Direction: Gary Shimokawa

The best movies, series, and documentaries directed by Gary Shimokawa. Explore exceptional titles that showcase a unique filmmaking vision.


Titus (TV Series)

2000 · Series · 23 min. · United States

Direction Christopher Titus · Jack Kenny · Brian Hargrove · Gary Shimokawa

Cast Christopher Titus · Cynthia Watros · Zack Ward · David Shatraw

Plot TV Series (2000-2002). 3 seasons. 54 episodes. A mechanic, Christopher Titus, along with his brother and his friends, try to deal with his father, a lewd, crude, drinking multiple divorcee.

6.5

62 votes

6.5

62 votes

The Golden Girls (TV Series)

1985 · Series · 30 min. · United States

Direction Susan Harris · Terry Hughes · Lex Passaris · Matthew Diamond

Cast Bea Arthur · Betty White · Rue McClanahan · Estelle Getty

Plot TV Series (1985-1992). 7 Seasons. 180 Episodes. Four previously married women live together in Miami, sharing their various experiences together and enjoying themselves despite hard times.

6.2

14K votes

6.2

14K votes

ALF (TV Series)

1986 · Series · 30 min. · United States

Direction Paul Fusco · Tom Patchett · Nick Havinga · Burt Brinckerhoff

Cast Max Wright · Anne Schedeen · Andrea Elson · Benji Gregory

Plot TV Series (1986-1990). 4 Seasons. 103 Episodes. The Tanner family is an average American family. One day, they discover that they have a visitor. He's small, he's furry, he's arrogant,...

6.2

34K votes

6.2

34K votes

Night Court (TV Series)

1984 · Series · 20 min. · United States

Direction Reinhold Weege · Jeffrey Melman · Jim Drake · Tim Steele

Cast Harry Anderson · Ellen Foley · John Larroquette · Richard Moll

Plot TV Series (1984-1992). 9 Seasons. 193 Episodes. "Night Court" centers around Manhattan Criminal Court Part II, presided over by Judge Harold T. "Harry" Stone (Harry Anderson). Judge Stone is not...

6.1

6K votes

6.1

6K votes

Saved by the Bell (TV Series)

1989 · Series · 30 min. · United States

Direction Sam Bobrick · Don Barnhart · Gary Shimokawa · Dennis Erdman

Cast Mark-Paul Gosselaar · Mario López · Dustin Diamond · Lark Voorhies

Plot TV Series (1989-1993). 4 Seasons. 86 Episodes. Teen. SAVED BY THE BELL chronicles the comedic high school adventures of six students at Bayside High School: fast-talking Zachary "Zack" Morris (Mark...

5.4

20K votes

5.4

20K votes

Coach (TV Series)

1989 · Series · 30 min. · United States

Direction Barry Kemp · Alan Rafkin · Craig T. Nelson · Jeff Meyer

Cast Craig T. Nelson · Jerry Van Dyke · Shelley Fabares · Bill Fagerbakke

Plot Hayden Fox is the head coach of a university football team, and eats, sleeps and lives football. His partner, however, does not share his passion for the sport, which frequently...

5.0

180 votes

5.0

180 votes

Good Morning, Miss Bliss (TV Series)

1987 · Series · 30 min. · United States

Direction Sam Bobrick · Burt Brinckerhoff · Gary Shimokawa

Cast Mark-Paul Gosselaar · Hayley Mills · Dustin Diamond · Dennis Haskins

Plot The very first edition of the "Saved by the Bell" shows. Takes place at Indiana with a younger Zack Morris, Screech, and Lisa along with Mr. Belding. Nicole and Mikey,...

4.5

38 votes

4.5

38 votes

Malibu, CA (TV Series)

1998 · Series · 20 min. · United States

Direction Gary Shimokawa

Cast Jason Hayes · Trevor Merszei · Edward Blatchford · Brandon Brooks

Plot TV Series (1998-2000). 2 Seasons. 52 Episodes. When there mom moves to Saudi Arabia to take a new job twins Jason and Scott moved from New York City to live...

4.5

32 votes

4.5

32 votes

Less Than Perfect (TV Series)

2002 · Series · 30 min. · United States

Direction Terri Minsky · Ted Wass · Skip Collector · Jonathan Weiss

Cast Sara Rue · Eric Roberts · Sherri Shepherd · Andrea Parker

Plot TV Series (2002-2006). 4 seasons. 81 episodes. Sara Rue stars as Claudia Casey, an enthusiastic assistant who loves her job working for GNB Network news anchor Will Butler, played by...

