Shinji Aoyama
Directing

Shinji Aoyama

Born 1964-07-13 · Kitakyūshū, Fukuoka Prefecture, Japan · Died 2022-03-25

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.

DirectorScreenplayCastOriginal Music ComposerEditorAssistant DirectorWriterProducer

Known for

Eureka★ 7.6Viewing moment
Eureka
2000
Living in the Sky★ 7Viewing moment
Living in the Sky
2020
Backwater★ 6.1Viewing moment
Backwater
2013
The Private Detective Mike★ 8.5Viewing moment
The Private Detective Mike
2002 · Series
The War and a Woman★ 4.2Viewing moment
The War and a Woman
2013
The Guard from the Underground★ 5.2Viewing moment
The Guard from the Underground
1992
A Forest with No Name★ 4.7Viewing moment
A Forest with No Name
2003
Helpless★ 5.7Viewing moment
Helpless
1996
Sad Vacation★ 6.8Viewing moment
Sad Vacation
2007
My God, My God, Why Hast Thou Forsaken Me?★ 7.2Viewing moment
My God, My God, Why Hast Thou Forsaken Me?
2005
Cut★ 6.8Viewing moment
Cut
2011
Tokyo Park★ 6Viewing moment
Tokyo Park
2011
Barren Illusion★ 5.4Viewing moment
Barren Illusion
1999
The Written FaceViewing moment
The Written Face
1995
The Lakeside Murder Case★ 6.8Viewing moment
The Lakeside Murder Case
2004
Three☆Points★ 5.7Viewing moment
Three☆Points
2011
Broken Hearts for SaleViewing moment
Broken Hearts for Sale
2015
Embalming★ 4.8Viewing moment
Embalming
1999
Searching for Meaning: Jeonju Digital ProjectViewing moment
Searching for Meaning: Jeonju Digital Project
2003
Chloe★ 6Viewing moment
Chloe
2001
Celebrate Cinema 101Viewing moment
Celebrate Cinema 101
1996
TampenViewing moment
Tampen
2001
A Weapon in My HeartViewing moment
A Weapon in My Heart
1996
Not To Talk About All Of Her Old AgeViewing moment
Not To Talk About All Of Her Old Age
2001
YûriViewing moment
Yûri
1996
BeRLiN★ 9Viewing moment
BeRLiN
1995
Japanscope, panorama de la nouvelle Nouvelle VagueViewing moment
Japanscope, panorama de la nouvelle Nouvelle Vague
2015
60 Seconds of Solitude in Year Zero★ 4.3Viewing moment
60 Seconds of Solitude in Year Zero
2011
An Obsession★ 6Viewing moment
An Obsession
1997
AA★ 3.8Viewing moment
AA
2006
Shokuzai no Sonata★ 7.7Viewing moment
Shokuzai no Sonata
2015 · Series
The Dream of Garuda★ 4.8Viewing moment
The Dream of Garuda
1994
Two Punks★ 5.3Viewing moment
Two Punks
1996
Shady GroveViewing moment
Shady Grove
1999
Crickets★ 8Viewing moment
Crickets
2006
Wild Life★ 7Viewing moment
Wild Life
1997
To the Backstreet: The Films Kenji Nakagami Left OutViewing moment
To the Backstreet: The Films Kenji Nakagami Left Out
2001
Desert Moon★ 6.5Viewing moment
Desert Moon
2001
June 12, 1998: At the Edge of ChaosViewing moment
June 12, 1998: At the Edge of Chaos
1999
Goldfish PrincessViewing moment
Goldfish Princess
2020

Frequent collaborators

Masatoshi NagaseMasatoshi NagaseKen MitsuishiKen MitsuishiYoichiro SaitoYoichiro SaitoShota SometaniShota SometaniTarō SuwaTarō SuwaMasashi YamamotoMasashi YamamotoTadanobu AsanoTadanobu AsanoYutaka MatsushigeYutaka Matsushige