Directed credits
15
Active
Regular directing credits.
Director
Nobuo Tomizawa
Directing
Career Snapshot
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Directed movies: 3Directed series: 12All crew credits: 41
TMDB ID: 1028422
IMDb ID: nm0866758
Known for: Directing
Born: December 26, 1951
Age: 74
Gender: Male
Adult content flag: No
Career span: 1971 - 2025
Years active: 55
Average TMDB rating: 7.36
Wikidata: Q7804383
Also known as
富沢 信雄 • とみざわ のぶお
Frequent jobs
Director (9)Series Director (3)Assistant Director (2)Animation Director (1)Key Animation (15)Storyboard Artist (7)Animation (3)Layout Supervisor (1)
Biography
Nobuo Tomizawa (富沢 信雄, Tomizawa Nobuo, born December 26, 1951) is a Japanese anime animator and director. He is a member and director of Telecom Animation Film. He is a member of Japanese Animation Creators Association (JAniCA). Around 1974, he began working as an illustrator on works for Nippon Animation, where he met Hayao Miyazaki, Yasuo Otsuka, Isao Takahata, and others. His work on “Future Boy Conan” led him to work on “Lupin the Third: The Castle of Cagliostro”, and he joined Telecom Animation Film in 1979. After that, he worked as an animator on “Lupin the Third” (second TV series) and “Chie the Brat” at Telecom, and then studied directing with Hayao Miyazaki on “Sherlock Hound.” Even after Miyazaki left Telecom, he continued to be a central figure at Telecom, directing many of the company's productions. Currently, in addition to his main job, he also works as a manager, serving as the director of Telecom Animation Film.
Movies
Directed Movies
Movies directed by Nobuo Tomizawa.
Series
Directed Series
Series directed by Nobuo Tomizawa.
7.9
Blue Box
Assistant Director • 2 eps
2024 Series
7.2
LUPIN ZERO
Director • 2 eps
2022 Series
8.0
Orange
Director • 1 eps
2016 Series
6.7
Aikatsu!
Director • 5 eps
2012 Series
7.0
At the Mercy of the Sky
Director • 1 eps
2009 Series
3.6
The Daughter of Twenty Faces
Series Director • 22 eps
2008 Series
7.0
Ramen Fighter Miki
Series Director • 12 eps
2006 Series
5.5
Futakoi
Series Director • 13 eps
2004 Series
6.6
Cybersix
Director • 1 eps
1999 Series
7.6
Superman: The Animated Series
Director • 1 eps
1996 Series
7.2
The New Adventures of Gigantor
Director • 1 eps
1980 Series
8.0
Lupin the 3rd
Director • 1 eps
1971 Series
Movies
Top Rated Movies
Highest rated movies linked with Nobuo Tomizawa.
7.5
The Castle of Cagliostro
Key Animation
1979 Movie
7.5
Animaniacs: Wakko's Wish
Animation
1999 Movie
7.2
Case Closed: The Fourteenth Target
Key Animation
1998 Movie
7.2
Pom Poko
Key Animation
1994 Movie
7.1
Detective Conan: The Lost Ship in the Sky
Key Animation
2010 Movie
7.0
The Piano Forest
Storyboard Artist
2007 Movie
6.9
Little Nemo: Adventures in Slumberland
Animation Director
1989 Movie
6.6
The Tigger Movie
Animation
2000 Movie
Series
Top Rated Series
Highest rated series linked with Nobuo Tomizawa.
8.7
Fullmetal Alchemist: Brotherhood
Layout Supervisor • 2 eps
2009 Series
8.4
Future Boy Conan
Key Animation • 2 eps
1978 Series
8.4
From Me to You: Kimi ni Todoke
Key Animation • 1 eps
2009 Series
8.2
To Your Eternity
Key Animation • 1 eps
2021 Series
8.2
The Seven Deadly Sins: Four Knights of the Apocalypse
Storyboard Artist • 4 eps
2023 Series
8.0
Orange
Director • 1 eps
2016 Series
8.0
Lupin the 3rd
Director • 1 eps
1971 Series
7.6
Superman: The Animated Series
Director • 1 eps
1996 Series
Movies
Most Popular Movies
Most viewed movie titles linked with Nobuo Tomizawa.
