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Nelson Shin

Nelson Shin

Director and producer · Born January 1, 1939 (87) · Pyongsan, North Korea

Shin Neung-kyun (Korean: 신능균; born 1939), also known as Nelson Shin, is a South Korean and American animation director of North Korean origin who is the founder and president of AKOM. He is known for having directed the animated films The Transformers: The Movie, Empress Chung, and The Frog Kingdom. Description above from the Wikipedia article Nelson Shin, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

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Biography from TMDB.

Born
January 1, 1939 (87)
From
Pyongsan, North Korea
Works as
Director and producer
Titles
12 on MovieCove · 48 credits in all
Links
IMDb (opens in a new tab)TMDB (opens in a new tab)Wikidata (opens in a new tab)

Known for

TMDB popularity, last 64 days to Oct 27Down 27% in 30 days

What are Nelson Shin's films like?

Across a limited sample of 4 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Bonds and Society.

Themes

share of theme weight
Bonds
32%
Society
24%
Morality
22%
Power
13%
Self
9%
Community3 titles, browse their movies with this themeFamily bonds2 titles, browse their movies with this theme

What they feel like to watch

their average across 3 films
ToneFeelDemandtheir average · filled zone: the category
Light: How heavy the subject matter and outlook get. Browse their light movies.
Tone · Weight
lightdark

Light 2 · Serious 1 · Dark 0

Stylized: How far its world departs from everyday reality. Browse their stylized movies.
Tone · Style
naturalisticheightened

A split, not a type: Grounded 0 · Stylized 1 · Heightened 2

Charged: How hard the emotional peaks hit while you watch. Browse their charged movies.
Feel · Intensity
gentleintense

Gentle 1 · Charged 1 · Intense 1

Shifting: How much it swings between very different feelings. Browse their shifting movies.
Feel · Swings
steadyswings

Steady 1 · Shifting 2 · Whiplash 0

Some laughs: How much of the runtime is played for laughs. Browse their some laughs movies.
Feel · Humor
noneconstant

Straight-faced 0 · Some laughs 2 · Funny 1

Even-paced: How fast it moves from scene to scene. Browse their even-paced movies.
Demand · Pace
slowrelentless

Slow burn 1 · Even-paced 1 · Relentless 1

Casual: How much focus it asks of you — look away and lose the thread? Browse their casual movies.
Demand · Attention
casualfull focus

Casual 2 · Engaged 0 · Full focus 1

Easy watch: How much it costs you emotionally; whether you need recovery time. Browse their easy watch movies.
Demand · Emotional cost
easyheavy

A split, not a type: Easy watch 1 · Affecting 2 · Heavy 0

Resolved: How much is left for you to interpret. Browse their resolved movies.
Demand · Resolution
resolvedambiguous

Resolved 3 · Open-ended 0 · Ambiguous 0

Moods and endings

endings shown from 5 titles

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Joyful
3
Thrilling
2
Warm
2
Melancholic
1
Cathartic
1
Other
4

How their films linger

Feel-good3 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteFun2 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteHopeful2 titles, browse their movies with this aftertaste

AI-generated from each title's plot synopsis and cast list, with extra plot summaries, reviews and Parents Guide notes for titles the model may not know, and the model's own knowledge of the ones it recognizes. Only analyzed titles count, so this covers part of the filmography; the feel axes count films only for now.

Where can I watch Nelson Shin's films?

As of October 24, 2026, 7 of their 12 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Disney+ (3).

Also on these channels

Subscription and free streaming for Nelson Shin's titles on MovieCove; rent and buy are not counted. Titles are listed by Midcredits score, highest first, at most 12 per service; a dashed chip is a producer credit or a minor one, such as a thanks. A service opens the browse page, which counts movies only, so its number can differ.

Filmography

48 credits, 12 with a MovieCove page; 1 appearance as themselves is hidden until asked for.

  • May the 12th Be with You(2024)

    Animation Director

    Midcredits score: 10th percentile of all films

  • 'Til All Are One: Looking Back at Transformers - The Movie (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2016)

    Actor

  • Frog Kingdom(2013)

    Director

    Midcredits score: 14th percentile of all films

  • The Simpsons Movie(2007)

    Associate Producer

    Midcredits score: 89th percentile of all films

  • Empress Chung (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2005)

    Director · Editor · Producer · Story

  • Toad Patrol (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2002)

    Show 13 episodes · Director

  • The Land Before Time IV: Journey Through the Mists(1996)

    Animation

    Midcredits score: 37th percentile of all films

  • The Land Before Time III: The Time of the Great Giving(1995)

    Animation

    Midcredits score: 37th percentile of all films

  • The Land Before Time II: The Great Valley Adventure(1994)

    Animation

    Midcredits score: 45th percentile of all films

  • My Little Pony Tales(1992)

    Show Director

    Midcredits score: 27th percentile of all shows

  • Little People Video - Three Favorite Stories (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1988)

    Production Supervisor

  • Transformers: The Return of Optimus Prime (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1987)

