Akira Yoshimura

**Akira Yoshimura**
**Profile**
**Gender:**
Male
**Location:**
Japan
**Position:**
Director
Organizer
Storyboard
Episode directorTechnical director
Assistant episode director
**Years active:**
1994-present
**Nicknames:**
𠮷村あきら[[Note 1]](#cite_note-1)
**Akira Yoshimura** (吉村 章 ,*Yoshimura Akira*[?](/wiki/Help:Japanese "Help:Japanese")), often credited as "𠮷村あきら", is a Japanese storyboard artist and animation director. He takes part in the production of *Detective Conan* [anime](/wiki/Anime "Anime") and [specials](/wiki/Specials "Specials").
## Contents
* [1 Biography](#Biography)
* [2 Works in Detective Conan](#Works_in_Detective_Conan)
+ [2.1 Anime](#Anime)
+ [2.2 Specials](#Specials)
+ [2.3 Spin-offs](#Spin-offs)
- [2.3.1 The Culprit Hanzawa](#The_Culprit_Hanzawa)
* [3 Other notable works](#Other_notable_works)
+ [3.1 Anime](#Anime_2)
* [4 References](#References)
## Biography[[edit](/wiki/index.php?title=Akira_Yoshimura&action=edit&section=1 "Edit section: Biography")]
Akira Yoshimura first started to involve with animation-related jobs in 1994. Starting with [**Episode 546**: The Witch Enshrouded by Fog (Part 2)](/wiki/The_Witch_Enshrouded_by_Fog "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](/wiki/TMS_Entertainment "TMS Entertainment"), specifically the ones in which [Nobuyuki Iwai](/wiki/Nobuyuki_Iwai "Nobuyuki Iwai"), [Kenichi Otomo](/wiki/Kenichi_Otomo "Kenichi Otomo"), and [Asuka Tsubuki](/wiki/Asuka_Tsubuki "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](/wiki/The_Broken_Fishbowl "The Broken Fishbowl").
## Works in [Detective Conan](/wiki/Detective_Conan "Detective Conan")[[edit](/wiki/index.php?title=Akira_Yoshimura&action=edit&section=2 "Edit section: Works in Detective Conan")]
### Anime[[edit](/wiki/index.php?title=Akira_Yoshimura&action=edit&section=3 "Edit section: Anime")]
Participation in: **91** cases (92 episodes)
| Jpn# | Int# | Episode title | Original broadcast | Role | Note |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 546 | 597 | [The Witch Enshrouded by Fog (Part 2)](/wiki/Episode_546 "Episode 546") | September 12, 2009 | Episode director |  |
| 552 | 603 | [The Culprit is Genta's Dad (Part 2)](/wiki/Episode_552 "Episode 552") | October 24, 2009 | Episode director |  |
| 561 | 612 | [The Mansion of Death and the Red Wall (Empty Fort Strategy)](/wiki/Episode_561 "Episode 561") | December 26, 2009 | Episode director |  |
| 578 | 629 | [The Crisis Beckoned by the Red Omen](/wiki/Episode_578 "Episode 578") | June 26, 2010 | Episode director |  |
| 598 | 649 | [The Scenario of the Steaming Locked Room (Part 2)](/wiki/Episode_598 "Episode 598") | December 4, 2010 | Episode director |  |
| 604 | 655 | [The Séance's Double Locked Room Mystery Case (Second Locked Room)](/wiki/Episode_604 "Episode 604") | February 5, 2011 | Episode director |  |
| 607 | 658 | [Courtroom Confrontation IV: Juror Sumiko Kobayashi (Part 2)](/wiki/Episode_607 "Episode 607") | February 26, 2011 | Episode director |  |
| 614 | 665 | [The Secret Played by the Diary (Part 1)](/wiki/Episode_614 "Episode 614") | May 7, 2011 | Episode director |  |
