Joji Shimura

Director, Writer

May 2, 1967 (59 years)

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

Pokémon: The Rise of Darkrai
Pokémon: The Rise of Darkrai2007
Bee and PuppyCat: Lazy in Space
Bee and PuppyCat: Lazy in Space1 season
Animal Crossing: The Movie
Animal Crossing: The Movie2006
Blade of the Phantom Master
Blade of the Phantom Master2004
Welcome to the Outcast's Restaurant!
Welcome to the Outcast's Restaurant!1 season
The Most Heretical Last Boss Queen: From Villainess to Savior
The Most Heretical Last Boss Queen: From Villainess to Savior2 seasons
Tamagotchi!
Tamagotchi!5 seasons
ODDTAXI in the Woods
ODDTAXI in the Woods2022
Utawarerumono
Utawarerumono3 seasons
Let's Nupu Nupu
Let's Nupu Nupu16 episodes
Master Keaton
Master Keaton1 season
Tamagotchi: The Movie
Tamagotchi: The Movie2007
The World's Most Famous Tales
The World's Most Famous Tales1 season
The Story of the Thumb-Princess
The Story of the Thumb-Princess1 season
Agatha Christie's Great Detectives Poirot and Marple
Agatha Christie's Great Detectives Poirot and Marple1 season
Kasumin
Kasumin3 seasons

2023	The Most Heretical Last Boss Queen: From Villainess to Savior
2022	Bee and PuppyCat: Lazy in Space
2009	Tamagotchi!
2006	Animal Crossing: The Movie
2006	Utawarerumono
2004	Blade of the Phantom Master
2004	Agatha Christie's Great Detectives Poirot and Marple
2001	Kasumin
1998	Let's Nupu Nupu
1998	Master Keaton
1994	World Fairy Tale Series
1992	Thumbelina

2004	Blade of the Phantom Master · as Screenplay

2025	Welcome to the Outcast's Restaurant! · as Series Director
2022	Bee and PuppyCat: Lazy in Space · as Character Designer
2022	Eiga Odd Taxi: In the Woods · as Second Unit Director
2017	Pokémon the Movie: I Choose You! · as Second Unit Director
2017	Eiga Kamisama miranai himitsu no kotodama: Kiseki o okose Teppuru to dokidoki kokotamakai · as Second Unit Director
2007	Tamagotchi the Movie · as Second Unit Director
2007	Pokémon: The Rise of Darkrai · as Storyboard