Chika Nagaoka

**Chika Nagaoka**
**Profile**
**Gender:**
Female
**Date of birth:**
1983 *(43)*
**Place of birth:**
Gunma Prefecture, Japan[](#cite_note-A-1)
**Position:**
Director
Sub director
Storyboard
Storyboard assistant
Episode directorTechnical director
**Years active:**
2012-present
First name can also be pronounced Tomoka.[](#cite_note-2)
**Chika Nagaoka** (永岡 智佳 ,*Nagaoka Chika*[?](/wiki/Help:Japanese "Help:Japanese")), born 1983, is a Japanese film director and animation director, who has become the first female film director of a *Detective Conan* movie. She directed movie 23, the highest grossing movie directed by a woman in Japan, with gross profits of 9.31 billion yenUSD $ 90 million in Japan.
## Contents
* [1 Biography](#Biography)
* [2 Works in Detective Conan](#Works_in_Detective_Conan)
+ [2.1 Anime](#Anime)
+ [2.2 Movies](#Movies)
+ [2.3 Specials](#Specials)
* [3 Other notable works](#Other_notable_works)
+ [3.1 Anime](#Anime_2)
* [4 References](#References)
## Biography[[edit](/wiki/index.php?title=Chika_Nagaoka&action=edit&section=1 "Edit section: Biography")]
Chika Nagaoka used to work for an animation studio named [J.C.Staff](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/J.C.Staff "wikipedia:J.C.Staff") (ジェー・シー・スタッフ). After attaining adequate experience with respect to animation production, she made her very first debut in the animation direction wise, in 2012; she served as episode director for the anime *[Dusk Maiden of Amnesia](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dusk_Maiden_of_Amnesia "wikipedia:Dusk Maiden of Amnesia")* (黄昏乙女×アムネジア). Thereupon, she began to hold a position in several other animation works (including TV and movies). Notably, she won the third place of "NewType" Annual Animation Director Award[[Note 1]](#cite_note-3) in 2019 by virtue of her eminent movie direction for *[Uta no Prince-sama](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Uta_no_Prince-sama "wikipedia:Uta no Prince-sama")* (うたの☆プリンスさまっ♪).
Nagaoka joined the production of *Detective Conan* in 2013. She first served as technical director for [**Movie 17**: Private Eye in the Distant Sea](/wiki/Private_Eye_in_the_Distant_Sea "Private Eye in the Distant Sea"), Subsequently, she contributed in the movies further. Starting [**Movie 21**: The Crimson Love Letter](/wiki/The_Crimson_Love_Letter "The Crimson Love Letter"), she started to become co-director. After [**Movie 22**: Zero the Enforcer](/wiki/Zero_the_Enforcer "Zero the Enforcer"), director [Yuzuru Tachikawa](/wiki/Yuzuru_Tachikawa "Yuzuru Tachikawa") stepped down temporarily; thus Nagaoka took over the role, and was in charge of the *Detective Conan* movie direction for movies 23-24. In 2024, she returned for the director role and served as the director for [**Movie 27**: The Million-dollar Pentagram](/wiki/The_Million-dollar_Pentagram "The Million-dollar Pentagram") as well.
## Works in [Detective Conan](/wiki/Detective_Conan "Detective Conan")[[edit](/wiki/index.php?title=Chika_Nagaoka&action=edit&section=2 "Edit section: Works in Detective Conan")]
### Anime[[edit](/wiki/index.php?title=Chika_Nagaoka&action=edit&section=3 "Edit section: Anime")]
Participation in: **1** case (2 episodes)
| Jpn# | Int# | Episode title | Original broadcast | Role | Note |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 891 | 846 | [Bakumatsu Revolution Mystery Tour (Yamaguchi Arc)](/wiki/Episode_891 "Episode 891") | February 3, 2018 | Storyboard | Mystery tour |
| 892 | 847 | [Bakumatsu Revolution Mystery Tour (Hagi Arc)](/wiki/Episode_892 "Episode 892") | February 10, 2018 | Storyboard | Mystery tour |
### Movies[[edit](/wiki/index.php?title=Chika_Nagaoka&action=edit&section=4 "Edit section: Movies")]
Participation in: **8** movies
| Movie | Title | Original airdate | Role | Note |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 17 | [Private Eye in the Distant Sea](/wiki/Private_Eye_in_the_Distant_Sea "Private Eye in the Distant Sea") | April 20, 2013 | Technical director |  |
| 18 | [Dimensional Sniper](/wiki/Dimensional_Sniper "Dimensional Sniper") | April 19, 2014 | Technical director |  |
| 19 | [Sunflowers of Inferno](/wiki/Sunflowers_of_Inferno "Sunflowers of Inferno") | April 18, 2015 | Storyboard assistant, Technical director |  |
| 20 | [The Darkest Nightmare](/wiki/The_Darkest_Nightmare "The Darkest Nightmare") | April 16, 2016 | Technical director |  |
| 21 | [The Crimson Love Letter](/wiki/The_Crimson_Love_Letter "The Crimson Love Letter") | April 15, 2017 | Sub director, Storyboard assistant |  |
| 23 | [The Fist of Blue Sapphire](/wiki/The_Fist_of_Blue_Sapphire "The Fist of Blue Sapphire") | April 12, 2019 | Director, Storyboard, Technical director |  |
| 24 | [The Scarlet Bullet](/wiki/The_Scarlet_Bullet "The Scarlet Bullet") | April 16, 2021 | Director, Storyboard, Technical director |  |
| 27 | [The Million-dollar Pentagram](/wiki/The_Million-dollar_Pentagram "The Million-dollar Pentagram") | April 12, 2024 | Director, Storyboard, Technical director |  |
### Specials[[edit](/wiki/index.php?title=Chika_Nagaoka&action=edit&section=5 "Edit section: Specials")]
Participation in: **2** specials
| Special | Title | Original airdate | Role | Note |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 5 | [The Disappearance of Conan Edogawa: The Worst Two Days in History](/wiki/The_Disappearance_of_Conan_Edogawa:_The_Worst_Two_Days_in_History "The Disappearance of Conan Edogawa: The Worst Two Days in History") | December 26, 2014 | Technical director |  |
| Planetarium Specials | | | | |
| P2 | [Detectives' Starry Night](/wiki/Detectives%27_Starry_Night "Detectives' Starry Night") | April 28, 2015 | Director |  |
## Other notable works[[edit](/wiki/index.php?title=Chika_Nagaoka&action=edit&section=6 "Edit section: Other notable works")]
### Anime[[edit](/wiki/index.php?title=Chika_Nagaoka&action=edit&section=7 "Edit section: Anime")]
* *Uta no Prince-sama - Maji Love Kingdom Movie* (2019): Director
* *Handa-kun*: Director
* *Kokoro Connect*: Director
* *Watashi ga motenai no wa dô kangaetemo omaera ga warui!*: Director
* *Sasami-san@Ganbaranai*: Director