
Person
Isamu Hirabayashi
Directing · Born 1972-06-25
Biography
Isamu Hirabayashi (平林勇) is a Japanese film director who directed the Shimajiro films Shimajiro and Fufu's Great Adventure 2013, Shimajiro and the Whale's Song 2014, Shimajiro and the Mother Tree 2015, Shimajiro in Bookend 2016, Shimajrio and the Rainbow Oasis 2017. He also made short films including Octopus 2015, Babin 2008 and Little Shimajiro 2016.
Known for

Shimajiro and Fufu's Great Adventure: Save the Seven-Colored Flower!
Writer

Conversation with Nature
Director

Ninja & Soldier
Animation

Shimajiro in Bookland
Director

Shimajiro and the Song of the Whale
Cinematography

Shikasha
Director

Matou
Director

Helmut
Director

Shimajiro and the Mother Tree
Cinematography

Cockroach
Director
Filmography
- 20206 LEGSDirector
- 2019Shell and JointDirector
- 2018MatouDirector
- 2018Uta Monogatari: Cinema Fighters ProjectDirector
- 20175+CameraDirector
- 2017Shimajiro and the Rainbow OasisDirector
- 2017MountainDirector
- 2016Shimajiro in BooklandDirector
- 2016HeavenDirector
- 2015KeshinomiDirector
- 2015OctopusDirector
- 2015Shimajiro and the Mother TreeCinematography
- 2014Japanese Independent Animation, Volume 2Director
- 2014Shimajiro and the Song of the WhaleCinematography
- 2014SOLITONDirector
- 2013Japanese Independent Animation, Volume 1Director
- 2013Shimajiro and Fufu's Great Adventure: Save the Seven-Colored Flower!Writer
- 2013Ninja & SoldierAnimation
- 2012663114Director
- 2010CockroachDirector
- 2010ShikashaDirector
- 2010AramakiDirector
- 2010KibisoDirector
- 2008BabinDirector
- 2007A Story Constructed of 17 Pieces of Space and 1 MaggotDirector
- 2006DoronDirector
- 2005Conversation with NatureDirector
- 2003TEXTISMDirector
- 2003HelmutDirector
- 2001PenisDirector
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