Tsutomu Shibayama

Tsutomu Shibayama was born on Mar 09, 1941 in Japan. Tsutomu Shibayama's big-screen debut came with Rupan sansei: Pilot Film directed by Osamu Kobayashi in 1969. Tsutomu Shibayama is known for Doraemon: Nobita and the Legend of the Sun King directed by Tsutomu Shibayama, Nobuyo Ôyama stars as Doraemon and Noriko Ohara as Nobita Nobi. The upcoming new movie Tsutomu Shibayama plays is Doraemon: Nobita and the Legend of the Sun King which will be released on Jan 01, 2021.

After graduating in Tokyo, he joined Toei Doga in 1963. In 1965 he was promoted from inbetweener and animator to director of animation with the TV Series "Obake no Qtaro" ("Ghost Qtaro"). In 1966 he left Toei and joined A Pro. (later Shin'Ei Doga). His first TV series in the company was "Pa-man" (1967-68). In 1979 he co-directed the first episodes of the TV series "Doraemon", and later more than 20 films based on the character, beginning with the fourth one (in 1983). All the three series are based on mangas by Fujiko-Fujio, but Shibayama is also famous for TV series based on other mangas, as "Tensai Bakabon" by Fujio Akatsuka, "The Gutsy Frog" by Yasumi Yoshizawa and above all the film trilogy "Cheer up, Tabuchi-kun" (1979-80) by Hisaichi Ishii.