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Shinji Aoyama

Shinji Aoyama

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July 13, 1964 — March 25, 2022Kitakyushu, Fukuoka, Japan

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.

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Known for

Eurekamovie

Eureka

2001

AAmovie

AA

2006

Backwatermovie

Backwater

2013

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

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

2005

License to Livemovie

License to Live

1999

The Guard from Undergroundmovie

The Guard from Underground

1992

Barren Illusionmovie

Barren Illusion

1999

Desert Moonmovie

Desert Moon

2001

Tokyo Parkmovie

Tokyo Park

2011

Cutmovie

Cut

2011

Directing54

A Weapon in My Heartmovie

A Weapon in My Heart

2026

Director

Living in the Skymovie

Living in the Sky

2020

Director

Goldfish Princessmovie

Goldfish Princess

2020

Director

Saijō no proposetv

Saijō no propose

2019

Director

カラフルな細いパイプ
movie

カラフルな細いパイプ

2016

Director

Give my regards to Yakima Canuttmovie

Give my regards to Yakima Canutt

2015

Director

FuGAK 3／Farewell, My Dear Eien.
movie

FuGAK 3／Farewell, My Dear Eien.

2015

Director

Broken Hearts for Salemovie

Broken Hearts for Sale

2015

Director

Shokuzai no Sonatatv

Shokuzai no Sonata

2015

Director

FUGAKU 2 / The SEAGULL The Shots
movie

FUGAKU 2 / The SEAGULL The Shots

2014

Director

Backwatermovie

Backwater

2013

Director

FUGAKU 1 / Zombies in the Dog Housemovie

FUGAKU 1 / Zombies in the Dog House

2013

Director

60 Seconds of Solitude in Year Zeromovie

60 Seconds of Solitude in Year Zero

2011

Director

Tokyo Parkmovie

Tokyo Park

2011

Director

DOWN
movie

DOWN

2010

Director

Little Red Riding Hoodmovie

Little Red Riding Hood

2008

Director

Sad Vacationmovie

Sad Vacation

2007

Director

AAmovie

AA

2006

Director

Cricketsmovie

Crickets

2006

Director

Wish You Were Here
movie

Wish You Were Here

2005

Director

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

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

2005

Director

The Lakeside Murder Casemovie

The Lakeside Murder Case

2005

Director

Song of Ajima / Ajimaa no Utamovie

Song of Ajima / Ajimaa no Uta

2004

Director

TRUNKmovie

TRUNK

2003

Director

Days in the Shademovie

Days in the Shade

2003

Director

海流から遠く離れてmovie

海流から遠く離れて

2003

Director

Like a Desperado Under the Eavesmovie

Like a Desperado Under the Eaves

2003

Director

Mike Yokohama: A Forest with No Namemovie

Mike Yokohama: A Forest with No Name

2003

Director

Deka Matsurimovie

Deka Matsuri

2003

Director

The Detective Who Can Say Nomovie

The Detective Who Can Say No

2003

Director

Searching for Meaning: Jeonju Digital Projectmovie

Searching for Meaning: Jeonju Digital Project

2003

Director

Dreaming Bashō: Toshinori Kondo Blows through Kumano
movie

Dreaming Bashō: Toshinori Kondo Blows through Kumano

2002

Director

The Private Detective Miketv

The Private Detective Mike

2002

Director

phew videomovie

phew video

2001

Director

To the Backstreet: The Films Kenji Nakagami Left Outmovie

To the Backstreet: The Films Kenji Nakagami Left Out

2001

Director

Recitation Travelogue - Masterpieces of Japan: Jesus in the Barnmovie

Recitation Travelogue - Masterpieces of Japan: Jesus in the Barn

2001

Director

Desert Moonmovie

Desert Moon

2001

Director

Eurekamovie

Eureka

2001

Director

Not To Talk About All Of Her Old Agemovie

Not To Talk About All Of Her Old Age

2001

Director

Embalmingmovie

Embalming

1999

Director

Shady Grovemovie

Shady Grove

1999

Director

June 12, 1998: At the Edge of Chaosmovie

June 12, 1998: At the Edge of Chaos

1999

Director

An Obsessionmovie

An Obsession

1997

Director

Wild Lifemovie

Wild Life

1997

Director

Two Punksmovie

Two Punks

1996

Director

Helplessmovie

Helpless

1996

Director

Yûrimovie

Yûri

1996

Assistant Director

Celebrate Cinema 101movie

Celebrate Cinema 101

1996

Director

BeRLiNmovie

BeRLiN

1995

Assistant Director

Not in the Textbooks!movie

Not in the Textbooks!

