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| name                = Akira Yoshimura
 
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| gender              = Male
 
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| date-of-birth      = unknown
 
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| place-of-birth      = Japan
 
 
| location            = Japan
 
| location            = Japan
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| position            = Organizer <br> Storyboard <br> {{Bracket|Episode director|Technical director}} <br> Assistant episode director
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| years-active        = 1994-present
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| nicknames          = 𠮷村あきら<ref group="Note">'''Note:''' Note the differences within kanji: there is a slight variation in the character ''yoshi'' (吉).</ref>
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{{nihongo|'''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 ("Yoshimura Akira").
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{{nihongo|'''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".
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== Biography ==
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Akira Yoshimura first started to involve with animation-related jobs in 1994. Starting with [[The Witch Enshrouded by Fog|'''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.
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Furthermore, Yoshimura has also begun to do storyboard works in ''Detective Conan'' since the episode [[The Broken Fishbowl|'''Episode 977''': The Broken Fishbowl]].
  
 
== Works in [[Detective Conan]] ==
 
== Works in [[Detective Conan]] ==
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'''81''' episodes directed (1 as assistant)<br>
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=== Anime ===
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Organizer in '''1''' case (2 episodes)<br>
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Participation in: '''86''' cases (87 episodes)
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Storyboard in '''3''' cases (4 episodes)
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* [[The Witch Enshrouded by Fog]] (episodes 545-546): Episode director (546)
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* [[The Culprit is Genta's Dad]] (episodes 551-552): Episode director (552)
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* [[The Mansion of Death and the Red Wall]] (episodes 558-561): Episode director (561)
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|546||597||[[Episode 546|The Witch Enshrouded by Fog (Part 2)]]||September 12, 2009||Episode director||
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* [[The Crisis Beckoned by the Red Omen]] (episodes 578-581): Episode director (578)
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* [[The Scenario of the Steaming Locked Room]] (episodes 597-598): Episode director (598)
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|552||603||[[Episode 552|The Culprit is Genta's Dad (Part 2)]]||October 24, 2009||Episode director||
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* [[The Séance's Double Locked Room Mystery Case]] (episodes 603-605): Episode director (604)
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* [[Courtroom Confrontation IV: Juror Sumiko Kobayashi]] (episodes 606-607): Episode director (607)
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|561||612||[[Episode 561|The Mansion of Death and the Red Wall (Empty Fort Strategy)]]||December 26, 2009||Episode director||
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* [[The Secret Played by the Diary]] (episodes 614-615): Episode director (614)
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* [[Holmes' Revelation]] (episodes 616-621): Episode director (621)
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|578||629||[[Episode 578|The Crisis Beckoned by the Red Omen]]||June 26, 2010||Episode director||
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* [[The Promo Video Shooting Case]] (episodes 629-630): Episode director (630)
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* [[Beware of Dieting]] (episode 635): Episode director
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|598||649||[[Episode 598|The Scenario of the Steaming Locked Room (Part 2)]]||December 4, 2010||Episode director||
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* [[Deduction Showdown at the Haunted Hotel]] (episodes 646-647): Episode director (646)
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* [[Conan vs. Heiji, Deduction Battle Between the Detectives of the East and West]] '''1-hour special''' (episode 651): Episode director (along with [[Shigeru Yamazaki]])
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|604||655||[[Episode 604|The Séance's Double Locked Room Mystery Case (Second Locked Room)]]||February 5, 2011||Episode director||
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* [[The Design of Poison and Mirage]] (episodes 652-655): Episode director (655)
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* [[Co-Investigating with a First Love]] (episodes 659-660): Episode director (659)
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|607||658||[[Episode 607|Courtroom Confrontation IV: Juror Sumiko Kobayashi (Part 2)]]||February 26, 2011||Episode director||
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* [[The Great Dog Coeur's Triumph 2]] (episode 664): Episode director
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* [[Detectives' Nocturne]] (episodes 671-674): Episode director (671)
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|614||665||[[Episode 614|The Secret Played by the Diary (Part 1)]]||May 7, 2011||Episode director||
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* [[Won't Forgive Even One Millimeter]] (episodes 675-676): Episode director (675)
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* [[The Life-Threatening Broadcast of Love]] (episodes 681-683): Episode director (681)
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|621||672||[[Episode 621|Holmes' Revelation (0 is start)]]||June 25, 2011||Episode director||
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* [[A Car Carrying a Time Bomb]] (episode 686): Episode director
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* [[Yusaku Kudo's Cold Case]] (episodes 690-691): Episode director (691)
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|630||681||[[Episode 630|The Promo Video Shooting Case (Part 2)]]||September 10, 2011||Episode director||
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* [[The Flowerbed Vandal's Scheme]] (episode 696): Episode director
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* [[The Jet-Black Mystery Train]] (episodes 701-704): Episode director (701)