| 621 | 672 | [Holmes' Revelation (0 is start)](/wiki/Episode_621 "Episode 621") | June 25, 2011 | Episode director |  |
| 630 | 681 | [The Promo Video Shooting Case (Part 2)](/wiki/Episode_630 "Episode 630") | September 10, 2011 | Episode director |  |
| 635 | 686 | [Beware of Dieting](/wiki/Episode_635 "Episode 635") | November 5, 2011 | Episode director |  |
| 646 | 697 | [Deduction Showdown at the Haunted Hotel (Part 1)](/wiki/Episode_646 "Episode 646") | February 18, 2012 | Episode director |  |
| 651 | 702-703 | [Conan vs. Heiji, Deduction Battle Between the Detectives of the East and West](/wiki/Episode_651 "Episode 651") | March 24, 2012 | Episode director | 1 hour |
| 655 | 707 | [The Design of Poison and Mirage (Illusion)](/wiki/Episode_655 "Episode 655") | May 12, 2012 | Episode director |  |
| 659 | 711 | [Co-Investigating with a First Love (Part 1)](/wiki/Episode_659 "Episode 659") | June 9, 2012 | Episode director |  |
| 664 | 716 | [The Great Dog Coeur's Triumph 2](/wiki/Episode_664 "Episode 664") | July 14, 2012 | Episode director |  |
| 671 | 723 | [Detectives' Nocturne (The Case)](/wiki/Episode_671 "Episode 671") | September 4, 2010 | Episode director |  |
| 675 | 727 | [Won't Forgive Even One Millimeter (Part 1)](/wiki/Episode_675 "Episode 675") | November 10, 2012 | Episode director |  |
| 681 | 733 | [The Life-Threatening Broadcast of Love (Begin Broadcasting)](/wiki/Episode_681 "Episode 681") | January 5, 2013 | Episode director |  |
| 686 | 738 | [A Car Carrying a Time Bomb](/wiki/Episode_686 "Episode 686") | February 9, 2013 | Episode director |  |
| 691 | 743 | [Yusaku Kudo's Cold Case (Part 2)](/wiki/Episode_691 "Episode 691") | March 16, 2013 | Episode director |  |
| 696 | 748 | [The Flowerbed Vandal's Scheme](/wiki/Episode_696 "Episode 696") | May 4, 2013 | Episode director |  |
| 701 | 753 | [The Jet-Black Mystery Train (Departure)](/wiki/Episode_701 "Episode 701") | July 13, 2013 | Episode director |  |
| 707 | 759 | [The Framed Great Detective](/wiki/Episode_707 "Episode 707") | August 31, 2013 | Episode director |  |
| 713 | 765 | [Heiji Hattori and the Vampire Mansion (2)](/wiki/Episode_713 "Episode 713") | October 12, 2013 | Episode director |  |
| 719 | 771 | [A Dispute Over a Platinum Ticket](/wiki/Episode_719 "Episode 719") | November 23, 2013 | Episode director |  |
| 725 | 777 | [Kaitou Kid and the Blush Mermaid (Part 2)](/wiki/Episode_725 "Episode 725") | January 11, 2014 | Episode director |  |
| 730 | 782 | [The Figure That Was Too Good](/wiki/Episode_730 "Episode 730") | February 22, 2014 | Episode director |  |
| 734 | 786-787 | [Jodie's Memories and the Cherry Blossom Viewing Trap](/wiki/Episode_734 "Episode 734") | March 29, 2014 | Episode director | 1 hour |
| 739 | 792 | [Kogoro in the Bar (Part 2)](/wiki/Episode_739 "Episode 739") | May 17, 2014 | Episode director |  |
| 745 | 798 | [The Suspect is Makoto Kyogoku (Part 2)](/wiki/Episode_745 "Episode 745") | July 5, 2014 | Episode director |  |