7.5
The Castle of Cagliostro
Key Animation
1979 Movie
7.2
Case Closed: The Fourteenth Target
Key Animation
1998 Movie
6.6
The Tigger Movie
Animation
2000 Movie
7.2
Pom Poko
Key Animation
1994 Movie
7.1
Detective Conan: The Lost Ship in the Sky
Key Animation
2010 Movie
6.9
Little Nemo: Adventures in Slumberland
Animation Director
1989 Movie
8.0
LUPIN THE IIIRD: The Movie - The Immortal Bloodline
Assistant Director
2025 Movie
6.5
Lupin the Third: Farewell to Nostradamus
Director
1995 Movie
7.0
The Piano Forest
Storyboard Artist
2007 Movie
7.5
Animaniacs: Wakko's Wish
Animation
1999 Movie
6.7
Chie the Brat
Key Animation
1981 Movie
Series
Most Popular Series
Most viewed series linked with Nobuo Tomizawa.
8.7
Fullmetal Alchemist: Brotherhood
Layout Supervisor • 2 eps
2009 Series
8.0
Lupin the 3rd
Director • 1 eps
1971 Series
7.6
Superman: The Animated Series
Director • 1 eps
1996 Series
8.2
To Your Eternity
Key Animation • 1 eps
2021 Series
8.4
From Me to You: Kimi ni Todoke
Key Animation • 1 eps
2009 Series
6.7
Aikatsu!
Director • 5 eps
2012 Series
8.2
The Seven Deadly Sins: Four Knights of the Apocalypse
Storyboard Artist • 4 eps
2023 Series
7.9
Blue Box
Assistant Director • 2 eps
2024 Series
7.6
Anne of Green Gables
Animation • 6 eps
1979 Series
8.4
Future Boy Conan
Key Animation • 2 eps
1978 Series
8.0
Orange
Director • 1 eps
2016 Series
7.1
Sherlock Hound
Key Animation • 1 eps
1984 Series
Movies
Other Crew Work in Movies
Additional movie credits for Nobuo Tomizawa.
6.5
Lupin the Third: Italian Game
Storyboard Artist
2016 Movie
7.1
Detective Conan: The Lost Ship in the Sky
Key Animation
2010 Movie
7.0
The Piano Forest
Storyboard Artist
2007 Movie
6.5
Patlabor WXIII The Movie
Key Animation
2002 Movie
6.6
The Tigger Movie
Animation
2000 Movie
7.5
Animaniacs: Wakko's Wish
Animation
1999 Movie
7.2
Case Closed: The Fourteenth Target
Key Animation
1998 Movie
6.6
Lupin the Third: Greatest Capers
Key Animation
1995 Movie
7.2
Pom Poko
Key Animation
1994 Movie
Uncle Remodelling Course
Key Animation
1990 Movie
6.3
Little Nemo: Adventures in Slumberland Pilot 2
Key Animation
1984 Movie
6.7
Chie the Brat
Key Animation
1981 Movie
7.5
The Castle of Cagliostro
Key Animation
1979 Movie
Series
Other Crew Work in Series
Additional series credits for Nobuo Tomizawa.
8.0
Digimon Beatbreak
Storyboard Artist • 1 eps
2025 Series
6.4
Astro Note
Storyboard Artist • 3 eps
2024 Series
8.2
The Seven Deadly Sins: Four Knights of the Apocalypse
Storyboard Artist • 4 eps
2023 Series
7.2
Shenmue the Animation
Key Animation • 2 eps
2022 Series
8.2
To Your Eternity
Key Animation • 1 eps
2021 Series
7.2
We Rent Tsukumogami
Storyboard Artist • 4 eps
2018 Series
6.4
Chain Chronicle: The Light of Haecceitas
Key Animation • 1 eps
2017 Series
6.5
Trickster
Storyboard Artist • 1 eps
2016 Series
8.4
From Me to You: Kimi ni Todoke
Key Animation • 1 eps
2009 Series
8.7
Fullmetal Alchemist: Brotherhood
Layout Supervisor • 2 eps
2009 Series
7.1
Sherlock Hound
Key Animation • 1 eps
1984 Series
7.6
Anne of Green Gables
Animation • 6 eps
1979 Series
8.4
Future Boy Conan
Key Animation • 2 eps
1978 Series
Movies
Acting Appearances in Movies
Movie cast credits for Nobuo Tomizawa.