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|635||686||[[Episode 635|Beware of Dieting]]||November 5, 2011||Episode director||
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* [[The Framed Great Detective]] (episode 707): Episode director
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* [[Heiji Hattori and the Vampire Mansion]] (episodes 712-715): Episode director (713)
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|646||697||[[Episode 646|Deduction Showdown at the Haunted Hotel (Part 1)]]||February 18, 2012||Episode director||
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* [[A Dispute Over a Platinum Ticket]] (episode 719): Episode director
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* [[Kaitou Kid and the Blush Mermaid]] (episodes 724-725): Episode director (725)
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|651||702-703||[[Episode 651|Conan vs. Heiji, Deduction Battle Between the Detectives of the East and West]]||March 24, 2012||Episode director||1 hour
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* [[The Figure That Was Too Good]] (episode 730): Episode director
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* [[Jodie's Memories and the Cherry Blossom Viewing Trap]] '''1-hour special''' (episode 734): Episode director (along with [[Minoru Tozawa]])
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|655||707||[[Episode 655|The Design of Poison and Mirage (Illusion)]]||May 12, 2012||Episode director||
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* [[Kogoro in the Bar]] (episodes 738-739): Episode director (739)
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* [[The Suspect is Makoto Kyogoku]] (episodes 744-745): Episode director (745)
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|659||711||[[Episode 659|Co-Investigating with a First Love (Part 1)]]||June 9, 2012||Episode director||
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* [[Metropolitan Police Detective Love Story 9]] (episodes 748-749): Episode director (749)
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* [[The Tragedy of the Red Woman]] (episodes 754-756): Episode director (754)
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|664||716||[[Episode 664|The Great Dog Coeur's Triumph 2]]||July 14, 2012||Episode director||
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* [[The Romance Novel with the Unexpected Conclusion]] (episodes 759-760): Episode director (760)
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* [[Teimuzu River Kite Flying Case]] (episodes 765-766): Episode director (766)
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|671||723||[[Episode 671|Detectives' Nocturne (The Case)]]||September 4, 2010||Episode director||
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* [[Shinichi Kudo's Aquarium Case]] (episodes 772-773): Episode director (772)
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* [[Mirage of the Disappearing Angel]] (episode 778): Episode director
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|675||727||[[Episode 675|Won't Forgive Even One Millimeter (Part 1)]]||November 10, 2012||Episode director||
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* [[The Scarlet Return]] (episodes 779-783): Episode director (782)
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* [[Detective Takagi On the Run in Handcuffs]] (episode 791): Episode director
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|681||733||[[Episode 681|The Life-Threatening Broadcast of Love (Begin Broadcasting)]]||January 5, 2013||Episode director||
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* [[The Moving Target]] (episode 798): Episode director
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* [[The Ventriloquist's Illusion]] (episodes 806-807): Episode director (806)
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|686||738||[[Episode 686|A Car Carrying a Time Bomb]]||February 9, 2013||Episode director||
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* [[The Darkness of the Prefectural Police]] (episodes 810-812): Episode director (812)
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* [[Kogoro's Pursuit of Rage]] (episodes 818-819): Episode director (818)
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|691||743||[[Episode 691|Yusaku Kudo's Cold Case (Part 2)]]||March 16, 2013||Episode director||
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* [[The Tidal Park Comeback Case]] (episode 825): Episode director
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* [[A Cottage Surrounded by Zombies]] (episodes 830-832): Episode director (832)
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|696||748||[[Episode 696|The Flowerbed Vandal's Scheme]]||May 4, 2013||Episode director||
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* [[The Rainy Bus Stop]] (episode 841): Episode director
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* [[Chiba's Difficult UFO Case]] (episodes 847-848): Episode director (847)
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|701||753||[[Episode 701|The Jet-Black Mystery Train (Departure)]]||July 13, 2013||Episode director||
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* [[The Mystery of the Vanished Black Belt]] (episode 855): Episode director
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* [[Just Like a 17 Years Old Crime Scene]] (episodes 861-862): Episode director (862)
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|707||759||[[Episode 707|The Framed Great Detective]]||August 31, 2013||Episode director||
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* [[Conan Disappeared on the Cliff]] (episodes 869-870): Episode director (869)
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* [[The Mechanical Witness]] (episode 876): Episode director
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|713||765||[[Episode 713|Heiji Hattori and the Vampire Mansion (2)]]||October 12, 2013||Episode director||
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* [[The Wizard of the Ripples]] (episodes 881-882): Episode director (882)
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* [[The New Teacher's Skeleton Case]] (episodes 889-890): Episode director (889)
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|719||771||[[Episode 719|A Dispute Over a Platinum Ticket]]||November 23, 2013||Episode director||
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* [[The Woman with White Hands]] (episodes 896-897): Episode director (897)
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* [[Lawyer Kisaki's SOS]] (episodes 901-902): Episode director (902)
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|725||777||[[Episode 725|Kaitou Kid and the Blush Mermaid (Part 2)]]||January 11, 2014||Episode director||
