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Shuji Abe

Shuji Abe

Shuji Abe

1949-08-07

Tokyo, Japan

PRODUCTION

Biography

Shūji Abe (阿部秀司, Abe Shūji, August 7, 1949 – December 11, 2023) was a Japanese film producer. The founder of Robot Communications, he was responsible for the production of many of Japan's most successful and acclaimed movies from the 21st century, including Bayside Shakedown 2 (2003), Stand by Me Doraemon (2014), and Godzilla Minus One (2023).

Best known for:

Godzilla Minus One

Lupin III: The First

Parasyte: Part 1

Love Letter

Dragon Quest: Your Story

Parasyte: Part 2

Professor Layton and the Eternal Diva

The Eternal Zero

Always - Sunset on Third Street

Destiny: The Tale of Kamakura

Midnight Sun

Always: Sunset on Third Street 2

Always: Sunset on Third Street '64

The Lies She Loved

Bayside Shakedown 2

Our Departures

Flowers

Bayside Shakedown 3: Set the Guys Loose

Laundry

Honokaa Boy

Railways

Juvenile

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Filmography:

Love Letter (1995)
6.5
WORK AS:
Executive Producer
Juvenile (2000)
WORK AS:
Producer
Laundry (2002)
WORK AS:
Executive Producer
Bayside Shakedown 2 (2003)
WORK AS:
Producer
Always - Sunset on Third Street (2005)
6.3
WORK AS:
Executive Producer
Midnight Sun (2006)
WORK AS:
Producer
Always: Sunset on Third Street 2 (2007)
WORK AS:
Executive Producer
Professor Layton and the Eternal Diva (2009)
6.3
WORK AS:
Co-Executive Producer

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Honokaa Boy (2009)
WORK AS:
Executive Producer
Flowers (2010)
WORK AS:
Executive Producer
Bayside Shakedown 3: Set the Guys Loose (2010)
APPEREAD AS:
Governor of Tokyo
Railways (2010)
WORK AS:
Executive Producer
Always: Sunset on Third Street '64 (2012)
WORK AS:
Executive Producer
The Eternal Zero (2013)
5.7
WORK AS:
Producer
Parasyte: Part 1 (2014)
5.8
WORK AS:
Executive Producer
Parasyte: Part 2 (2015)
5.8
WORK AS:
Executive Producer

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Destiny: The Tale of Kamakura (2017)
WORK AS:
Executive Producer
The Lies She Loved (2018)
WORK AS:
Executive Producer
Our Departures (2018)
WORK AS:
Executive Producer
Dragon Quest: Your Story (2019)
5.5
WORK AS:
Executive Producer
Lupin III: The First (2019)
6
WORK AS:
Executive Producer
Godzilla Minus One (2023)
6.8
WORK AS:
Executive Producer

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