| 749 | 802 | [Metropolitan Police Detective Love Story 9 (Truth)](/wiki/Episode_749 "Episode 749") | August 9, 2014 | Episode director |  |
| 754 | 807 | [The Tragedy of the Red Woman (Steam)](/wiki/Episode_754 "Episode 754") | October 11, 2014 | Episode director |  |
| 760 | 813 | [The Romance Novel with the Unexpected Conclusion (Part 2)](/wiki/Episode_760 "Episode 760") | November 29, 2014 | Episode director |  |
| 766 | 819 | [Teimuzu River Kite Flying Case (Part 2)](/wiki/Episode_766 "Episode 766") | January 31, 2015 | Episode director |  |
| 772 | 825 | [Shinichi Kudo's Aquarium Case (Part 1)](/wiki/Episode_772 "Episode 772") | March 21, 2015 | Episode director |  |
| 778 | 831 | [Mirage of the Disappearing Angel](/wiki/Episode_778 "Episode 778") | May 16, 2015 | Episode director |  |
| 782 | 835 | [The Scarlet Return](/wiki/Episode_782 "Episode 782") | June 20, 2015 | Episode director |  |
| 791 | 844 | [Detective Takagi On the Run in Handcuffs](/wiki/Episode_791 "Episode 791") | September 12, 2015 | Episode director |  |
| 798 | 851 | [The Moving Target](/wiki/Episode_798 "Episode 798") | November 7, 2015 | Episode director |  |
| 806 | 861 | [The Ventriloquist's Illusion (Part 1)](/wiki/Episode_806 "Episode 806") | January 30, 2016 | Episode director |  |
| 812 | 867 | [The Darkness of the Prefectural Police (Part 2)](/wiki/Episode_812 "Episode 812") | March 12, 2016 | Episode director |  |
| 818 | 873 | [Kogoro's Pursuit of Rage (Part 1)](/wiki/Episode_818 "Episode 818") | May 21, 2016 | Episode director |  |
| 825 | 880 | [The Tidal Park Comeback Case](/wiki/Episode_825 "Episode 825") | July 16, 2016 | Episode director |  |
| 832 | 887 | [A Cottage Surrounded by Zombies (Part 3)](/wiki/Episode_832 "Episode 832") | September 17, 2016 | Episode director |  |
| 841 | 896 | [The Rainy Bus Stop](/wiki/Episode_841 "Episode 841") | November 26, 2016 | Episode director |  |
| 847 | 902 | [Chiba's Difficult UFO Case (Part 1)](/wiki/Episode_847 "Episode 847") | January 28, 2017 | Episode director |  |
| 855 | 910 | [The Mystery of the Vanished Black Belt](/wiki/Episode_855 "Episode 855") | April 15, 2017 | Episode director | M21 pre-story |
| 862 | 917 | [Just Like a 17 Years Old Crime Scene (Part 2)](/wiki/Episode_862 "Episode 862") | June 10, 2017 | Episode director |  |
| 869 | 924 | [Conan Disappeared on the Cliff (Part 1)](/wiki/Episode_869 "Episode 869") | August 5, 2017 | Episode director |  |
| 876 | 931 | [The Mechanical Witness](/wiki/Episode_876 "Episode 876") | October 7, 2017 | Episode director |  |
| 882 | 937 | [The Wizard of the Ripples (Part 2)](/wiki/Episode_882 "Episode 882") | November 25, 2017 | Episode director |  |
| 889 | 944 | [The New Teacher's Skeleton Case (Part 1)](/wiki/Episode_889 "Episode 889") | January 20, 2018 | Episode director |  |
| 897 | 952 | [The Woman with White Hands (Part 2)](/wiki/Episode_897 "Episode 897") | March 24, 2018 | Episode director |  |
| 902 | 957 | [Lawyer Kisaki's SOS (Part 2)](/wiki/Episode_902 "Episode 902") | May 19, 2018 | Episode director |  |
| 909 | 964 | [Mystery of the Burning Tent (Part 1)](/wiki/Episode_909 "Episode 909") | July 28, 2018 | Episode director |  |
