Akira Yoshimura

Akira Yoshimura
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Gender:	Male
Date of birth:	unknown
Place of birth:	Japan
Location:	Japan
Nicknames:	𠮷村あきら (variation in the character "吉")

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

Yoshimura first started to involve animation-related job in 1994. Starting with the 2nd part of The Witch Enshrouded by Fog, 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, and specifically the ones which Nobuyuki Iwai, Kenichi Otomo, and Asuka Tsubuki are the animation directors. He also began to serve as storyboard artist after The Broken Fishbowl.

Works in Detective Conan

Participation in: 82 cases (88 episodes)

• The Witch Enshrouded by Fog (Episode 546 only): Episode director
• The Culprit is Genta's Dad (Episode 552 only): Episode director
• The Mansion of Death and the Red Wall (Episode 561 only): Episode director
• The Crisis Beckoned by the Red Omen (Episode 578 only): Episode director
• The Scenario of the Steaming Locked Room (Episode 598 only): Episode director
• The Séance's Double Locked Room Mystery Case (Episode 604 only): Episode director
• Courtroom Confrontation IV: Juror Sumiko Kobayashi (Episode 607 only): Episode director
• The Secret Played by the Diary (Episode 614 only): Episode director
• Holmes' Revelation (Episode 621 only): Episode director
• The Promo Video Shooting Case (Episode 630 only): Episode director
• Beware of Dieting (Episode 635): Episode director
• Deduction Showdown at the Haunted Hotel (Episode 646 only): Episode director
• Conan vs. Heiji, Deduction Battle Between the Detectives of the East and West 1 Hour Special (Episode 651): Episode director (along with Shigeru Yamazaki)
• The Design of Poison and Mirage (Episode 655 only): Episode director
• Co-Investigating with a First Love (Episode 659 only): Episode director
• The Great Dog Coeur's Triumph 2 (Episode 664): Episode director
• Detectives' Nocturne (Episode 671 only): Episode director
• Won't Forgive Even One Millimeter (Episode 675 only): Episode director
• The Life-Threatening Broadcast of Love (Episode 681 only): Episode director
• A Car Carrying a Time Bomb (Episode 686): Episode director
• Yusaku Kudo's Cold Case (Episode 691 only): Episode director
• The Flowerbed Vandal's Scheme (Episode 696): Episode director
• The Jet-Black Mystery Train (Episode 701 only): Episode director
• The Framed Great Detective (Episode 707): Episode director
• Heiji Hattori and the Vampire Mansion (Episode 711 only): Episode director
• A Dispute Over a Platinum Ticket (Episode 719): Episode director
• Kaitou Kid and the Blush Mermaid (Episode 725 only): Episode director
• The Figure That Was Too Good (Episode 730): Episode director
• Jodie's Memories and the Cherry Blossom Viewing Trap 1 Hour Special (Episode 734): Episode director (along with Minoru Tozawa)
• Kogoro in the Bar (Episode 739 only): Episode director
• The Suspect is Makoto Kyogoku (Episode 745 only): Episode director
• Metropolitan Police Detective Love Story 9 (Episode 749 only): Episode director
• The Tragedy of the Red Woman (Episode 754 only): Episode director
• The Romance Novel with the Unexpected Conclusion (Episode 760 only): Episode director
• Teimuzu River Kite Flying Case (Episode 766 only): Episode director
• Shinichi Kudo's Aquarium Case (Episode 772 only): Episode director
• Mirage of the Disappearing Angel (Episode 778): Episode director
• The Scarlet Return (Episode 782 only): Episode director
• Detective Takagi On the Run in Handcuffs (Episode 791): Episode director
• The Moving Target (Episode 798): Episode director
• The Ventriloquist's Illusion (Episode 806 only): Episode director
• The Darkness of the Prefectural Police (Episode 812 only): Episode director
• Kogoro's Pursuit of Rage (Episode 818 only): Episode director
• The Tidal Park Comeback Case (Episode 825): Episode director
• A Cottage Surrounded by Zombies (Episode 832 only): Episode director
• The Rainy Bus Stop (Episode 841): Episode director
• Chiba's Difficult UFO Case (Episode 847 only): Episode director
• The Mystery of the Vanished Black Belt (Episode 855): Episode director
• Just Like a 17 Years Old Crime Scene (Episode 862 only): Episode director
• Conan Disappeared on the Cliff (Episode 869 only): Episode director
• The Mechanical Witness (Episode 876): Episode director
• The Wizard of the Ripples (Episode 882 only): Episode director
• The New Teacher's Skeleton Case (Episode 889 only): Episode director
• The Woman with White Hands (Episode 897 only): Episode director
• Lawyer Kisaki's SOS (Episode 902 only): Episode director
• Mystery of the Burning Tent (Episode 909 only): Episode director
• The Kendo Tournament of Love and Mystery (Episode 916 only): Episode director
• The Disappeared Detective Boys (Episode 922): Episode director
• The Scarlet School Trip 1 + 1 Hour Special (Episode 928 only): Episode director (along with Yasuichiro Yamamoto and Minoru Tozawa)
• The Northern Kyushu Mystery Tour (Episode 931 only): Episode director
• Intrigue at the Food Court (Episode 936): Episode director
• Search for Maria-chan! (Episode 941 only): Episode director
• The Cursed Tears of Borgia (Episode 946 only): Episode director
• The Unsolved Cocktail Case (Episode 954 only): Episode director
• Kogoro Mouri's Grand Lecture (Episode 964): Episode director (along with Koichiro Kuroda)
• The Target is the Metropolitan Police Traffic Department (Episode 972 only): Episode director
• The Broken Fishbowl (Episode 977): Storyboard, Episode director
• The Feuding Girls (Episode 988): Episode director
• Makoto Kyogoku the Understudy (Episode 994 only): Episode director
• The 36-Cell Perfect Game (Episode 1003 only): Episode director
• Stakeout (Episode 1015): Storyboard, Episode director
• The Antique Tray Can't Be Hidden (Episode 1020 only): Episode director
• Beyond the Curtain (Episode 1027): Episode director
• Taiko Meijin's Shogi Board (Episode 1035 only): Episode director
• The Birthday Party of Divine Punishment (Episode 1046 only): Organizer, Storyboard, Episode director
• The Detective Boys' Test of Courage (Episode 1052): Assistant episode director (to Koichiro Kuroda)
• Yoko Okino and the Locked Attic (Episode 1060 only): Episode director
• 'Til Death Do Us Part (Episode 1066): Episode director
• The Surprise That Leads to Tragedy (Episode 1070): Episode director
• My Beloved Dog Pan-kun Is a Good Boy (Episode 1081): Episode director
• The Genius Restaurant (Episode 1089): Episode director
• Chihaya Hagiwara, Goddess of the Wind (Episode 1098 only): Episode director

Other notable works

Anime

• Detective Conan: The Culprit Hanzawa: Episode Director (Episode 3 and 4)
• The IDOLMASTER: Episode Director
• Mobile Suit Gundam: Storyboard, Episode Director
• Pokémon: Assistant Director
• White Album: Director
• Others such as Angel Links, City Hunter, Kirameki Project and Trickster.

References

1. 吉村章 - Atwiki (Japanese)
2. Anime News Network