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Shôjirô Nishimi

  • Animation Department
  • Director
  • Art Department
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Shôjirô Nishimi was born on 28 January 1965 in Fukuoka, Japan. He is a director, known for MFKZ (2017), Phoenix: Reminiscence of Flower (2023) and Akira (1988).
BornJanuary 28, 1965
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    Danny Trejo, Giancarlo Esposito, Michael Chiklis, Dino Andrade, Kenny Blank, RZA, Jorge R. Gutiérrez, Dascha Polanco, Antonio Alvarez, and Vince Staples in MFKZ (2017)
    MFKZ
    6.7
    Movie
    • Animation Department
    • 2017
    Phoenix: Reminiscence of Flower (2023)
    Phoenix: Reminiscence of Flower
    6.1
    Movie
    • Animation Department
    • 2023
    Akira (1988)
    Akira
    8.0
    Movie
    • Animation Department(as Shojiro Nishimi, Telecom Animation Film Co., Ltd.)
    • 1988
    Lupin III: Farewell to Nostradamus (1995)
    Lupin III: Farewell to Nostradamus
    6.9
    Movie
    • Animation Department
    • 1995

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    Animation Department

    • Phoenix: Reminiscence of Flower (2023)
      Phoenix: Reminiscence of Flower
      6.1
      • original character designer
      • 2023
    • Danny Trejo, Giancarlo Esposito, Michael Chiklis, Dino Andrade, Kenny Blank, RZA, Jorge R. Gutiérrez, Dascha Polanco, Antonio Alvarez, and Vince Staples in MFKZ (2017)
      MFKZ
      6.7
      • character designer
      • 2017
    • Batman: Gotham Knight (2008)
      Batman: Gotham Knight
      6.6
      Video
      • animation director
      • key animator (segment "Have I Got a Story for You")
      • 2008
    • Michael Arias, Scott Menville, Kazunari Ninomiya, Yû Aoi, and Elliot Fletcher in Tekkonkinkreet (2006)
      Tekkonkinkreet
      7.5
      • character designer
      • overall animation director
      • 2006
    • Mind Game (2004)
      Mind Game
      7.7
      • key animator (as Shoujirou Nishimi)
      • 2004
    • Ape Escape: Pumped & Primed (2004)
      Ape Escape: Pumped & Primed
      6.4
      Video Game
      • supervising animator: Pipotron Episode (as Syoujirou Nishimi)
      • 2004
    • Kamikaze Girls (2004)
      Kamikaze Girls
      7.2
      • animation director: Studio 4°C
      • 2004
    • Fighting Spirit: Champion Road (2003)
      Fighting Spirit: Champion Road
      8.2
      TV Movie
      • key animator: Telecom Animation Film (as Shoujirou Nishimi)
      • 2003
    • Yûki Masuda, Richard Ian Cox, Paul Dobson, Moneca Stori, Saffron Henderson, Janyse Jaud, Terry Klassen, Houko Kuwashima, Toshiyuki Morikawa, Kirby Morrow, Nicole Oliver, Kelly Sheridan, Yûji Ueda, Kumiko Watanabe, Cathy Weseluck, Akiko Yajima, Kappei Yamaguchi, and Mieko Harada in InuYasha the Movie 2: The Castle Beyond the Looking Glass (2002)
      InuYasha the Movie 2: The Castle Beyond the Looking Glass
      7.3
      • key animator: Telecom Animation Film
      • 2002
    • Cybersix (1999)
      Cybersix
      7.6
      TV Series
      • animation director
      • key animator (as Shoujirou Nishimi)
      • 1999
    • Jess Harnell, Tress MacNeille, and Rob Paulsen in Animaniacs: Wakko's Wish (1999)
      Animaniacs: Wakko's Wish
      7.1
      Video
      • key animator (as Shoujirou Nishimi)
      • 1999
    • Tara Strong, Kevin Conroy, Loren Lester, and Mathew Valencia in The New Batman Adventures (1997)
      The New Batman Adventures
      8.4
      TV Series
      • key animator
      • character designer
      • 1997–1998
    • Detective Conan: The Fourteenth Target (1998)
      Detective Conan: The Fourteenth Target
      7.3
      • key animator (as Shoujirou Nishimi)
      • 1998
    • Superman: The Animated Series (1996)
      Superman: The Animated Series
      8.1
      TV Series
      • key animator
      • character and prop designer
      • character designer
      • 1996–1997
    • Clancy Brown, Mark Hamill, Tim Daly, and Kevin Conroy in The Batman Superman Movie: World's Finest (1997)
      The Batman Superman Movie: World's Finest
      7.7
      TV Movie
      • character and prop designer
      • key animator (as Shojiro Nishimi)
      • 1997

    Director

    • Phoenix: Reminiscence of Flower (2023)
      Phoenix: Reminiscence of Flower
      6.1
      • Director
      • 2023
    • Phoenix: Eden17 (2023)
      Phoenix: Eden17
      6.6
      TV Series
      • Director
      • 2023
    • Danny Trejo, Giancarlo Esposito, Michael Chiklis, Dino Andrade, Kenny Blank, RZA, Jorge R. Gutiérrez, Dascha Polanco, Antonio Alvarez, and Vince Staples in MFKZ (2017)
      MFKZ
      6.7
      • Director
      • 2017
    • Haru wa Kuru (2012)
      Haru wa Kuru
      Video
      • Director
      • 2012
    • Batman: Gotham Knight (2008)
      Batman: Gotham Knight
      6.6
      Video
      • Director (segment "Have I Got a Story for You")
      • 2008
    • Ani*Kuri15 (2007)
      Ani*Kuri15
      6.5
      TV Series
      • Director
      • 2007

    Art Department

    • Danny Trejo, Giancarlo Esposito, Michael Chiklis, Dino Andrade, Kenny Blank, RZA, Jorge R. Gutiérrez, Dascha Polanco, Antonio Alvarez, and Vince Staples in MFKZ (2017)
      MFKZ
      6.7
      • storyboard artist (as Shojiro Nishimi)
      • 2017
    • Superman: The Animated Series (1996)
      Superman: The Animated Series
      8.1
      TV Series
      • prop designer (as Shoujirou Nishimi)
      • 1996–1997

    Personal details

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    • Alternative names
      • Shojiro Nishimi
    • Born
      • January 28, 1965
      • Fukuoka, Japan

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