| 916 | 971 | [The Kendo Tournament of Love and Mystery (Part 1)](/wiki/Episode_916 "Episode 916") | October 6, 2018 | Episode director |  |
| 922 | 977 | [The Disappeared Detective Boys](/wiki/Episode_922 "Episode 922") | November 24, 2018 | Episode director |  |
| 928 | 984-985 | [The Scarlet School Trip (Red Love Arc)](/wiki/Episode_928 "Episode 928") | January 12, 2019 | Episode director | 1 hour |
| 931 | 988 | [The Northern Kyushu Mystery Tour (Kokura Arc)](/wiki/Episode_931 "Episode 931") | February 16, 2019 | Episode director |  |
| 936 | 993 | [Intrigue at the Food Court](/wiki/Episode_936 "Episode 936") | April 13, 2019 | Episode director |  |
| 941 | 998 | [Search for Maria-chan! (Part 1)](/wiki/Episode_941 "Episode 941") | June 1, 2019 | Episode director |  |
| 946 | 1003 | [The Cursed Tears of Borgia (Part 1)](/wiki/Episode_946 "Episode 946") | July 13, 2019 | Episode director |  |
| 954 | 1011 | [The Unsolved Cocktail Case (Part 3)](/wiki/Episode_954 "Episode 954") | September 14, 2019 | Episode director |  |
| 964 | 1021 | [Kogoro Mouri's Grand Lecture (Part 3)](/wiki/Episode_964 "Episode 964") | December 21, 2019 | Episode director |  |
| 972 | 1029 | [The Target is the Metropolitan Police Traffic Department (2)](/wiki/Episode_972 "Episode 972") | March 14, 2020 | Episode director |  |
| 977 | 1034 | [The Broken Fishbowl](/wiki/Episode_977 "Episode 977") | August 01, 2020 | Storyboard, Episode director |  |
| 988 | 1045 | [The Feuding Girls](/wiki/Episode_988 "Episode 988") | November 14, 2020 | Episode director |  |
| 994 | 1051 | [Makoto Kyogoku the Understudy (Part 2)](/wiki/Episode_994 "Episode 994") | January 16, 2021 | Episode director |  |
| 1000 | 1057 | [The Moonlight Sonata Murder (Part 1)](/wiki/Episode_1000 "Episode 1000") | March 06, 2021 | Episode director | Remake |
| 1003 | 1060 | [The 36-Cell Perfect Game (Part 1)](/wiki/Episode_1003 "Episode 1003") | May 1, 2021 | Episode director |  |
| 1015 | 1072 | [Stakeout](/wiki/Episode_1015 "Episode 1015") | August 14, 2021 | Storyboard, Episode director |  |
| 1020 | 1077 | [The Antique Tray Can't Be Hidden (Part 3)](/wiki/Episode_1020 "Episode 1020") | September 25, 2021 | Episode director |  |
| 1027 | 1084 | [Beyond the Curtain](/wiki/Episode_1027 "Episode 1027") | November 20, 2021 | Episode director |  |
| 1035 | 1092 | [Taiko Meijin's Shogi Board (Checkmate)](/wiki/Episode_1035 "Episode 1035") | January 25, 2022 | Episode director |  |
| 1045 | 1102 | [The Birthday Party of Divine Punishment (Part 1)](/wiki/Episode_1045 "Episode 1045") | June 4, 2022 | Organizer, Storyboard |  |
| 1046 | 1103 | [The Birthday Party of Divine Punishment (Part 2)](/wiki/Episode_1046 "Episode 1046") | June 11, 2022 | Organizer, Storyboard, Episode director |  |
| 1052 | 1109 | [The Detective Boys' Test of Courage](/wiki/Episode_1052 "Episode 1052") | July 30, 2022 | Assistant episode director |  |
| 1060 | 1117 | [Yoko Okino and the Locked Attic (Part 2)](/wiki/Episode_1060 "Episode 1060") | October 15, 2022 | Episode director |  |
