Akira Yoshimura
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| Akira Yoshimura | |
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| Gender: | Male |
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| Location: | Japan |
| Position: | Organizer Storyboard Episode director Assistant episode director |
| Years active: | 1994-present |
| Nicknames: | 𠮷村あきら[Note 1] |
Akira Yoshimura (吉村 章 Yoshimura Akira) is a Japanese storyboard artist and animation director. He is often credited as "𠮷村あきら".
Biography
Akira Yoshimura first started to involve with animation-related jobs in 1994. Starting with Episode 546: The Witch Enshrouded by Fog (Part 2), he began to work for the Detective Conan anime; and has done episode directing for single episodes, until present. Moreover, Yoshimura usually works under the episodes done by TMS Entertainment, specifically the ones in which Nobuyuki Iwai, Kenichi Otomo, and Asuka Tsubuki are the animation directors.
Furthermore, Yoshimura has also begun to do storyboard works in Detective Conan since the episode Episode 977: The Broken Fishbowl.
Works in Detective Conan
Anime
Participation in: 87 cases (88 episodes)
| Jpn# | Int# | Episode title | Original broadcast | Role | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 546 | 597 | The Witch Enshrouded by Fog (Part 2) | September 12, 2009 | Episode director | |
| 552 | 603 | The Culprit is Genta's Dad (Part 2) | October 24, 2009 | Episode director | |
| 561 | 612 | The Mansion of Death and the Red Wall (Empty Fort Strategy) | December 26, 2009 | Episode director | |
| 578 | 629 | The Crisis Beckoned by the Red Omen | June 26, 2010 | Episode director | |
| 598 | 649 | The Scenario of the Steaming Locked Room (Part 2) | December 4, 2010 | Episode director | |
| 604 | 655 | The Séance's Double Locked Room Mystery Case (Second Locked Room) | February 5, 2011 | Episode director | |
| 607 | 658 | Courtroom Confrontation IV: Juror Sumiko Kobayashi (Part 2) | February 26, 2011 | Episode director | |
| 614 | 665 | The Secret Played by the Diary (Part 1) | May 7, 2011 | Episode director | |
| 621 | 672 | Holmes' Revelation (0 is start) | June 25, 2011 | Episode director | |
| 630 | 681 | The Promo Video Shooting Case (Part 2) | September 10, 2011 | Episode director | |
| 635 | 686 | Beware of Dieting | November 5, 2011 | Episode director | |
| 646 | 697 | Deduction Showdown at the Haunted Hotel (Part 1) | February 18, 2012 | Episode director | |
| 651 | 702-703 | Conan vs. Heiji, Deduction Battle Between the Detectives of the East and West | March 24, 2012 | Episode director | 1 hour |
| 655 | 707 | The Design of Poison and Mirage (Illusion) | May 12, 2012 | Episode director | |
| 659 | 711 | Co-Investigating with a First Love (Part 1) | June 9, 2012 | Episode director | |
| 664 | 716 | The Great Dog Coeur's Triumph 2 | July 14, 2012 | Episode director | |
| 671 | 723 | Detectives' Nocturne (The Case) | September 4, 2010 | Episode director | |
| 675 | 727 | Won't Forgive Even One Millimeter (Part 1) | November 10, 2012 | Episode director | |
| 681 | 733 | The Life-Threatening Broadcast of Love (Begin Broadcasting) | January 5, 2013 | Episode director | |
| 686 | 738 | A Car Carrying a Time Bomb | February 9, 2013 | Episode director | |
| 691 | 743 | Yusaku Kudo's Cold Case (Part 2) | March 16, 2013 | Episode director | |
| 696 | 748 | The Flowerbed Vandal's Scheme | May 4, 2013 | Episode director | |