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* [[Mystery of the Burning Tent]] (episodes 909-910): Episode director (909)
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* [[The Kendo Tournament of Love and Mystery]] (episodes 916-917): Episode director (916)
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|730||782||[[Episode 730|The Figure That Was Too Good]]||February 22, 2014||Episode director||
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* [[The Disappeared Detective Boys]] (episode 922): Episode director
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* [[The Scarlet School Trip]] '''2 x 1-hour specials''' (episodes 927-928): Episode director (928, along with [[Yasuichiro Yamamoto]] and Minoru Tozawa)
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|734||786-787||[[Episode 734|Jodie's Memories and the Cherry Blossom Viewing Trap]]||March 29, 2014||Episode director||1 hour
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* [[The Northern Kyushu Mystery Tour]] (episodes 931-932): Episode director (931)
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* [[Intrigue at the Food Court]] (episode 936): Episode director  
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|739||792||[[Episode 739|Kogoro in the Bar (Part 2)]]||May 17, 2014||Episode director||
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* [[Search for Maria-chan!]] (episodes 941-942): Episode director (941)
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* [[The Cursed Tears of Borgia]] (episodes 946-947): Episode director (946)
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|745||798||[[Episode 745|The Suspect is Makoto Kyogoku (Part 2)]]||July 5, 2014||Episode director||
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* [[The Unsolved Cocktail Case]] (episodes 952-954): Episode director (954)
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* [[Kogoro Mouri's Grand Lecture]] (episodes 962-964): Episode director (964, along with [[Koichiro Kuroda]])
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|749||802||[[Episode 749|Metropolitan Police Detective Love Story 9 (Truth)]]||August 9, 2014||Episode director||
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* [[The Target is the Metropolitan Police Traffic Department]] (episodes 971-974): Episode director (972)
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* [[The Broken Fishbowl]] (episode 977): Storyboard and episode director
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|754||807||[[Episode 754|The Tragedy of the Red Woman (Steam)]]||October 11, 2014||Episode director||
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* [[The Feuding Girls]] (episode 988): Episode director
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* [[Makoto Kyogoku the Understudy]] (episodes 993-995): Episode director (994)
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|760||813||[[Episode 760|The Romance Novel with the Unexpected Conclusion (Part 2)]]||November 29, 2012||Episode director||
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* [[The 36-Cell Perfect Game]] (episodes 1003-1005): Episode director (1003)
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* [[Stakeout]] (episode 1015): Storyboard and episode director
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|766||819||[[Episode 766|Teimuzu River Kite Flying Case (Part 2)]]||January 31, 2015||Episode director||
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* [[The Antique Tray Can't Be Hidden]] (episodes 1018-1020): Episode director (1020)
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* [[Beyond the Curtain]] (episode 1027): Episode director
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|772||825||[[Episode 772|Shinichi Kudo's Aquarium Case (Part 1)]]||March 21, 2015||Episode director||
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* [[Taiko Meijin's Shogi Board]] (episodes 1033-1035): Episode director (1035)
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* [[The Birthday Party of Divine Punishment]] (episodes 1045-1046): Organizer, storyboard and episode director (1046)
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|778||831||[[Episode 778|Mirage of the Disappearing Angel]]||May 16, 2015||Episode director||
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* [[The Detective Boys' Test of Courage]] (episode 1052): Assistant episode director (to Koichiro Kuroda)
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* [[Yoko Okino and the Locked Attic]] (episodes 1059-1060): Episode director (1060)
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|782||835||[[Episode 782|The Scarlet Return]]||June 20, 2015||Episode director||
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* [['Til Death Do Us Part]] (episode 1066): Episode director
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* [[The Surprise That Leads to Tragedy]] (episode 1070): Episode director
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|791||844||[[Episode 791|Detective Takagi On the Run in Handcuffs]]||September 12, 2015||Episode director||
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* [[My Beloved Dog Pan-kun Is a Good Boy]] (episode 1081): Episode director
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* [[The Genius Restaurant]] (episode 1089): Episode director
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|798||851||[[Episode 798|The Moving Target]]||November 7, 2015||Episode director||
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|806||861||[[Episode 806|The Ventriloquist's Illusion (Part 1)]]||January 30, 2016||Episode director||
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|812||867||[[Episode 812|The Darkness of the Prefectural Police (Part 2)]]||March 12, 2016||Episode director||
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|818||873||[[Episode 818|Kogoro's Pursuit of Rage (Part 1)]]||May 21, 2016||Episode director||
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|825||880||[[Episode 825|The Tidal Park Comeback Case]]||July 16, 2016||Episode director||
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|832||887||[[Episode 832|A Cottage Surrounded by Zombies (Part 3)]]||September 17, 2016||Episode director||
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|841||896||[[Episode 841|The Rainy Bus Stop]]||November 26, 2016||Episode director||
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|847||902||[[Episode 847|Chiba's Difficult UFO Case (Part 1)]]||January 28, 2017||Episode director||
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|855||910||[[Episode 855|The Mystery of the Vanished Black Belt]]||April 15, 2017||Episode director||M21 pre-story
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|862||917||[[Episode 862|Just Like a 17 Years Old Crime Scene (Part 2)]]||June 10, 2017||Episode director||
