Junji Nishimura

Directing

Junji Nishimura

Born December 23, 1955 · Saga, Saga, Japan (age 70)

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Known For

Barefoot GenBarefoot Gen · 1983
Barefoot Gen
★ 7.61983
MovieAnimationDrama
A story about the effect of the atomic bombing of Hiroshima on a boy's life and the lives of the Japanese people.
Urusei Yatsura: Ryoko's September Tea PartyUrusei Yatsura: Ryoko's September Tea Party · 1985
Urusei Yatsura: Ryoko's September Tea Party
★ 6.11985
MovieAnimation
Ryoko throws a tea party for her friends. Flashbacks reveal the pasts of Ryoko's various guests.
You're Under Arrest: The Motion PictureYou're Under Arrest: The Motion Picture · 1999
You're Under Arrest: The Motion Picture
★ 6.01999
MovieAnimationDrama
Officers Tsujimoto and Kobayakawa are transferred back to Bokuto Police Station after stints in other police departments. Shortly after this, the discovery of smuggled firearms and the recovery of a magnetic disc herald new troubles for Bokuto station as the Chief is thrown in jail for keeping silent over "Bee Number One", developed by Detective Emoto who went missing two years ago.
Ranma 1/2: Team Ranma vs. the Legendary PhoenixRanma 1/2: Team Ranma vs. the Legendary Phoenix · 1994
Ranma 1/2: Team Ranma vs. the Legendary Phoenix
★ 7.71994
MovieAnimationComedy
Kuno purchases a strange egg, believing that the mysterious powers of the legendary Phoenix will help him defeat Ranma. But when the egg hatches on his head, the bird goes out of control and wreaks havoc all over Tokyo. Ranma and the gang must use any means necessary to get the Phoenix to leave Kuno's head and fly away.
Professor Layton and the Eternal DivaProfessor Layton and the Eternal Diva · 2009
Professor Layton and the Eternal Diva
★ 7.52009
MovieFamilyAnimation
Archeologist and avid puzzle solver Professor Layton and his assistant Luke are caught up in an adventure when a masked figure steals an entire opera house and forces those in attendance to play a high-stakes game. The winner will receive eternal life, but it could mean death for the losers.
Barefoot Gen 2Barefoot Gen 2 · 1986
Barefoot Gen 2
★ 6.91986
MovieAnimationDrama
Three years after the Hiroshima bombing, a teenager helps a group of orphans to survive and find their new life.
The Oath of Winter, The Festival of Summer - The Great Camphor Tree of TakeoshiThe Oath of Winter, The Festival of Summer - The Great Camphor Tree of Takeoshi · 2016
The Oath of Winter, The Festival of Summer - The Great Camphor Tree of Takeoshi
★ 4.82016
MovieAnimationRomance
"Fuyu no Chikai, Natsu no Matsuri - Takeoshi no Dai-Kusunoki" is set in the city of Takeoshi, and will center on two characters, a boy and a girl, who grow up watched over by a large camphor tree that endures the time and seasons. It will star Nao Tōyama as Rinko Yamaguchi, and Nobunaga Shimazaki as Sōta.
Pro Golfer Saru: Kouga Hikyou! Kage no Ninpou Golfer Sanjou!Pro Golfer Saru: Kouga Hikyou! Kage no Ninpou Golfer Sanjou! · 1987
Pro Golfer Saru: Kouga Hikyou! Kage no Ninpou Golfer Sanjou!
★ 6.01987
MovieAnimation
Set in a hidden valley in the Japanese Alps, Saru and his family must battle a trio of golf-assassins.

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Nagi-Asu: A Lull in the SeaNagi-Asu: A Lull in the Sea · 2013
Nagi-Asu: A Lull in the Sea
★ 7.72013
SeriesAnimationDrama
Long ago, all humans lived beneath the sea. However, some people preferred the surface and abandoned living underwater permanently. As a consequence, they were stripped of their god-given protection called "Ena" which allowed them to breathe underwater. Over time, the rift between the denizens of the sea and of the surface widened, although contact between the two peoples still existed. This show follows the story of Hikari Sakishima and Manaka Mukaido, along with their childhood friends Chisaki Hiradaira and Kaname Isaki, who are forced to leave the sea and attend a school on the surface. There, the group also meets Tsumugu Kihara, a fellow student and fisherman who loves the sea. Hikari and his friends' lives are bound to change as they have to deal with the deep-seated hatred and discrimination between the people of sea and of the surface, the storms in their personal lives, as well as an impending tempest which may spell doom for all who dwell on the surface.

Writer

True TearsTrue Tears · 2008
True Tears
★ 6.02008
SeriesAnimationDrama
Shinichiro is a student living in what would be a dream come true for most high school boys, but for him is mostly a frustration. A well liked girl in school named Hiromi has lived in his house for a year along with his family. Her father was a close friend of the family, and when he died they immediately took her in. She is popular and well liked, always smiles, is talented in sports- but Shinichiro knows there must be tears inside her. Having an artistic tendency, he makes watercolours of her and thinks about wishing to ease her tears. Yet he cannot bring up the nerve to talk to her even in his own home. She, too, is quiet and withdrawn in their house, quite unlike at school. Shinichiro is also distracted by teasing from his friend Nobuse for watching Hiromi from afar, a curse of bad luck from a strange girl named Noe, and being forced to perform Muhiga dancing. By helping Noe he hopes to ease his own problems, yet he seems to have difficulty helping himself.

Series Director

Dirty Pair FlashDirty Pair Flash · 1994
Dirty Pair Flash
★ 7.41994
SeriesAnimationSci-Fi & Fantasy
Kei and Yuri were originally junior auxiliary agents in the Worlds Works and Welfare Agency (W.W.W.A. or 3WA for short) when the two were paired together under the codename "Lovely Angels." Kei was coming off her fourth probation for something she had done, and Yuri's dating exploits were common knowledge, not to mention the two had an instant dislike for each other when they met. At first, Kei and Yuri refused to work with each other, and Kei even resigned from the 3WA. Afterwards, the two continued to work together, although they earned their nickname, "the Dirty Pair" because of all the collateral damage the two (unintentionally) cause in the completion of their cases. And even though the two now get along with one another, they continue to bicker and complain to each other.

Storyboard Artist