| 701 | 753 | The Jet-Black Mystery Train (Departure) | July 13, 2013 | Episode director | |
| 707 | 759 | The Framed Great Detective | August 31, 2013 | Episode director | |
| 713 | 765 | Heiji Hattori and the Vampire Mansion (2) | October 12, 2013 | Episode director | |
| 719 | 771 | A Dispute Over a Platinum Ticket | November 23, 2013 | Episode director | |
| 725 | 777 | Kaitou Kid and the Blush Mermaid (Part 2) | January 11, 2014 | Episode director | |
| 730 | 782 | The Figure That Was Too Good | February 22, 2014 | Episode director | |
| 734 | 786-787 | Jodie's Memories and the Cherry Blossom Viewing Trap | March 29, 2014 | Episode director | 1 hour |
| 739 | 792 | Kogoro in the Bar (Part 2) | May 17, 2014 | Episode director | |
| 745 | 798 | The Suspect is Makoto Kyogoku (Part 2) | July 5, 2014 | Episode director | |
| 749 | 802 | Metropolitan Police Detective Love Story 9 (Truth) | August 9, 2014 | Episode director | |
| 754 | 807 | The Tragedy of the Red Woman (Steam) | October 11, 2014 | Episode director | |
| 760 | 813 | The Romance Novel with the Unexpected Conclusion (Part 2) | November 29, 2012 | Episode director | |
| 766 | 819 | Teimuzu River Kite Flying Case (Part 2) | January 31, 2015 | Episode director | |
| 772 | 825 | Shinichi Kudo's Aquarium Case (Part 1) | March 21, 2015 | Episode director | |
| 778 | 831 | Mirage of the Disappearing Angel | May 16, 2015 | Episode director | |
| 782 | 835 | The Scarlet Return | June 20, 2015 | Episode director | |
| 791 | 844 | Detective Takagi On the Run in Handcuffs | September 12, 2015 | Episode director | |
| 798 | 851 | The Moving Target | November 7, 2015 | Episode director | |
| 806 | 861 | The Ventriloquist's Illusion (Part 1) | January 30, 2016 | Episode director | |
| 812 | 867 | The Darkness of the Prefectural Police (Part 2) | March 12, 2016 | Episode director | |
| 818 | 873 | Kogoro's Pursuit of Rage (Part 1) | May 21, 2016 | Episode director | |
| 825 | 880 | The Tidal Park Comeback Case | July 16, 2016 | Episode director | |
| 832 | 887 | A Cottage Surrounded by Zombies (Part 3) | September 17, 2016 | Episode director | |
| 841 | 896 | The Rainy Bus Stop | November 26, 2016 | Episode director | |
| 847 | 902 | Chiba's Difficult UFO Case (Part 1) | January 28, 2017 | Episode director | |
| 855 | 910 | The Mystery of the Vanished Black Belt | April 15, 2017 | Episode director | M21 pre-story |
| 862 | 917 | Just Like a 17 Years Old Crime Scene (Part 2) | June 10, 2017 | Episode director | |
| 869 | 924 | Conan Disappeared on the Cliff (Part 1) | August 5, 2017 | Episode director | |
| 876 | 931 | The Mechanical Witness | October 7, 2017 | Episode director | |
| 882 | 937 | The Wizard of the Ripples (Part 2) | November 25, 2017 | Episode director | |
| 889 | 944 | The New Teacher's Skeleton Case (Part 1) | January 20, 2018 | Episode director | |
| 897 | 952 | The Woman with White Hands (Part 2) | March 24, 2018 | Episode director | |
| 902 | 957 | Lawyer Kisaki's SOS (Part 2) | May 19, 2018 | Episode director | |
| 909 | 964 | Mystery of the Burning Tent (Part 1) | July 28, 2018 | Episode director | |
| 916 | 971 | The Kendo Tournament of Love and Mystery (Part 1) | October 6, 2018 | Episode director | |
| 922 | 977 | The Disappeared Detective Boys | November 24, 2018 | Episode director | |
| 928 | 984-985 | The Scarlet School Trip (Red Love Arc) | January 12, 2019 | Episode director | 1 hour |