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|869||924||[[Episode 869|Conan Disappeared on the Cliff (Part 1)]]||August 5, 2017||Episode director||
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|876||931||[[Episode 876|The Mechanical Witness]]||October 7, 2017||Episode director||
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|-
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|882||937||[[Episode 882|The Wizard of the Ripples (Part 2)]]||November 25, 2017||Episode director||
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|889||944||[[Episode 889|The New Teacher's Skeleton Case (Part 1)]]||January 20, 2018||Episode director||
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|897||952||[[Episode 897|The Woman with White Hands (Part 2)]]||March 24, 2018||Episode director||
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|902||957||[[Episode 902|Lawyer Kisaki's SOS (Part 2)]]||May 19, 2018||Episode director||
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|909||964||[[Episode 909|Mystery of the Burning Tent (Part 1)]]||July 28, 2018||Episode director||
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|916||971||[[Episode 916|The Kendo Tournament of Love and Mystery (Part 1)]]||October 6, 2018||Episode director||
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|922||977||[[Episode 922|The Disappeared Detective Boys]]||November 24, 2018||Episode director||
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|928||984-985||[[Episode 928|The Scarlet School Trip (Red Love Arc)]]||January 12, 2019||Episode director||1 hour
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|931||988||[[Episode 931|The Northern Kyushu Mystery Tour (Kokura Arc)]]||February 16, 2019||Episode director||
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|936||993||[[Episode 936|Intrigue at the Food Court]]||April 13, 2019||Episode director||
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|941||998||[[Episode 941|Search for Maria-chan! (Part 1)]]||June 1, 2019||Episode director||
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|946||1003||[[Episode 946|The Cursed Tears of Borgia (Part 1)]]||July 13, 2019||Episode director||
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|954||1011||[[Episode 954|The Unsolved Cocktail Case (Part 3)]]||September 14, 2019||Episode director||
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|964||1021||[[Episode 964|Kogoro Mouri's Grand Lecture (Part 3)]]||December 21, 2019||Episode director||
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|972||1029||[[Episode 972|The Target is the Metropolitan Police Traffic Department (2)]]||March 14, 2020||Episode director||
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|977||1034||[[Episode 977|The Broken Fishbowl]]||August 01, 2020||Storyboard, Episode director||
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|988||1045||[[Episode 988|The Feuding Girls]]||November 14, 2020||Episode director||
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|994||1051||[[Episode 994|Makoto Kyogoku the Understudy (Part 2)]]||January 16, 2021||Episode director||
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|1000||1057||[[Episode 1000|The Moonlight Sonata Murder (Part 1)]]||March 06, 2021||Episode director||Remake
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|1003||1060||[[Episode 1003|The 36-Cell Perfect Game (Part 1)]]||May 1, 2021||Episode director||
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|1015||1072||[[Episode 1015|Stakeout]]||August 14, 2021||Storyboard, Episode director||
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|1020||1077||[[Episode 1020|The Antique Tray Can't Be Hidden (Part 3)]]||September 25, 2021||Episode director||
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|1027||1084||[[Episode 1027|Beyond the Curtain]]||November 20, 2021||Episode director||
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|1035||1092||[[Episode 1035|Taiko Meijin's Shogi Board (Checkmate)]]||January 25, 2022||Episode director||
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|1045||1102||[[Episode 1045|The Birthday Party of Divine Punishment (Part 1)]]||June 4, 2022||Organizer, Storyboard||
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|1046||1103||[[Episode 1046|The Birthday Party of Divine Punishment (Part 2)]]||June 11, 2022||Organizer, Storyboard, Episode director||
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|1052||1109||[[Episode 1052|The Detective Boys' Test of Courage]]||July 30, 2022||Assistant episode director||
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|1060||1117||[[Episode 1060|Yoko Okino and the Locked Attic (Part 2)]]||October 15, 2022||Episode director
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|1066||1123||[[Episode 1066|'Til Death Do Us Part]]||December 3, 2022||Episode director||
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|1070||1127||[[Episode 1070|The Surprise That Leads to Tragedy]]||January 21, 2023||Episode director||
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|1081||1139||[[Episode 1081|My Beloved Dog Pan-kun Is a Good Boy]]||April 22, 2023||Episode director||
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|1089||1147||[[Episode 1089|The Genius Restaurant]]||July 8, 2023||Episode director||
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|1098||1156||[[Episode 1098|Chihaya Hagiwara, Goddess of the Wind (Part 1)]]||September 23, 2023||Episode director||
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|1109||1167||[[Episode 1109|Takagi and Date and the Notebook Promise (Part 1)]]||January 6, 2024||Episode director||New Year's Greeting inclusive
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|1115||1173||[[Episode 1115|Chihaya and Jugo's Matchmaking Party (Part 1)]]||March 2, 2024||Episode director||
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|1125||1183||[[Episode 1125|The Case of Ayumi's Illustrated Diary 4]]||June 1, 2024||Episode director||
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== Works in [[The Culprit Hanzawa]] ==
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=== Spin-offs ===
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Number of episodes directed: '''2''' (2 episodes)
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==== [[The Culprit Hanzawa]] ====
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* [[Inescapable Hell]] (Episode 3)
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Participation in: '''2''' episodes
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* [[The Jet-Black Shower Scene]] (Episode 4)
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|3||[[Inescapable Hell]]||October 18, 2022||Episode director||
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|4||[[The Jet-Black Shower Scene]]||October 25, 2022||Episode director||
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== Other notable works ==
 
