--- name: "Shigeru Miyamoto" canonical: "https://film.one/person/shigeru-miyamoto" fi1m_id: "shigeru-miyamoto" imdb_id: "nm0594427" tmdb_id: 1275812 wikidata_id: "Q12382" roles: ["Producer"] born: "16 November 1952" reviewed_on_fi1m: 2 average_fi1m_score: 47 average_as: "producer" average_over: 2 updated: "2026-09-17T16:25:09.643749+00:00" licence: "© Fi1m Ltd. Written by AI under a human editor; checked against sources before publication. Quote with attribution and a link to the canonical URL." --- # Shigeru Miyamoto ## Identity Shigeru Miyamoto - **Canonical:** https://film.one/person/shigeru-miyamoto - **Type:** Person - **Fi1m ID:** shigeru-miyamoto - **IMDb ID:** nm0594427 - **TMDB ID:** 1275812 - **Wikidata ID:** Q12382 - **Same entity:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shigeru_Miyamoto, https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q12382, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0594427/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/1275812 Producer. Born 16 November 1952 in Sonobe, Kyoto, Japan. ## Details - **Work:** Producer - **Born:** 16 November 1952, Sonobe, Kyoto, Japan - **Active:** 2023–present - **Also known as:** Miyamoto Shigeru, 宮本 茂 - **Frequently works with:** [Aaron Horvath](https://film.one/person/aaron-horvath.md), [Anya Taylor-Joy](https://film.one/person/anya-taylor-joy.md), [Charlie Day](https://film.one/person/charlie-day.md), [Chris Meledandri](https://film.one/person/chris-meledandri.md), [Chris Pratt](https://film.one/person/chris-pratt.md), [Jack Black](https://film.one/person/jack-black.md), [Keegan-Michael Key](https://film.one/person/keegan-michael-key.md), [Matthew Fogel](https://film.one/person/matthew-fogel.md) - **BAFTA Film Awards:** 1 BAFTA (1 won) - **Average Fi1m score:** 47, as producer, over 2 titles - **Elsewhere:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shigeru_Miyamoto, https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q12382, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0594427/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/1275812 ## Coming up - *The Legend of Zelda* (2027-04-28), Producer ## Streaming the US now - **Peacock:** [*The Super Mario Bros. Movie*](https://film.one/film/the-super-mario-bros-movie.md) (56), [*The Super Mario Galaxy Movie*](https://film.one/film/the-super-mario-galaxy-movie.md) (38) For United States; add `?region=XX` for another country. ## Biography Shigeru Miyamoto is a Japanese video game designer, director and producer at Nintendo. He serves as a Representative Director Fellow and has acted as producer on the animated films *The Super Mario Bros. Movie* (2023) and *The Super Mario Galaxy Movie* (2026). Miyamoto created the Mario character and franchise. He collaborated with Illumination's Chris Meledandri on the films, which are produced by Nintendo and Illumination. *Sources: oak3.the-numbers.com, imdb.com, en.wikipedia.org, variety.com.* ## On Fi1m (2) - *The Super Mario Galaxy Movie* (2026), Fi1m 38, Producer — [page](https://film.one/film/the-super-mario-galaxy-movie.md) - *The Super Mario Bros. Movie* (2023), Fi1m 56, Producer — [page](https://film.one/film/the-super-mario-bros-movie.md) ## Complete filmography (16) Every credit, newest first. Titles without a page can be requested for review on the HTML page. - *The Legend of Zelda* (2027), Producer, Other - *Star Fox – Prologue* (2026), Creator - *The Super Mario Galaxy Movie* (2026), Producer — Fi1m 38, [page](https://film.one/film/the-super-mario-galaxy-movie.md) - *It's Me, Mario!* (2025), series, Characters - *Mario, le Plombier qui voulait détrôner Mickey* (2024), Actor - *The Super Mario Bros. Movie* (2023), Producer — Fi1m 56, [page](https://film.one/film/the-super-mario-bros-movie.md) - *Shigeru Miyamoto's 1999 GDC Keynote* (2017), as (Himself) - *Star Fox Zero: The Battle Begins* (2016), Executive Producer - *Pikmin Short Movies* (2014), series, Executive Producer, Storyboard, Creator - *Treasure in a Bottle* (2014), Executive Producer, Screenplay - *F-Zero: GP Legend* (2003), series, Supervising Editor - *Donkey Kong Country: Speak No Evil, Dude* (2000), Characters - *Mario Kirby Masterpiece Video* (1993), Characters - *Super Mario Brothers: Great Mission to Rescue Princess Peach* (1986), Producer, Characters - *Untitled Donkey Kong Film*, Producer - *Untitled Super Mario Film*, Producer ## Gallery - ![Shigeru Miyamoto](https://film.one/media/person/6918/gallery-dd404ff25801.jpg) Shigeru Miyamoto — Minister's Secretariat Personnel Division, CC BY 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons (https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/a/ae/Shigeru_Miyamoto_20150610_%28cropped%29.jpg?