Shinji Aoyama
Known for directing · Born 13 July 1964 · Died 25 March 2022 · aged 57 · Kitakyushu, Fukuoka, Japan
69 credits
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.
Known for
Eureka
2001
AA
2006
Backwater
2013
Shokuzai no Sonata
2015
My God, My God, Why Hast Thou Forsaken Me?
2005
Tokyo Park
2011
Desert Moon
2001
Helpless
1996
Sad Vacation
2007
Mike Yokohama: A Forest with No Name
2003
Embalming
1999
An Obsession
1997
Acting (8)
2015Japanscope, panorama de la nouvelle Nouvelle VagueFilm
2011Three☆PointsFilm
2008Kijû Yoshida: What Is a Filmmaker?SelfFilm
2003The Detective Who Can Say NoFilm
2001ChloeKitanoFilm
2001TampenManFilm
1999License to Liveman in pubFilm
1999Barren IllusionFascistFilm
Directing (51)
2020Living in the SkyDirector, ScreenplayFilm
2020Goldfish PrincessDirectorFilm
2019Saijō no proposeDirectorSeries
2016カラフルな細いパイプDirectorFilm
2015Shokuzai no SonataDirector, CreatorSeries
2015Broken Hearts for SaleDirectorFilm
2015FuGAK 3／Farewell, My Dear Eien.DirectorFilm
2015Give my regards to Yakima CanuttDirectorFilm
2014FUGAKU 2 / The SEAGULL The ShotsDirectorFilm
2013BackwaterDirectorFilm
2013FUGAKU 1 / Zombies in the Dog HouseDirectorFilm
201160 Seconds of Solitude in Year ZeroDirectorFilm
2010DOWNDirectorFilm
2007Sad VacationDirector, Novel, ScreenplayFilm
2006AADirectorFilm
2006CricketsDirectorFilm
2005My God, My God, Why Hast Thou Forsaken Me?Director, WriterFilm
2005The Lakeside Murder CaseDirector, Editor, WriterFilm
2005Wish You Were HereDirectorFilm
2004Song of Ajima / Ajimaa no UtaDirectorFilm
2003Mike Yokohama: A Forest with No NameDirector, WriterFilm
2003Like a Desperado Under the EavesDirector, WriterFilm
2003Searching for Meaning: Jeonju Digital ProjectDirectorFilm
2003Deka MatsuriDirectorFilm
2003Days in the ShadeDirectorFilm
2003The Detective Who Can Say NoDirectorFilm
2003TRUNKDirectorFilm
2003海流から遠く離れてDirectorFilm
2002The Private Detective MikeDirector, WriterSeries
2002Dreaming Bashō: Toshinori Kondo Blows through KumanoDirectorFilm
2001EurekaDirector, Writer, Editor, Original Music ComposerFilm
2001Desert MoonDirector, ScreenplayFilm
2001To the Backstreet: The Films Kenji Nakagami Left OutDirector, WriterFilm
2001Not To Talk About All Of Her Old AgeDirectorFilm
2001Recitation Travelogue - Masterpieces of Japan: Jesus in the BarnDirectorFilm
2001phew videoDirectorFilm
1999EmbalmingDirector, Screenplay, EditorFilm
1999Shady GroveDirector, ScreenplayFilm
1999June 12, 1998: At the Edge of ChaosDirectorFilm
1997Wild LifeDirector, ScreenplayFilm
1996HelplessDirector, Screenplay, Original Music ComposerFilm
1996Two PunksDirectorFilm
1996YûriAssistant DirectorFilm
1996A Weapon in My HeartDirector, Screenplay, Editor, Original Music ComposerFilm
1996Celebrate Cinema 101DirectorFilm
1995Suit Yourself or Shoot Yourself!! The EscapeAssistant DirectorFilm
1995Suit Yourself or Shoot Yourself!! The HeistAssistant DirectorFilm
1995BeRLiNAssistant DirectorFilm
1995The Written FaceAssistant DirectorFilm
1995Not in the Textbooks!Director, ScreenplayFilm
1992The Guard from UndergroundAssistant DirectorFilm
Production (1)
2016HarunekoProducerFilm
Sound (1)
2013The War and a WomanMusicFilm
Writing (8)
2025BAUS: The Ship's Voyage ContinuesScreenplayFilm
2011Tokyo ParkWriter, DirectorFilm
2011CutCo-WriterFilm
2008Little Red Riding HoodWriter, Director, EditorFilm
2008R246 STORYScreenplayFilm
1997An ObsessionWriter, Director, EditorFilm
1994The Dream of GarudaScreenplayFilm
—Death Valley '95NovelFilm