Shigeru Okada

Shigeru Okada

Director · Producer · Writer

Saitama, Japan
March 1, 1971

Biography

Shigeru Okada started to make stop motion animation with 8mm film in a movie club when he was a university student. After graduation from university, Shigeru Okada worked as system engineer, but kept making independent stop motion animation. He started to work as freelance stop motion animator at the age of 30. He animated many characters of TV programs and commercial films, and holds workshops about stop motion animation.

Photo

Shigeru Okada 1

Representative Works

HIDARI
HIDARI
8.0
/ Japanese
Prison Gambler
Prison Gambler
9.0
/ Japanese
Puppet Show Guild
Puppet Show Guild
No Rating Yet
/ Japanese
Saka Men
Saka Men
7.0
/ Japanese
Deformed  Gecko
Deformed Gecko
8.0
/ Japanese
Head Tray
Head Tray
No Rating Yet
/ Japanese
Deform
Deform
No Rating Yet
/ Japanese

Awards and Honors

Critical Favorites

HIDARI
2023Winner

Career Highlight

HIDARI

Prison Gambler
1964Winner

Best Picture

Prison Gambler

Puppet Show Guild
2006Nominee

Career Highlight

Puppet Show Guild

Career Highlights

Saka Men
2014Highlight

Career Highlight

Saka Men

The Collected Animations of ICAF (2001-2006)
2006Highlight

Best Director

The Collected Animations of ICAF (2001-2006)