| 931 | 988 | The Northern Kyushu Mystery Tour (Kokura Arc) | February 16, 2019 | Episode director | |
| 936 | 993 | Intrigue at the Food Court | April 13, 2019 | Episode director | |
| 941 | 998 | Search for Maria-chan! (Part 1) | June 1, 2019 | Episode director | |
| 946 | 1003 | The Cursed Tears of Borgia (Part 1) | July 13, 2019 | Episode director | |
| 954 | 1011 | The Unsolved Cocktail Case (Part 3) | September 14, 2019 | Episode director | |
| 964 | 1021 | Kogoro Mouri's Grand Lecture (Part 3) | December 21, 2019 | Episode director | |
| 972 | 1029 | The Target is the Metropolitan Police Traffic Department (2) | March 14, 2020 | Episode director | |
| 977 | 1034 | The Broken Fishbowl | August 01, 2020 | Storyboard, Episode director | |
| 988 | 1045 | The Feuding Girls | November 14, 2020 | Episode director | |
| 994 | 1051 | Makoto Kyogoku the Understudy (Part 2) | January 16, 2021 | Episode director | |
| 1000 | 1057 | The Moonlight Sonata Murder (Part 1) | March 06, 2021 | Episode director | Remake |
| 1003 | 1060 | The 36-Cell Perfect Game (Part 1) | May 1, 2021 | Episode director | |
| 1015 | 1072 | Stakeout | August 14, 2021 | Storyboard, Episode director | |
| 1020 | 1077 | The Antique Tray Can't Be Hidden (Part 3) | September 25, 2021 | Episode director | |
| 1027 | 1084 | Beyond the Curtain | November 20, 2021 | Episode director | |
| 1035 | 1092 | Taiko Meijin's Shogi Board (Checkmate) | January 25, 2022 | Episode director | |
| 1045 | 1102 | The Birthday Party of Divine Punishment (Part 1) | June 4, 2022 | Organizer, Storyboard | |
| 1046 | 1103 | The Birthday Party of Divine Punishment (Part 2) | June 11, 2022 | Organizer, Storyboard, Episode director | |
| 1052 | 1109 | The Detective Boys' Test of Courage | July 30, 2022 | Assistant episode director | |
| 1060 | 1117 | Yoko Okino and the Locked Attic (Part 2) | October 15, 2022 | Episode director | |
| 1066 | 1123 | 'Til Death Do Us Part | December 3, 2022 | Episode director | |
| 1070 | 1127 | The Surprise That Leads to Tragedy | January 21, 2023 | Episode director | |
| 1081 | 1139 | My Beloved Dog Pan-kun Is a Good Boy | April 22, 2023 | Episode director | |
| 1089 | 1147 | The Genius Restaurant | July 8, 2023 | Episode director | |
| 1098 | 1156 | Chihaya Hagiwara, Goddess of the Wind (Part 1) | September 23, 2023 | Episode director | |
| 1109 | 1167 | Takagi and Date and the Notebook Promise (Part 1) | January 6, 2024 | Episode director | New Year's Greeting inclusive |
| 1115 | 1173 | Chihaya and Jugo's Matchmaking Party (Part 1) | March 2, 2024 | Episode director | |
| 1125 | 1183 | The Case of Ayumi's Illustrated Diary 4 | June 1, 2024 | Episode director | |
| 1144 | 1202 | The Hotel Serial Bombing Case (Part 1) | December 7, 2024 | Episode director |
Spin-offs
The Culprit Hanzawa
Participation in: 2 episodes
| Jpn# | Episode title | Original broadcast | Role | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 | Inescapable Hell | October 18, 2022 | Episode director | |
| 4 | The Jet-Black Shower Scene | October 25, 2022 | Episode director |
Other notable works
Anime
- The IDOLMASTER: Episode director
- Mobile Suit Gundam: Storyboard, Episode director
- Pokémon: Assistant director
- White Album: Director
- Many more including Angel Links, City Hunter, Kirameki Project and Trickster etc.
References
- ^ Note: Note the differences within kanji: there is a slight variation in the character yoshi (吉).
