Shinji Nojima

Shinji Nojima (野島 伸司, Nojima Shinji, born March 4, 1963) is a Japanese screenwriter.

Career[edit]

Nojima was born in Niigata Prefecture.[1] He graduated from Saitama Municipal Urawa High School in 1981. Following graduation, he entered Chūō University majoring in political science, though dropped out and moved to Los Angeles and entered UCLA.

In 1987, wanting to learn screenwriting, he took a course by the Japan Writers Guild. This led to projects such as Heart Cocktail.

In May 1988, he won an award for Toki niwa Haha no nai Ko no yō ni which marked the start of his career. He next did the screenwriting for the series Kimi ga Uso o Tuita (You Lied), which had an average viewership of 17.3%.

In 1993, he wrote Kōkō Kyōshi. The story took up various social taboos, such as love between a teacher and student, rape, and incest.

Works[edit]

Dramas[edit]

Movies[edit]

Anime[edit]

References[edit]

  1. ^ 野島伸司 (2000-07-09). "日曜日のヒーロー 第222回 野島伸司さん こだわりが創る野島伸司の世界". 日刊スポーツ (Interview). Interviewed by 中山知子. Archived from the original on 2000-08-19. Retrieved 2015-12-08.
  2. ^ "Wonder Egg Priority Director Shares Cut Context for Mannequins' Sexist Dialogue Scene in Episode 4". Anime News Network. 2023-07-27. Retrieved 2023-07-27.