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail_unscaled) - ![E3 Expo 2012 - Nintendo Press Event -](https://film.one/media/person/6918/gallery-928aaa7dcd29.jpg) E3 Expo 2012 - Nintendo Press Event - — The Conmunity - Pop Culture Geek from Los Angeles, CA, USA, CC BY 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons (https://thumb.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/da/E3_Expo_2012_-_Nintendo_Press_Event_-_%287640921646%29.jpg/1280px-E3_Expo_2012_-_Nintendo_Press_Event_-_%287640921646%29.jpg?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail) - ![E3 Expo 2012 - Nintendo Press Event -](https://film.one/media/person/6918/gallery-651a4caab76a.jpg) E3 Expo 2012 - Nintendo Press Event - — The Conmunity - Pop Culture Geek from Los Angeles, CA, USA, CC BY 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons (https://thumb.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/f0/E3_Expo_2012_-_Nintendo_Press_Event_-_%287640922512%29.jpg/1280px-E3_Expo_2012_-_Nintendo_Press_Event_-_%287640922512%29.jpg?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail) - ![Taken on May 11, 2004 Dowtown Carrier Annex, Los Angeles, CA, US Sony Cybershot](https://film.one/media/person/6918/gallery-1ae4ad4cb7a0.jpg) Taken on May 11, 2004 Dowtown Carrier Annex, Los Angeles, CA, US Sony Cybershot — Bastian Stein, CC BY 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons (https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/8/89/Linkamoto_E3_2004.jpg?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail_unscaled) - ![this year, Nintendo's genie took to the stage dressed as a conductor (2006)](https://film.one/media/person/6918/gallery-59d13c448ffe.jpg) this year, Nintendo's genie took to the stage dressed as a conductor (2006) — jon jordan from UK, CC BY-SA 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons (https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/6/63/Miyamoto-san_conductor_E3.jpg?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail_unscaled) - ![Miyamoto and Bill Trinen (2007)](https://film.one/media/person/6918/gallery-2f17740379e6.jpg) Miyamoto and Bill Trinen (2007) — Vincent Diamante from Los Angeles, CA, USA, CC BY-SA 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons (https://thumb.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/9b/Miyamoto_and_Bill_Trinen_%28414932454%29.jpg/1280px-Miyamoto_and_Bill_Trinen_%28414932454%29.jpg?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail) ## Awards ### BAFTA Film Awards — 1 won - 2010: BAFTA Fellowship (won) ### Other awards — 9 won - Princess of Asturias Award for Communications and Humanities 2012: Princess of Asturias Award for Communications and Humanities (won) - Digital Content Expo Asiagraph Award Tsumugi Prize 2009: Digital Content Expo Asiagraph Award Tsumugi Prize (won) - CEDEC Awards - Special Award 2008: CEDEC Awards - Special Award (won) - Japan Game Awards Minister of Economy, Trade and Industry Award 2008: Japan Game Awards Minister of Economy, Trade and Industry Award (won) - The Jim Henson Celebration Honor 2008: The Jim Henson Celebration Honor (won) - Game Developers Choice Award - Lifetime Achievement 2007: Game Developers Choice Award - Lifetime Achievement (won) - Chevalier des Arts et des Lettres 2006: Chevalier des Arts et des Lettres (won) - AMD Award - Best Producer/Director 1997: AMD Award - Best Producer/Director (won) - Japan Inter-Design Prize 1990: Japan Inter-Design Prize (won) *From Wikidata, which records wins more completely than nominations.* --- © Fi1m Ltd. 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