Akira Shigino

Director and writer · Died May 30, 2024, aged 70 · Hokkaido, Japan

Born: January 19, 1954
Died: May 30, 2024 (aged 70)
From: Hokkaido, Japan
Works as: Director and writer
Titles: 8 on MovieCove · 35 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 38 days to Oct 27Up 15% in 30 days

What are Akira Shigino's films like?

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

Themes

share of theme weight

Bonds

78%

Ideas

17%

Self

5%

Family bonds2 Friendship2

Moods and endings

endings shown from 5 titles

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Joyful

4

Warm

3

Absurd

1

How their films linger

Fun4 Feel-good3

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 Akira Shigino's films?

As of October 24, 2026, 6 of their 8 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Crunchyroll (4).

Also on these channels

Cineverse2 titles, show their 2 titles on Cineverse
Kartoon Channel2 titles, show their 2 titles on Kartoon Channel
Midnight Pulp2 titles, show their 2 titles on Midnight Pulp
RetroCrush2 titles, show their 2 titles on RetroCrush
Ameba1 title, show their title on Ameba

Subscription and free streaming for Akira Shigino'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

35 credits, 8 with a MovieCove page.

Rock'n Oyone (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2022)
Director · Screenplay
Oda Cinnamon Nobunaga(2020)
Show 1 episode · Storyboard Artist
Midcredits score: 13th percentile of all shows (provisional, few ratings)
Rinshi!! Ekoda-chan (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2019)
Show 1 episode · Director
Dino Girl Gauko(2019)
Show Director · Writer
Midcredits score: 32nd percentile of all shows
Yo-Kai Watch: Shadowside (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2018)
Show 1 episode · Director
The Ryuo's Work Is Never Done!(2018)
Show 2 episodes · Director
Midcredits score: 18th percentile of all shows
Forest Fairy Five (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2017)
Show 25 episodes · Series Director
KochiKame Final: Kankichi Ryotsu's Last Day (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2016)
Director
Crayon Shin-chan Gaiden: Alien vs. Shinnosuke(2016)
Show Director
Midcredits score: 41st percentile of all shows
Yu-Gi-Oh! Arc-V(2014)
Show 2 episodes · Director
Midcredits score: 27th percentile of all shows
Crayon Shinchan Super Dimension the Storm Called My Bride(2010)
Director · Storyboard Artist
Midcredits score: 83rd percentile of all films
ぬ～ぼ～なこころ (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2009)
Show 52 episodes · Director
Eiga Kureyon Shinchan: Otakebe! Kasukabe yasei-oukoku(2009)
Director · Storyboard Artist
Midcredits score: 49th percentile of all films
ないしょのつぼみ (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2008)
Show 3 episodes · Director
Yu-Gi-Oh! GX(2004)
Show 1 episode · Director
Midcredits score: 55th percentile of all shows
Midori Days (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2004)
Show 2 episodes · Storyboard Artist
Tank Knights Portriss (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2003)
Show 52 episodes · Director
KochiKame (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1996)
Show 344 episodes · Director
Fushigi Yugi: The Mysterious Play (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1995)
Show 3 episodes · Director · Storyboard Artist
Time Bokan: Royal Revival (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1993)
Show 14 episodes · Director
Musashi, the Samurai Lord (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1990)
Show 2 episodes · Director · Storyboard Artist
Osomatsu-kun: Iyami Alone in the Wind (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1990)
Director
Magical Hat (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1989)
Show 33 episodes · Director · Storyboard Artist
Osomatsu-kun: Greetings From The Watermelon Planet-zansu! (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1989)
Director
Osomatsu-kun: Go For It! Chibita's Oni War (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1988)
Production Supervisor · Storyboard Artist
Osomatsu-kun (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1988)
Show 86 episodes · Director · Series Director · Storyboard Artist · Writer
Norakuro-kun (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1987)
Show 2 episodes · Storyboard Artist
Ganbare! Kickers: Bokutachi no Densetsu (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1987)
Director
Fight! Kickers (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1986)
Show 26 episodes · Storyboard
Magical Idol Pastel Yumi (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1986)
Show 25 episodes · Series Director
Ninja Robots (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1985)
Show 4 episodes · Director · Storyboard Artist
Magical Emi, the Magic Star (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1985)
Show 1 episode · Storyboard Artist
Bismark (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1984)
Show 51 episodes · Director
Nana the Supergirl (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1983)
Show 39 episodes · Director
Crayon Shin-chan: Visitor from Outer Space (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)
Director

Career shape

A full career of 33 titles, 32 of them dated from 1983 to 2022.

Biggest box office

Eiga Kureyon Shinchan: Otakebe! Kasukabe yasei-oukoku (2009)

$20M worldwide

Highest rated

Crayon Shinchan Super Dimension the Storm Called My Bride (2010)

Midcredits 83^rd

By role

only this rolewith another role

Directing25 of 33 · 49^thWriting3 of 33Other crew14 of 33

33 titles, 8 with more than one role — directing and other crew overlap on 7 of them.

By decade

1980s12 · crew1990s5 · crew2000s6 · crew2010s7 · crew2020s2 · 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.

Who does Akira Shigino work with?

People who share at least 2 of Akira Shigino's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Akiko Yajima shares the most, 3.