4.4

199 votes

4.4

199 votes

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One on One (TV Series)

2001 · Series · 30 min. · United States

Direction Eunetta T. Boone · Ken Whittingham · Ellen Falcon · Brian K. Roberts

Cast Kyla Pratt · Robert Ri'chard · Flex Alexander · Kelly Perine

Plot TV Series (2001–2006). A sportscaster must take on the responsibility of being a full-time dad when his teenage daughter moves in with him.

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Archie Bunker's Place (TV Series)

1979 · Movie · 30 min. · United States

Direction Patt Shea · Harriett Weiss · Joe Gannon · Gary Shimokawa

Cast Carroll O'Connor · Danielle Brisebois · Jason Wingreen · Bill Quinn

Plot (1979-1983). 4 seasons. Television sitcom which was a continuation of 'All in the Family.' In this series, Archie Bunker gets to loudly voice his opinions in his own bar, instead...

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Nine to Five (TV Series)

1982 · Series · 30 min. · United States

Direction Hy Averback · Peter Baldwin · Gary Shimokawa · Doug Rogers

Cast Rachel Dennison · Valerie Curtin · Sally Struthers · Edward Winter

Plot The sit-com takes us into the further adventures of the characters from the movie of the same name.

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Amen (TV Series)

1986 · Series · 30 min. · United States

Direction Ed Weinberger · Bill Foster · Shelley Jensen · John Sgueglia

Cast Sherman Hemsley · Clifton Davis · Anna Maria Horsford · Roz Ryan

Plot Deacon Frye, head of the First Community Church of Philadelphia, is trying to keep everything in his church firmly under control. His new assistant, Rev. Reuben Gregory, however, has some...

Not rated

Not rated

Eve (TV Series)

2003 · Series · min. · United States

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Laverne & Shirley (TV Series)

1976 · Series · 30 min. · United States

Direction Garry Marshall · Lowell Ganz · Mark Rothman · Tom Trbovich

Cast Penny Marshall · Cindy Williams · David L. Lander · Michael McKean

Plot Best friends and roommates Laverne De Fazio and Shirley Feeney are single, working girls in late 1950s Milwaukee (later early 1960s Los Angeles) coping with dates, neighbours, and each other.

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USA High (TV Series)

1997 · Series · 25 min. · United States

Direction Gary Shimokawa · Frank Bonner · Mary Lou Belli · Peter Engel Productions

Cast Josh Holland · Elena Lyons · Thomas Magiar · Kristen Miller

Plot Six friends (4 Americans, a Brit and a German) are enrolled at "The American Academy of Paris" boarding school in Paris, France, which is run by a stuffy English principal.

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Not rated

What's Happening Now! (TV Series)

1985 · Series · 30 min. · United States

Direction Gary Shimokawa · Tony Singletary · Arlando Smith · Gary Brown

Cast Ernest Thomas · Haywood Nelson · Shirley Hemphill · Anne-Marie Johnson

Plot TV Series (1985-1988). 3 Seasons. 66 Episodes. An American sitcom sequel to the original ABC 1976–79 sitcom What's Happening!! focusing on its main characters as adults.

Not rated

Not rated

Sherri (TV Series)

2009 · Series · 20 min. · United States

Direction David Flebotte · Sheldon Epps · Ellen Falcon · Andrew D. Weyman

Cast Sherri Shepherd · Tammy Townsend · Kali Rocha · Malcolm-Jamal Warner

Plot TV Series (2009). 1 Season. 13 episodes. Sherri centers around Sherri Robinson (Sherri Shepherd), a newly single mom, paralegal and part-time comedienne/actress who tries to get back into the dating...

Not rated

Not rated

Normal Life (TV Series)

1990 · Series · 30 min. · United States

Direction Ian Gurvitz · Greg Antonacci · Don Mischer · Gerry Cohen

Cast Dweezil Zappa · Moon Unit Zappa · Joshua Williams · Bess Meyer

Plot Based on the real and unconventional home life of the Zappa children and their rocker dad Frank Zappa, Normal Life is a comedy and often insightful series about the family...

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Not rated