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Nelson Shin

Personal Information

Known ForDirecting
GenderMale
Birth DateJan 1, 1939 (87 years old)
Zodiac Sign♑Capricorn
Place of BirthPyongsan, North Korea
Career Span1974 – Present (53 yrs)
Known Credits47 Titles
Official Links
IMDbWWikidata
DirectingPopularity Score 0.7

Nelson Shin

Also known as:신능균Shin Neung-kyun
Total Works

47

43 movies • 3 shows

Avg Rating

6.3 / 10

across rated releases

Box Office

—

worldwide gross

Global Reach

#1

TMDB star index

Biography

Shin Neung-kyun (Korean: 신능균; born 1939), also known as Nelson Shin, is a South Korean and American animation director of North Korean origin who is the founder and president of AKOM. He is known for having directed the animated films The Transformers: The Movie, Empress Chung, and The Frog Kingdom. Description above from the Wikipedia article Nelson Shin, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

Signature Roles & Milestones

Star Wars
8.2
Star Wars
1977•movie
Role: Sound Effects
The Transformers: The Movie
7.2
Role: Director
The Land Before Time II: The Great Valley Adventure
6.3
Role: Animation
The Transformers
7.9
The Transformers
1984•series
Role: Supervising Producer

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Full Filmography & Credits

Showing 47 titles featuring Nelson Shin

Star Wars
8.2
Star Wars
1977•movie

Role: Sound Effects

The Transformers: The Movie
7.2

Role: Director

The Land Before Time II: The Great Valley Adventure
6.3

Role: Animation

The Transformers
7.9
The Transformers
1984•series

Role: Supervising Producer

The Land Before Time III: The Time of the Great Giving
6.2

Role: Animation

The Land Before Time IV: Journey Through the Mists
6.2

Role: Animation

The Nine Lives of Fritz the Cat
5.2

Role: Animation

May the 12th Be with You
5.1

Role: Animation Director

A Pink Christmas
6.9
A Pink Christmas
1978•movie

Role: Animation

Frog Kingdom
4.7
Frog Kingdom
2013•movie

Role: Director

Daffy Duck's Easter Egg-Citement
6.0

Role: Animation

Pink DaVinci
6.6
Pink DaVinci
1975•movie

Role: Animation

Transformers: The Return of Optimus Prime
7.6

Role: Supervising Producer

The Hoober-Bloob Highway
6.5

Role: Animation

Pink Panther in Olym-pinks
6.7

Role: Animation

Sherlock Pink
6.4
Sherlock Pink
1976•movie

Role: Animation

Pink Lightning
5.9
Pink Lightning
1978•movie

Role: Animation

It's Pink But Is It Mink?
6.0

Role: Animation

The Pink of Bagdad
5.4
The Pink of Bagdad
1978•movie

Role: Animation

Pink Elephant
6.7
Pink Elephant
1975•movie

Role: Animation

Pinktails for Two
5.8
Pinktails for Two
1978•movie

Role: Animation

Pink Press
6.2
Pink Press
1978•movie

Role: Animation

Cat and the Pinkstalk
6.2

Role: Animation

Pink Daddy
6.3
Pink Daddy
1978•movie

Role: Animation

Pink in the Woods
6.0
Pink in the Woods
1979•movie

Role: Animation

Pet Pink Pebbles
7.2
Pet Pink Pebbles
1978•movie

Role: Animation

Keep Our Forests Pink
6.8

Role: Animation

The Scarlet Pinkernel
6.6

Role: Animation

Bobolink Pink
6.4
Bobolink Pink
1975•movie

Role: Animation

Pink Pictures
6.6
Pink Pictures
1978•movie

Role: Animation

Salmon Pink
6.5
Salmon Pink
1975•movie

Role: Animation

Rocky Pink
6.0
Rocky Pink
1976•movie

Role: Animation

Dennis the Menace in Mayday for Mother
7.0

Role: Director

Pink Streaker
6.5
Pink Streaker
1975•movie

Role: Animation

The Pink Panther in 'Pink at First Sight'
8.8

Role: Sequence Supervisor

Pontoffel Pock, Where Are You?
7.8

Role: Animation

'Til All Are One: Looking Back at Transformers - The Movie
8.0
The Tiny Tree
6.3
The Tiny Tree
1975•movie

Role: Animation

Empress Chung
6.5
Empress Chung
2005•anime

Role: Director

The Goose That Laid a Golden Egg
8.0

Role: Animation

Toad Patrol
7.0
Toad Patrol
2002•series

Role: Director

Icons Unearthed: Transformers
6.0
3 eps

as Self

Heist and Seek
9.0
Heist and Seek
1974•movie

Role: Animation

Mother Dogfather
10.0
Mother Dogfather
1974•movie

Role: Animation

The Big House Ain't a Home
7.0

Role: Animation

Deviled Yeggs
10.0
Deviled Yeggs
1974•movie

Role: Animation

Little People Video - Three Favorite Stories

Role: Production Supervisor