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Known For

Directing

Known Credits

97

Gender

Male

Birthday

1964-07-13

Day of Death

2022-03-25 (58 years old)

Place of Birth

Kitakyushu, Fukuoka, Japan

Also Known As

Shinji Aoyama

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.

Known For

Acting

Chloe

2001

Chloe

as

Kitano

Japanscope, panorama de la nouvelle Nouvelle Vague

2015

Japanscope, panorama de la nouvelle Nouvelle Vague

as

Tampen

2001

Tampen

as

Man

Barren Illusion

1999

Barren Illusion

as

Fascist

Kijû Yoshida: What Is a Filmmaker?

2008

Kijû Yoshida: What Is a Filmmaker?

as

Self

Three☆Points

2011

Three☆Points

as

License to Live

1999

License to Live

as

man in pub

The Detective Who Can Say No

2003

The Detective Who Can Say No

as

Production

Haruneko

2016

Haruneko

as

Crew

Directing

Eureka

2001

Eureka

as

The Lakeside Murder Case

2005

The Lakeside Murder Case

as

Goldfish Princess

2020

Goldfish Princess

as

Helpless

1996

Helpless

as

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

2005

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

as

A Forest with No Name

2003

A Forest with No Name

as

Broken Hearts for Sale

2015

Broken Hearts for Sale

as

Sad Vacation

2007

Sad Vacation

as

Wild Life

1997

Wild Life

as

Desert Moon

2001

Desert Moon

as

AA

2006

AA

as

Two Punks

1996

Two Punks

as

An Obsession

1997

An Obsession

as

Tokyo Park

2011

Tokyo Park

as

Backwater

2013

Backwater

as

Little Red Riding Hood

2008

Little Red Riding Hood

as

Shady Grove

1999

Shady Grove

as

The Guard from Underground

1992

The Guard from Underground

as

Like a Desperado Under the Eaves

2003

Like a Desperado Under the Eaves

as

Embalming

1999

Embalming

as

Crickets

2006

Crickets

as

Searching for Meaning: Jeonju Digital Project

2003

Searching for Meaning: Jeonju Digital Project

as

To the Backstreet: The Films Kenji Nakagami Left Out

2001

To the Backstreet: The Films Kenji Nakagami Left Out

as

Not To Talk About All Of Her Old Age

2001

Not To Talk About All Of Her Old Age

as

Celebrate Cinema 101

1996

Celebrate Cinema 101

as

Yûri

1996

Yûri

as

A Weapon in My Heart

1996

A Weapon in My Heart

as

Deka Matsuri

2003

Deka Matsuri

as

Suit Yourself or Shoot Yourself: The Heist

1995

Suit Yourself or Shoot Yourself: The Heist

as

BeRLiN

1995

BeRLiN

as

The Written Face

1995

The Written Face

as

60 Seconds of Solitude in Year Zero

2011

60 Seconds of Solitude in Year Zero

as

June 12, 1998: At the Edge of Chaos

1999

June 12, 1998: At the Edge of Chaos

as

Living in the Sky

2020

Living in the Sky

as

Song of Ajima / Ajimaa no Uta

2004

Song of Ajima / Ajimaa no Uta

as

Suit Yourself or Shoot Yourself: The Escape

1995

Suit Yourself or Shoot Yourself: The Escape

as

Not in the Textbooks!

1995

Not in the Textbooks!

as

Recitation Travelogue - Masterpieces of Japan: Jesus in the Barn

2001

Recitation Travelogue - Masterpieces of Japan: Jesus in the Barn

as

Days in the Shade

2003

Days in the Shade

as

FUGAKU 1 / Zombies in the Dog House

2013

FUGAKU 1 / Zombies in the Dog House

as

FUGAKU 2 / The SEAGULL The Shots

2014

FUGAKU 2 / The SEAGULL The Shots

as

FuGAK 3／Farewell, My Dear Eien.

2015

FuGAK 3／Farewell, My Dear Eien.

as

Give my regards to Yakima Canutt

2015

Give my regards to Yakima Canutt

as

Dreaming Bashō: Toshinori Kondo Blows through Kumano

2002

Dreaming Bashō: Toshinori Kondo Blows through Kumano

as

The Detective Who Can Say No

2003

The Detective Who Can Say No

as

phew video

2001

phew video

as

TRUNK

2003

TRUNK

as

海流から遠く離れて

2003

海流から遠く離れて

as

カラフルな細いパイプ

2016

カラフルな細いパイプ

as

DOWN

2010

DOWN

as

Wish You Were Here

2005

Wish You Were Here

as

The Private Detective Mike

The Private Detective Mike

as

Saijō no propose

Saijō no propose

as

Shokuzai no Sonata

Shokuzai no Sonata

as