Portrait of Toshiya Shinohara

Directing

Toshiya Shinohara

Career

Active from 1988 to 2025, busiest in 2003 and 2011 with 3 main titles each.

Average score
GoodWatch score75/100
Highest rated
Poster for Gurren Lagann
Gurren Lagann
GoodWatch score92/100

What stands out

Compared with the average well-known movie, over 40 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.

Energy: 4.7 versus catalog average 4.6EnergyHeart: 5.9 versus catalog average 4.2HeartHumor: 2.5 versus catalog average 2.6HumorWorld: 5.9 versus catalog average 5.6WorldCraft: 5.5 versus catalog average 5.3CraftStyle: 7.1 versus catalog average 5.9Style
Toshiya Shinohara Catalog average

Rarely in their work

  • Contemporary Realism
    3.6, average 5.4
  • Crime
    1.9, average 3.6
  • Social Commentary
    3.5, average 4.9
  • Class & Capitalism
    2.3, average 3.3

Main genres

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Recurring tags

  • Fantasy Adventure 4
  • Demon Slaying 2
  • Nostalgic Atmosphere 2
  • Japanese Animation 2
  • Visual Spectacle 2
  • Fast-Paced 2
  • Emotional Coming-of-Age 2
  • Friendship Dynamics 2
  • Found Family Dynamics 2
  • Melancholic Tone 2
  • Iconic Soundtrack 2
  • Emotional Catharsis 2

Works often with

People in at least two of their main titles.

Movies and TV shows

15
Type
Role
Score
Decade
Genre
Group by

2020s

1 title
Alice in Wonderland –Dive in Wonderland–
Alice in Wonderland –Dive in Wonderland– (2025)

Storyboard Artist, Director

2010s

4 titles · average score 83
Maquia: When the Promised Flower Blooms
Maquia: When the Promised Flower Blooms (2018)
GoodWatch score 83

Assistant Director, Storyboard Artist

Last Exile: Ginyoku no Fam Movie - Over the Wishes
Last Exile: Ginyoku no Fam Movie - Over the Wishes (2016)

Director

Sore Ike! Anpanman: Rhythm de Teasobi - Anpanman to Fushigi na Parasol
Sore Ike! Anpanman: Rhythm de Teasobi - Anpanman to Fushigi na Parasol (2012)

Director

黒執事Ⅱ 蜘蛛の意図
黒執事Ⅱ 蜘蛛の意図 (2011)

Director

2000s

8 titles · average score 73
In a Distant Time 3: Crimson Moon
In a Distant Time 3: Crimson Moon (2008)

Director

Beyond the Stream of Time: A Dance in the Moonlight
Beyond the Stream of Time: A Dance in the Moonlight (2006)

Director

Inuyasha the Movie 4: Fire on the Mystic Island
Inuyasha the Movie 4: Fire on the Mystic Island (2004)
GoodWatch score 77

Director

Inuyasha the Movie 3: Swords of an Honorable Ruler
Inuyasha the Movie 3: Swords of an Honorable Ruler (2003)
GoodWatch score 79

Director

Sore Ike! Anpanman: Kaiketsu Naganegiman to Doremi Hime
Sore Ike! Anpanman: Kaiketsu Naganegiman to Doremi Hime (2003)

Director

Inuyasha the Movie 2: The Castle Beyond the Looking Glass
Inuyasha the Movie 2: The Castle Beyond the Looking Glass (2002)
GoodWatch score 73

Director, Storyboard Artist

Inuyasha the Movie: Affections Touching Across Time
Inuyasha the Movie: Affections Touching Across Time (2001)
GoodWatch score 72

Storyboard Artist, Director

The Boy Who Saw the Wind
The Boy Who Saw the Wind (2000)
GoodWatch score 64

Director, Storyboard Artist

1990s

2 titles · average score 67
Go! Anpanman: When the Flower of Courage Opens
Go! Anpanman: When the Flower of Courage Opens (1999)

Director

Lupin the Third: Tokyo Crisis
Lupin the Third: Tokyo Crisis (1998)
GoodWatch score 67

Director