Directed credits
35
Prolific
Very extensive directing filmography.
Director
Shinji Takamatsu
Directing
Career Snapshot
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TMDB popularity
0.5
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Directed movies: 12Directed series: 23All crew credits: 42
TMDB ID: 552632
IMDb ID: nm0847294
Known for: Directing
Born: December 3, 1961
Age: 64
Place of birth: Tochigi, Japan
Gender: Male
Adult content flag: No
Career span: 1986 - 2025
Years active: 40
Average TMDB rating: 7.35
Wikidata: Q3241648
Also known as
Jin Tsumakata • Owari Yadate • たかまつ しんじ • 高松 信司 • 矢立おわり • Owari Yatate
Frequent jobs
Director (20)Series Director (13)Sound Director (2)Storyboard Artist (7)
Biography
Shinji Takamatsu (高松信司) is a Japanese animation director and screenwriter.
Movies
Directed Movies
Movies directed by Shinji Takamatsu.
Gintama on Theater 2D: Kabukicho Four Devas Arc
Director
2025 Movie
4.0
Gintama on Theater 2D: Shinsengumi Crisis Arc
Director
2025 Movie
4.0
Cute High Earth Defense Club ETERNAL LOVE!
Director
2025 Movie
8.2
Gintama: The Very Final
Sound Director
2021 Movie
8.2
Cute High Earth Defense Club LOVE! LOVE! LOVE!
Director
2017 Movie
7.4
Gintama: The Movie
Director
2010 Movie
7.0
KochiKame the Movie 2: UFO Attack! The Great Tornado Strategy!!
Director
2003 Movie
6.5
KochiKame: The Movie
Director
1999 Movie
5.5
Mobile Suit SD Gundam Mk V
Director
1990 Movie
4.4
Mobile Suit SD Gundam Mk IV
Director
1990 Movie
6.3
Mobile Suit SD Gundam Mk III
Director
1990 Movie
6.1
Mobile Suit SD Gundam's Counterattack
Director
1989 Movie
Series
Directed Series
Series directed by Shinji Takamatsu.
7.0
Cute High Earth Defense Club Hi-CARA!
Series Director • 12 eps
2025 Series
Okaimono Panda!
Series Director • 21 eps
2024 Series
6.4
Astro Note
Series Director • 12 eps
2024 Series
6.9
Helck
Sound Director • 24 eps
2023 Series
6.6
Teppen!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Laughing 'til You Cry
Series Director • 12 eps
2022 Series
7.7
Grand Blue Dreaming
Series Director • 24 eps
2018 Series
5.8
The Numbers
Series Director • 25 eps
2016 Series
7.5
Haven't You Heard? I'm Sakamoto
Series Director • 12 eps
2016 Series
5.6
Ixion Saga: Dimension Transfer
Series Director • 25 eps
2012 Series
10.0
Hyper Speed Transforming Gyrozetter
Series Director • 51 eps
2012 Series
8.0
Daily Lives of High School Boys
Series Director • 12 eps
2012 Series
7.0
At the Mercy of the Sky
Series Director • 12 eps
2009 Series
8.1
Gintama
Director • 3 eps
2006 Series
7.4
School Rumble
Series Director • 26 eps
2004 Series
7.3
After War Gundam X
Series Director • 39 eps
1996 Series
8.8
Brave Express Might Gaine
Director • 47 eps
1993 Series
8.7
The Brave of Legend Da-Garn
Director • 46 eps
1992 Series
8.2
The Brave of the Sun Fighbird
Director • 1 eps
1991 Series
8.2
Brave Exkaiser
Director • 2 eps
1990 Series
7.9
Mobile Suit Gundam 0080: War in the Pocket
Director • 3 eps
1989 Series
6.0
Armor Hunter Merowlink
Director • 3 eps
1988 Series
5.7
Starship Troopers
Director • 3 eps
1988 Series
7.9
Ronin Warriors
Director • 1 eps
1988 Series
Movies
Top Rated Movies
Highest rated movies linked with Shinji Takamatsu.
Series
Top Rated Series
Highest rated series linked with Shinji Takamatsu.
8.3
Yu-Gi-Oh! Duel Monsters
Storyboard Artist • 1 eps
2000 Series
8.1
Gintama
Director • 3 eps
2006 Series
8.0
Daily Lives of High School Boys
Series Director • 12 eps
2012 Series
7.7
Grand Blue Dreaming
Series Director • 24 eps
2018 Series
7.5
Haven't You Heard? I'm Sakamoto
Series Director • 12 eps
2016 Series
Movies
Most Popular Movies
Most viewed movie titles linked with Shinji Takamatsu.
4.0
Gintama on Theater 2D: Shinsengumi Crisis Arc
Director
2025 Movie
7.4
Gintama: The Movie
Director
2010 Movie
8.2
Cute High Earth Defense Club LOVE! LOVE! LOVE!
Director
2017 Movie
8.2
Gintama: The Very Final
Sound Director
2021 Movie
Gintama on Theater 2D: Kabukicho Four Devas Arc
Director
2025 Movie
6.3
Mobile Suit SD Gundam Mk III
Director
1990 Movie
7.7
Mobile Suit Gundam 0080: War in the Pocket
Storyboard Artist
1989 Movie
Series
Most Popular Series
Most viewed series linked with Shinji Takamatsu.
8.3
Yu-Gi-Oh! Duel Monsters
Storyboard Artist • 1 eps
2000 Series
7.4
Mobile Suit Gundam ZZ
Storyboard Artist • 2 eps
1986 Series
7.9
Ronin Warriors
Director • 1 eps
1988 Series
7.7
Grand Blue Dreaming
Series Director • 24 eps
2018 Series
7.4
School Rumble
Series Director • 26 eps
2004 Series
8.0
Daily Lives of High School Boys
Series Director • 12 eps
2012 Series
8.1
Gintama
Director • 3 eps
2006 Series
8.7
The Brave of Legend Da-Garn
Director • 46 eps
1992 Series
6.9
Helck
Sound Director • 24 eps
2023 Series
10.0
Brave Police J-Decker
Storyboard Artist • 1 eps
1994 Series
7.3
After War Gundam X
Series Director • 39 eps
1996 Series
6.4
Astro Note
Series Director • 12 eps
2024 Series
Movies
Other Crew Work in Movies
Additional movie credits for Shinji Takamatsu.
Series
Other Crew Work in Series
Additional series credits for Shinji Takamatsu.
8.3
Yu-Gi-Oh! Duel Monsters
Storyboard Artist • 1 eps
2000 Series
6.9
Flame of Recca
Storyboard Artist • 1 eps
1997 Series
7.5
The Brave of Gold Goldran
Storyboard Artist • 1 eps
1995 Series
10.0
Brave Police J-Decker
Storyboard Artist • 1 eps
1994 Series
6.6
Dirty Pair OVA
Storyboard Artist • 2 eps
1987 Series
7.4
Mobile Suit Gundam ZZ
Storyboard Artist • 2 eps
1986 Series
Movies
Acting Appearances in Movies
Movie cast credits for Shinji Takamatsu.
Series
Acting Appearances in Series
Series cast credits for Shinji Takamatsu.