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Shinji Aoyama

Shinji Aoyama

Director · 1964–2022 · Kitakyushu, Fukuoka, Japan

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Biography

Shinji Aoyama (July 13, 1964 - March 25, 2022) was a Japanese film director, screenwriter, composer, film critic, and novelist. He graduated from Rikkyo University. He won two awards at the 2000 Cannes Film Festival for his film Eureka.

Directed 48

2020s

  1. 2020

    Living in the Sky

    Director

  2. Goldfish Princess

    Director

2010s

  1. 2019

    Saijō no propose

    Director

  2. 2015

    Give my regards to Yakima Canutt

    Director

  3. Broken Hearts for Sale

    Director

  4. Shokuzai no Sonata

    Director

  5. 2013

    Backwater

    Director

    62

  6. FUGAKU 1 / Zombies in the Dog House

    Director

  7. 2011

    60 Seconds of Solitude in Year Zero

    Director

  8. Tokyo Park

    Director

    62

2000s

  1. 2008

    Little Red Riding Hood

    Director

  2. 2007

    Sad Vacation

    Director

  3. 2006

    AA

    Director

  4. Crickets

    Director

  5. 2005

    My God, My God, Why Hast Thou Forsaken Me?

    Director

  6. The Lakeside Murder Case

    Director

  7. 2004

    Song of Ajima / Ajimaa no Uta

    Director

  8. 2003

    TRUNK

    Director

  9. Days in the Shade

    Director

  10. 海流から遠く離れて

    Director

  11. Like a Desperado Under the Eaves

    Director

  12. Mike Yokohama: A Forest with No Name

    Director

  13. Deka Matsuri

    Director

  14. The Detective Who Can Say No

    Director

  15. Searching for Meaning: Jeonju Digital Project

    Director

  16. 2002

    The Private Detective Mike

    Director

  17. 2001

    phew video

    Director

  18. To the Backstreet: The Films Kenji Nakagami Left Out

    Director

  19. Recitation Travelogue - Masterpieces of Japan: Jesus in the Barn

    Director

  20. Desert Moon

    Director

  21. Eureka

    Director

    80

  22. Not To Talk About All Of Her Old Age

    Director

1990s

  1. 1999

    Embalming

    Director

  2. Shady Grove

    Director

  3. June 12, 1998: At the Edge of Chaos

    Director

  4. 1997

    An Obsession

    Director

  5. Wild Life

    Director

  6. 1996

    Two Punks

    Director

  7. A Weapon in My Heart

    Director

  8. Helpless

    Director

  9. Yûri

    Assistant Director

  10. Celebrate Cinema 101

    Director

  11. 1995

    BeRLiN

    Assistant Director

  12. Not in the Textbooks!

    Director

  13. The Written Face

    Assistant Director

  14. Suit Yourself or Shoot Yourself!! The Escape

    Assistant Director

  15. Suit Yourself or Shoot Yourself!! The Heist

    Assistant Director

  16. 1992

    The Guard from Underground

    Assistant Director

    58

Wrote 24

2020s

  1. 2025

    BAUS: The Ship's Voyage Continues

    Screenplay

  2. 2020

    Living in the Sky

    Screenplay

2010s

  1. 2011

    Cut

    Co-Writer

  2. Tokyo Park

    Writer

    62

2000s

  1. 2008

    R246 STORY

    Screenplay

  2. Little Red Riding Hood

    Writer

  3. 2007

    Sad Vacation

    Novel, Screenplay

  4. 2005

    My God, My God, Why Hast Thou Forsaken Me?

    Writer

  5. The Lakeside Murder Case

    Writer

  6. 2003

    Like a Desperado Under the Eaves

    Writer

  7. Mike Yokohama: A Forest with No Name

    Writer

  8. 2002

    The Private Detective Mike

    Writer

  9. 2001

    To the Backstreet: The Films Kenji Nakagami Left Out

    Writer

  10. Desert Moon

    Screenplay

  11. Eureka

    Writer

    80

1990s

  1. 1999

    Embalming

    Screenplay

  2. Shady Grove

    Screenplay

  3. 1997

    An Obsession

    Writer

  4. Wild Life

    Screenplay

  5. 1996

    A Weapon in My Heart

    Screenplay

  6. Helpless

    Screenplay

  7. 1995

    Not in the Textbooks!

    Screenplay

  8. 1994

    The Dream of Garuda

    Screenplay

No release date

  1. Death Valley '95

    Novel

Acted in 7

2010s

  1. 2015

    Japanscope, panorama de la nouvelle Nouvelle Vague

    Movie

  2. 2011

    Three☆Points

    Movie · Thriller · Drama

2000s

  1. 2003

    The Detective Who Can Say No

    Movie

  2. 2001

    Tampen

    Man

  3. Chloe

    Kitano

1990s

  1. 1999

    Barren Illusion

    Fascist

  2. License to Live

    man in pub

    67

Edited 6

2000s

  1. 2008

    Little Red Riding Hood

    Editor

  2. 2005

    The Lakeside Murder Case

    Editor

  3. 2001

    Eureka

    Editor

    80

1990s

  1. 1999

    Embalming

    Editor

  2. 1997

    An Obsession

    Editor

  3. 1996

    A Weapon in My Heart

    Editor

Sound 4

2010s

  1. 2013

    The War and a Woman

    Music

1990s

  1. 1996

    A Weapon in My Heart

    Original Music Composer

  2. Helpless

    Original Music Composer

Produced 1

2010s

  1. 2016

    Haruneko

    Producer

Created 1

2010s

  1. 2015

    Shokuzai no Sonata

    Creator

Appearances1

2000s

  1. 2008

    Kijû Yoshida: What Is a Filmmaker?

    Self