Susumu Nishizawa

**Susumu Nishizawa**
**Profile**
**Gender:**
Male
**Date of birth:**
July 9, 1962 *(63)*
**Place of birth:**
Okayama Prefecture, Japan
**Position:**
Character Design[[Note 1]](#cite_note-1)
Storyboard
Episode directorTechnical director
Key animation
**Years active:**
1981-present
**Nicknames:**
西沢晋
**Website:**
[Personal Diary](https://ssm2438.exblog.jp/)
[Facebook Account](https://www.facebook.com/susumu.nishizawa)
Also known as **Fu Chisaka**.
**Susumu Nishizawa** (西澤 晋 ,*Nishizawa Susumu*[?](/wiki/Help:Japanese "Help:Japanese")), born 9 July 1962 in Okayama, is a Japanese storyboard artist and animation director. He has previously used the pseudonym **Fu Chisaka** (千坂 ふう ,*Chisaka Fū*[?](/wiki/Help:Japanese "Help:Japanese")) while working on *Detective Conan*, which seems to have been contract related[](#cite_note-blog-2).
## Contents
* [1 Biography](#Biography)
* [2 Works in Detective Conan](#Works_in_Detective_Conan)
+ [2.1 As Susumu Nishizawa](#As_Susumu_Nishizawa)
- [2.1.1 Anime](#Anime)
- [2.1.2 Movies](#Movies)
+ [2.2 As Fu Chisaka](#As_Fu_Chisaka)
- [2.2.1 Openings and Endings](#Openings_and_Endings)
* [3 Other notable works](#Other_notable_works)
+ [3.1 Anime](#Anime_2)
+ [3.2 Movies](#Movies_2)
* [4 References](#References)
## Biography[[edit](/wiki/index.php?title=Susumu_Nishizawa&action=edit&section=1 "Edit section: Biography")]
Susumu Nishizawa was from Nakamura Production (中村プロダクション). He made his debut as an animator in the anime *[Fang of the Sun Dougram](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fang_of_the_Sun_Dougram "wikipedia:Fang of the Sun Dougram")* (太陽の牙ダグラム) in 1981. Nishizawa was fairly active in the 90s, when he worked within Studio Z5 (スタジオZ5). After that, he worked for Marvie Jack for a while too, however, due to the disbandment of the company's animation department, he became freelance and now affiliated with company R.I.C. (動仕会社R.I.C). He was actually miscredited before as Fu Nishizawa (西沢 普) and Fu Ishizawa (石沢 普). Furthermore, his blood type is O.
Nishizawa joined the production of the *Detective Conan* [anime](/wiki/Anime "Anime") in 2012, starting with [**Episode 666**: The Rainy Night Menace](/wiki/The_Rainy_Night_Menace "The Rainy Night Menace"), whereupon he spontaneously did storyboard works throughout the anime. Until 2014, [**Episode 729**: The Diamond, the Painting, and the Great Actress](/wiki/The_Diamond,_the_Painting,_and_the_Great_Actress "The Diamond, the Painting, and the Great Actress"), he quit the *Detective Conan* production team. He then returned to the production in 2018, however this time using the alias Fu Chisaka (千坂 ふう), serving as technical director for OP 47 [Countdown](/wiki/Countdown "Countdown").
In 2023, he was in charge of the character design of the *Detective Conan* spin-off story: [The Culprit Hanzawa](/wiki/The_Culprit_Hanzawa "The Culprit Hanzawa").
## Works in [Detective Conan](/wiki/Detective_Conan "Detective Conan")[[edit](/wiki/index.php?title=Susumu_Nishizawa&action=edit&section=2 "Edit section: Works in Detective Conan")]
### As Susumu Nishizawa[[edit](/wiki/index.php?title=Susumu_Nishizawa&action=edit&section=3 "Edit section: As Susumu Nishizawa")]
#### Anime[[edit](/wiki/index.php?title=Susumu_Nishizawa&action=edit&section=4 "Edit section: Anime")]
Participation in: **7** cases (7 episodes)
| Jpn# | Int# | Episode title | Original broadcast | Role | Note |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 666 | 718 | [The Rainy Night Menace](/wiki/Episode_666 "Episode 666") | July 21, 2012 | Storyboard |  |
| 688 | 740 | [Detective Takagi Finds 30 Million Yen](/wiki/Episode_688 "Episode 688") | February 23, 2013 | Storyboard |  |
| 689 | 741 | [The Client's Message](/wiki/Episode_689 "Episode 689") | March 2, 2013 | Storyboard |  |
| 692 | 744 | [The Evening Cherry Blossom Viewing Route on Sumida River (Part 1)](/wiki/Episode_692 "Episode 692") | March 23, 2013 | Storyboard, Key animation |  |
| 707 | 759 | [The Framed Great Detective](/wiki/Episode_707 "Episode 707") | August 31, 2013 | Storyboard |  |
| 718 | 770 | [The Devil's Circuit](/wiki/Episode_718 "Episode 718") | November 16, 2013 | Storyboard |  |
| 729 | 781 | [The Diamond, the Painting, and the Great Actress](/wiki/Episode_729 "Episode 729") | February 8, 2014 | Storyboard |  |
#### Movies[[edit](/wiki/index.php?title=Susumu_Nishizawa&action=edit&section=5 "Edit section: Movies")]
Participation in: **2** movies
| Movie | Title | Original airdate | Role | Note |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [Crossover](/wiki/Crossover "Crossover") | [Lupin III vs. Detective Conan: The Movie](/wiki/Lupin_III_vs._Detective_Conan:_The_Movie "Lupin III vs. Detective Conan: The Movie") | December 7, 2013 | Technical director |  |
| 27 | [The Million-dollar Pentagram](/wiki/The_Million-dollar_Pentagram "The Million-dollar Pentagram") | April 12, 2024 | Storyboard |  |
### As Fu Chisaka[[edit](/wiki/index.php?title=Susumu_Nishizawa&action=edit&section=6 "Edit section: As Fu Chisaka")]
#### Openings and Endings[[edit](/wiki/index.php?title=Susumu_Nishizawa&action=edit&section=7 "Edit section: Openings and Endings")]
Participation in: **1** opening
| # | Song name | Original title | Role | Note |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| OP47 | [Countdown](/wiki/Countdown "Countdown") | カウントダウン | Storyboard, Key animation |  |
## Other notable works[[edit](/wiki/index.php?title=Susumu_Nishizawa&action=edit&section=8 "Edit section: Other notable works")]
### Anime[[edit](/wiki/index.php?title=Susumu_Nishizawa&action=edit&section=9 "Edit section: Anime")]
* *Cat's Eye*: Key animation
* *City Hunter*: Key animation
* *Fairy Tail*: Storyboard
* *Gintama*: Storyboard
* *Golgo 13*: Storyboard, Episode director, Animation director, Key animation, 2nd key animation
### Movies[[edit](/wiki/index.php?title=Susumu_Nishizawa&action=edit&section=10 "Edit section: Movies")]
* *Berserk: The Golden Age Arc I - The Egg of the King*: Key animation
* *Dragon Ball Super: Super Hero*: Storyboard
* *InuYasha the Movie 2: The Castle Beyond the Looking Glass*: Continuity, Production director, Segment director, Key animation