    Supervising Producer

  • The Transformers: The Movie(1986)

    Director · Co-Producer

    Midcredits score: 86th percentile of all films

  • Transformers(1984)

    Show 95 episodes · Supervising Producer

    Midcredits score: 87th percentile of all shows

  • The Pink Panther in 'Pink at First Sight'(1981)

    Animation · Sequence Supervisor

    Midcredits score: 71st percentile of all films

  • Dennis the Menace in Mayday for Mother (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1981)

    Director

  • Pontoffel Pock, Where Are You? (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1980)

    Animation

  • Daffy Duck's Easter Egg-Citement (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1980)

    Animation

  • Pink Panther in Olym-pinks (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1980)

    Animation

  • Pink in the Woods (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1979)

    Animation

  • Pinktails for Two (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1978)

    Animation

  • Pet Pink Pebbles (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1978)

    Animation

  • Pink Press (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1978)

    Animation

  • The Pink of Bagdad (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1978)

    Animation

  • A Pink Christmas (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1978)

    Animation

  • Cat and the Pinkstalk (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1978)

    Animation

  • Pink Daddy (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1978)

    Animation

  • Pink Lightning (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1978)

    Animation

  • Pink Pictures (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1978)

    Animation

  • Star Wars: Episode IV - A New Hope(1977)

    Sound Effects

    Midcredits score: 99th percentile of all films

  • Rocky Pink (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1976)

    Animation

  • Sherlock Pink (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1976)

    Animation

  • Bobolink Pink (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1975)

    Animation

  • It's Pink But Is It Mink? (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1975)

    Animation

  • The Scarlet Pinkernel (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1975)

    Animation

  • The Tiny Tree (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1975)

    Animation

  • Keep Our Forests Pink (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1975)

    Animation

  • Pink Elephant (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1975)

    Animation

  • Salmon Pink (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1975)

    Animation

  • Pink Streaker (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1975)

    Animation

  • Pink DaVinci (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1975)

    Animation

  • The Hoober-Bloob Highway (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1975)

    Animation

  • Deviled Yeggs (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1974)

    Animation

  • Mother Dogfather (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1974)

    Animation

  • The Big House Ain't a Home (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1974)

    Animation

  • Heist and Seek (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1974)

    Animation

  • The Goose That Laid a Golden Egg (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1974)

    Animation

  • The Nine Lives of Fritz the Cat(1974)

    Animation

    Midcredits score: 23rd percentile of all films

Career shape

A full career of 47 titles from 1974 to 2024.

Biggest box office

The Simpsons Movie (2007)

$536M worldwide

Highest rated

The Simpsons Movie (2007)

Midcredits 89th

By role

only this rolewith another role
Acting1 of 47: 1 only acting, 0 with another roleDirecting5 of 47: 3 only directing, 2 with another roleWriting1 of 47: 0 only writing, 1 with another roleProducing5 of 47: 3 only producing, 2 with another roleEditing1 of 47: 0 only editing, 1 with another roleOther crew38 of 47: 38 only other crew, 0 with another role · typical Midcredits score37th

By decade

1970s29 · crew1980s9 · crew1990s3 · crew2000s3 · crew2010s2 · 1 acting · 1 crew2020s1 · crew

Counts from TMDB across their full career, self appearances out; a title counts in every role they held on it. The ring is the typical Midcredits score (the median percentile) of the role's titles that are on MovieCove, shown from 5 scored.

How do Nelson Shin's films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 41st percentile, the median of all 10; across a limited sample of 3 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 83rd percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

83rdpercentile
Typical film, the median of 3

Approval · how many liked their films

85thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 3

Reach · how many have seen their films

95thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 3

Midcredits score across 12 titles, by percentile

  • 75th and up4
  • 50th to 74th1
  • 25th to 49th4
  • Below 25th3

Shape of the crowd

5 of their 12 titles are Mixed.

  • Universally Loved1
  • Divisive1
  • Cult Classic1
  • Crowd Pleaser4
  • Mixed5

Most divisive · director

Frog Kingdom (2013)

91st percentile spread · 57% rated it 4 or lower

Most loved · producer

The Simpsons Movie (2007)

Midcredits 89th · 77% liked

Reviewers score the atmosphere 48/100 and the pacing 46/100 in their films, across 3 reviewed titles. The element that speaks to their work as a director.

Percentiles are each film's standing among all films on MovieCove; the typical film is the median, so one outlier cannot drag it. Percentiles and reviewer scores count the films IMDb credits them on, for now; the Midcredits score bands, the shape of the crowd and the two cards count their MovieCove titles, shows included (a show ranked among shows), appearances as themselves left out. A descriptor is the shape of a title's IMDb rating distribution against the catalog; "most divisive" needs a spread wider than half of all titles, and a card names only a principal credit: a craft role, and on a show a crew role or a run of episodes, never a courtesy credit or a one-off guest spot.

Who does Nelson Shin work with?

People who share at least 2 of Nelson Shin's MovieCove titles; Jules Bacal shares the most, 2.