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Directing

Joji Shimura

Career

Active from 1998 to 2023, busiest in 1998 with 2 main titles.

Average score
GoodWatch score72/100
Highest rated
Poster for Bee and PuppyCat
Bee and PuppyCat
GoodWatch score85/100

What stands out

Compared with the average well-known movie, over 12 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.

Energy: 4.1 versus catalog average 4.6EnergyHeart: 5.2 versus catalog average 4.2HeartHumor: 2.8 versus catalog average 2.6HumorWorld: 6.2 versus catalog average 5.6WorldCraft: 5.3 versus catalog average 5.3CraftStyle: 6.9 versus catalog average 5.9Style
Joji Shimura Catalog average

Rarely in their work

  • Contemporary Realism
    1.6, average 5.4
  • Social Commentary
    2.6, average 4.9
  • Psychological
    3.8, average 5.5
  • Class & Capitalism
    1.6, average 3.3

Main genres

Select a genre to see those titles.

Recurring tags

  • Absurdist Comedy 2

Works often with

People in at least two of their main titles.

Movies and TV shows

12
Type
Role
Score
Decade
Genre
Group by

2020s

1 title · average score 62
ODDTAXI in the Woods
ODDTAXI in the Woods (2022)
GoodWatch score 62

Second Unit Director

2010s

4 titles · average score 56
Pokémon the Movie: I Choose You!
Pokémon the Movie: I Choose You! (2017)
GoodWatch score 49

Second Unit Director

Tamagotchi: Big Secret Delivery Operation!
Tamagotchi: Big Secret Delivery Operation! (2017)

Director

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

Second Unit Director, Storyboard Artist

Pokémon: Zoroark - Master of Illusions
Pokémon: Zoroark - Master of Illusions (2010)
GoodWatch score 63

Storyboard Assistant

2000s

7 titles · average score 67
Pokémon: Arceus and the Jewel of Life
Pokémon: Arceus and the Jewel of Life (2009)
GoodWatch score 66

Storyboard Artist

Professor Layton and the Eternal Diva
Professor Layton and the Eternal Diva (2009)
GoodWatch score 73

Storyboard Artist

Tamagotchi: Happiest Story in the Universe!
Tamagotchi: Happiest Story in the Universe! (2008)

Director

Tamagotchi: The Movie
Tamagotchi: The Movie (2007)

Second Unit Director, Director

Pokémon: The Rise of Darkrai
Pokémon: The Rise of Darkrai (2007)
GoodWatch score 67

Storyboard

Animal Crossing: The Movie
Animal Crossing: The Movie (2006)
GoodWatch score 68

Director

Blade of the Phantom Master
Blade of the Phantom Master (2004)
GoodWatch score 61

Screenplay, Director