) ... storyboard artist art
    1987
  • Mobile Suit Gundam ZZ

    - The Girl From Core 3, Part 2 (1986) ... storyboard artist art

    - Masai's Heart (1986) ... storyboard artist art
    1986