Tsutomu Shibayama
Japanese animator and filmmaker (1941–2026)
Tsutomu Shibayama (芝山 努, Shibayama Tsutomu; March 9, 1941 – March 6, 2026) was a Japanese animator, screenwriter, animation supervisor, storyboard artist, character designer, and anime director of television and film. He was also the CEO and president of Ajiado until his death.2
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Born Mar 9, 1941, died Mar 6, 2026.1
About
He had been active since the 1960s and worked on a wide variety of television anime series and theatrical anime films.
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Companies
Early life and education
Early life
Shibayama was born in Asakusa, Taitō in Tokyo on March 9, 1941.
Born as the second son of a family who had been in the Asakusa business for four generations, wholesaling and selling shamisen parts, his maternal grandmother worked as a hairdresser for kabuki actors, and he was exposed to performing arts, theater, and other downtown culture from a young age.
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Career
Occupation: screenwriter, film director, animator.9
- Since 1978Worked at Ajiado5 6
- Since 1966Worked at Shin-Ei Animation5 7
- Since 1963Worked at Toei Animation5 6
- Date not recordedFounded Ajiado8
Known for: Doraemon: Nobita and the Kingdom of Clouds.10
Personal life
Philanthropy
Foundation of Ajiado
In 1978, he left Shin-Ei Animation and founded Ajiado with Osamu Kobayashi, and others.
In 1979, he made his debut as a director of feature-length animated films with Ganbare!! Tabuchi-kun!!.
When Disney Television Animation and Tokyo Movie began co-producing television animation for about three years starting in 1985, Shibayama also joined the project; although his name did not appear in the credits, he served as the Japanese chief director on The Wuzzles, DuckTales, and The New Adventures of Winnie the Pooh.
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Awards
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Sources
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- 1WikidataTsutomu Shibayama on Wikidata
- 2WikipediaTsutomu Shibayama on Wikipedia
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- 18WikidataAjiado, Founder