| 1066 | 1123 | ['Til Death Do Us Part](/wiki/Episode_1066 "Episode 1066") | December 3, 2022 | Episode director |  |
| 1070 | 1127 | [The Surprise That Leads to Tragedy](/wiki/Episode_1070 "Episode 1070") | January 21, 2023 | Episode director |  |
| 1081 | 1139 | [My Beloved Dog Pan-kun Is a Good Boy](/wiki/Episode_1081 "Episode 1081") | April 22, 2023 | Episode director |  |
| 1089 | 1147 | [The Genius Restaurant](/wiki/Episode_1089 "Episode 1089") | July 8, 2023 | Episode director |  |
| 1098 | 1156 | [Chihaya Hagiwara, Goddess of the Wind (Part 1)](/wiki/Episode_1098 "Episode 1098") | September 23, 2023 | Episode director |  |
| 1109 | 1167 | [Takagi and Date and the Notebook Promise (Part 1)](/wiki/Episode_1109 "Episode 1109") | January 6, 2024 | Episode director | New Year's Greeting inclusive |
| 1115 | 1173 | [Chihaya and Jugo's Matchmaking Party (Part 1)](/wiki/Episode_1115 "Episode 1115") | March 2, 2024 | Episode director |  |
| 1125 | 1183 | [The Case of Ayumi's Illustrated Diary 4](/wiki/Episode_1125 "Episode 1125") | June 1, 2024 | Episode director |  |
| 1144 | 1202 | [The Hotel Serial Bombing Case (Part 1)](/wiki/Episode_1144 "Episode 1144") | December 7, 2024 | Episode director |  |
| 1146 | 1204 | [The Whistling Bookstore 4](/wiki/Episode_1146 "Episode 1146") | December 21, 2024 | Episode director |  |
| 1156 | 1214 | [The Ishikawa Yorumasshi Mystery (Part 1)](/wiki/Episode_1156 "Episode 1156") | March 8, 2025 | Episode director | Mystery tour |
| 1162 | 1220 | [The Case of Ayumi's Illustrated Diary 5](/wiki/Episode_1162 "Episode 1162") | May 10, 2025 | Episode director |  |
| 1171 | 1229 | [The Reason He Became a Butler (Part 1)](/wiki/Episode_1171 "Episode 1171") | August 16, 2025 | Episode director |  |
### Specials[[edit](/wiki/index.php?title=Akira_Yoshimura&action=edit&section=4 "Edit section: Specials")]
Participation in: **1** special
| Special | Title | Original airdate | Role | Note |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Planetarium Specials | | | | |
| P3 | [The Burning Galaxy Railroad](/wiki/The_Burning_Galaxy_Railroad "The Burning Galaxy Railroad") | February 1, 2020 | Director |  |
### Spin-offs[[edit](/wiki/index.php?title=Akira_Yoshimura&action=edit&section=5 "Edit section: Spin-offs")]
#### [The Culprit Hanzawa](/wiki/The_Culprit_Hanzawa "The Culprit Hanzawa")[[edit](/wiki/index.php?title=Akira_Yoshimura&action=edit&section=6 "Edit section: The Culprit Hanzawa")]
Participation in: **2** episodes
| Jpn# | Episode title | Original broadcast | Role | Note |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 3 | [Inescapable Hell](/wiki/Inescapable_Hell "Inescapable Hell") | October 18, 2022 | Episode director |  |
| 4 | [The Jet-Black Shower Scene](/wiki/The_Jet-Black_Shower_Scene "The Jet-Black Shower Scene") | October 25, 2022 | Episode director |  |
## Other notable works[[edit](/wiki/index.php?title=Akira_Yoshimura&action=edit&section=7 "Edit section: Other notable works")]
### Anime[[edit](/wiki/index.php?title=Akira_Yoshimura&action=edit&section=8 "Edit section: 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.