1995

Director

The Written Facemovie

The Written Face

1995

Assistant Director

Suit Yourself or Shoot Yourself!! The Escapemovie

Suit Yourself or Shoot Yourself!! The Escape

1995

Assistant Director

Suit Yourself or Shoot Yourself!! The Heistmovie

Suit Yourself or Shoot Yourself!! The Heist

1995

Assistant Director

The Guard from Undergroundmovie

The Guard from Underground

1992

Assistant Director

Writing23

A Weapon in My Heartmovie

A Weapon in My Heart

2026

Screenplay

BAUS: The Ship's Voyage Continuesmovie

BAUS: The Ship's Voyage Continues

2025

Screenplay

Living in the Skymovie

Living in the Sky

2020

Screenplay

Cutmovie

Cut

2011

Co-Writer

Tokyo Parkmovie

Tokyo Park

2011

Writer

R246 STORYmovie

R246 STORY

2008

Screenplay

Little Red Riding Hoodmovie

Little Red Riding Hood

2008

Writer

Sad Vacationmovie

Sad Vacation

2007

Novel, Screenplay

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

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

2005

Writer

The Lakeside Murder Casemovie

The Lakeside Murder Case

2005

Writer

Like a Desperado Under the Eavesmovie

Like a Desperado Under the Eaves

2003

Writer

Mike Yokohama: A Forest with No Namemovie

Mike Yokohama: A Forest with No Name

2003

Writer

The Private Detective Miketv

The Private Detective Mike

2002

Writer

To the Backstreet: The Films Kenji Nakagami Left Outmovie

To the Backstreet: The Films Kenji Nakagami Left Out

2001

Writer

Desert Moonmovie

Desert Moon

2001

Screenplay

Eurekamovie

Eureka

2001

Writer

Embalmingmovie

Embalming

1999

Screenplay

Shady Grovemovie

Shady Grove

1999

Screenplay

An Obsessionmovie

An Obsession

1997

Writer

Wild Lifemovie

Wild Life

1997

Screenplay

Helplessmovie

Helpless

1996

Screenplay

Not in the Textbooks!movie

Not in the Textbooks!

1995

Screenplay

The Dream of Garudamovie

The Dream of Garuda

1994

Screenplay

Acting8

Japanscope, panorama de la nouvelle Nouvelle Vaguemovie

Japanscope, panorama de la nouvelle Nouvelle Vague

2015

Three☆Pointsmovie

Three☆Points

2011

Kijû Yoshida: What Is a Filmmaker?movie

Kijû Yoshida: What Is a Filmmaker?

2008

Self

The Detective Who Can Say Nomovie

The Detective Who Can Say No

2003

Tampenmovie

Tampen

2001

Man

Chloemovie

Chloe

2001

Kitano

Barren Illusionmovie

Barren Illusion

1999

Fascist

License to Livemovie

License to Live

1999

man in pub

Editing6

A Weapon in My Heartmovie

A Weapon in My Heart

2026

Editor

Little Red Riding Hoodmovie

Little Red Riding Hood

2008

Editor

The Lakeside Murder Casemovie

The Lakeside Murder Case

2005

Editor

Eurekamovie

Eureka

2001

Editor

Embalmingmovie

Embalming

1999

Editor

An Obsessionmovie

An Obsession

1997

Editor

Sound4

A Weapon in My Heartmovie

A Weapon in My Heart

2026

Original Music Composer

The War and a Womanmovie

The War and a Woman

2013

Music

Eurekamovie

Eureka

2001

Original Music Composer

Helplessmovie

Helpless

1996

Original Music Composer

Creator1

Shokuzai no Sonatatv

Shokuzai no Sonata

2015

Creator

Production1

Harunekomovie

Haruneko

2016

Producer