About

Known credits:
29
Birthday:
1962-07-22
Place of birth:
Tokyo, Japan
Website:
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Shin Kibayashi

Overview

Shin Kibayashi (樹林 伸, Kibayashi Shin, born July 22, 1962 in Tokyo, Japan) is a Japanese manga storywriter, novelist and screenwriter. Under the name Yuma Ando, he received the 2003 Kodansha Manga Award for shōnen for writing Kunimitsu no Matsuri. The pen name "Tadashi Agi" (亜樹 直) is shared with his sister Yūko Kibayashi (樹林ゆう子, Kibayashi Yūko). He graduated from Tokyo Metropolitan Musashi Senior High School and Waseda University School of Economics & Political Science.

Known for

Acting
2021 Detective Chinatown 3 Actor Clothes Shop Owner 58
Average

Directing
2023 Comedy Island: Japan Directing Director N/A
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Writing
2025 Blue Fight Writing Screenplay 58
Average
2023 Drops of God Writing Other 72
Good
2022 The Files of Young Kindaichi Writing Author 67
Fair
2019 Tokyo Wine Party People Writing Writer N/A
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2016 Debusen Writing Writer 69
Fair
2014 The Files of Young Kindaichi Neo Writing Author 70
Good
2014 The Files of Young Kindaichi: Jungle School Murder Mystery Writing Author 58
Average
2014 The Files of Young Kindaichi: Jungle School Murder Mystery Writing Writer 58
Average
2013 The Files of Young Kindaichi: Lost in Kowloon Writing Author 59
Average
2013 The Files of Young Kindaichi: Lost in Kowloon Writing Writer 59
Average
2012 Kindaichi Case Files: Black Magic Murder Case Writing Writer 59
Average
2009 Kami no Shizuku Writing Comic Book 69
Fair
2007 Kindaichi Case Files: Legendary Vampire Murders Writing Screenplay 59
Average
2007 Detective School Q Writing Author 70
Good
2002 Psycho Doctor Writing Original Story 69
Fair
2002 Monkey Typhoon Writing Writer 69
Fair
2001 The Files of Young Kindaichi: Murder on the Magic Express Writing Author 59
Average
1999 Kindaichi Case Files Movie 2: Deep Blue Massacre Writing Author 59
Average
1999 The File of Young Kindaichi: Deep Blue Massacre Writing Original Series Creator 61
Fair
1997 The Files of Young Kindaichi: Legend of the Shanghai Mermaid Writing Author 59
Average
1997 Kindaichi Case Files: Death God Hospital Murder Case Writing Writer 58
Average
1996 Kindaichi Case Files Movie 1: The Opera House Murders Writing Author 59
Average
1995 The Files of the Young Kindaichi Writing Author 70
Good
Lady Napoleon Writing Original Story N/A
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Crew
2012 Kindaichi Case Files: Black Magic Murder Case Crew Creator 59
Average
1997 Kindaichi Case Files: Death God Hospital Murder Case Crew Creator 58
Average
1997 Kindaichi Case Files Crew Script 72
Good