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name: "Shigeru Nishiyama"
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roles: ["Editor"]
born: "16 April 1956"
reviewed_on_fi1m: 1
updated: "2026-09-17T06:49:51.827656+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."
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# Shigeru Nishiyama

Editor. Born 16 April 1956 in Iwaki, Fukushima, Japan.

## Details

- **Work:** Editor
- **Born:** 16 April 1956, Iwaki, Fukushima, Japan
- **Active:** 2012–present
- **Also known as:** 西山 茂
- **Elsewhere:** https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q20042029, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0632820/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/67935

## Streaming the US now

- **HBO Max:** [*Wolf Children*](https://film.one/film/wolf-children.md) (81)

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## Biography

Shigeru Nishiyama (西山 茂) is a Japanese film and television editor. Born on 16 April 1956 in Iwaki, Fukushima, he began his career at the editing company Tavac, where he worked primarily on Toei Animation productions. In March 2006 he left to establish the editing studio Real-T, of which he is president and CEO.

Nishiyama has edited numerous anime films and series, including several directed by Mamoru Hosoda such as *The Girl Who Leapt Through Time* (2006), *Summer Wars* (2009), *Wolf Children* (2012), *The Boy and the Beast* (2015), *Mirai* (2018) and *Belle* (2021). His other credits include *Sword Art Online* (2012), *ERASED* (2016) and the *Mononoke* film series.

*Sources: imdb.com, ja.wikipedia.org, myanimelist.net.*

## On Fi1m (1)

- *Wolf Children* (2012), Fi1m 81, Editor — [page](https://film.one/film/wolf-children.md)

## Also credited on (not yet reviewed)

- *Mononoke the Movie: Chapter III - The Curse of the Serpent* (2026), Editor

## Also known for

- *The Girl Who Leapt Through Time* (2006), Editor
- *Sword Art Online* (2012), Editor
- *The Boy and the Beast* (2015), Editor
- *ERASED* (2016), Editor
- *Summer Wars* (2009), Editor
- *Slam Dunk* (1993), Editor
- *Belle* (2021), Editor
- *Mirai* (2018), Editor

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