== Other notable works ==
 
=== Anime ===
 
=== Anime ===
 
* ''The IDOLMASTER'': Episode director
 
* ''The IDOLMASTER'': Episode director
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* ''Mobile Suit Gundam'': Storyboard, episode director
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* ''Mobile Suit Gundam'': Storyboard, Episode director
 
* ''Pokémon'': Assistant director
 
* ''Pokémon'': Assistant director
 
* ''White Album'': Director
 
* ''White Album'': Director
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* Others such as ''Angel Links'', ''City Hunter'', ''Kirameki Project'' and ''Trickster''.
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* Many more including ''Angel Links'', ''City Hunter'', ''Kirameki Project'' and ''Trickster'' etc.
  
 
== References ==
 
== References ==
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# [https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/encyclopedia/people.php?id=7597 Anime News Network]
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# [https://w.atwiki.jp/anime_wiki/pages/994.html 吉村章 - Atwiki]
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# [https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/encyclopedia/people.php?id=7597 Akira Yoshimura - Anime News Network]
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# [https://seesaawiki.jp/w/radioi_34/d/%cc%be%c3%b5%c4%e5%a5%b3%a5%ca%a5%f3%a1%ca%a5%b7%a5%ea%a1%bc%a5%ba%a5%ea%a5%b9%a5%c8%a1%cb '''Detective Conan Staff Listing''']
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<references group="Note"/>
  
 
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Akira Yoshimura

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Profile
Gender: Male
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: 86 cases (87 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

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

  1. 吉村章 - Atwiki
  2. Akira Yoshimura - Anime News Network
  3. Detective Conan Staff Listing
  1. ^ Note: Note the differences within kanji: there is a slight variation in the character yoshi (吉).
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