Shinji Aoyama

Shinji Aoyama

Actor · Director · Producer · Writer

Kitakyushu, Fukuoka, Japan
July 13, 1964

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.

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Shinji Aoyama 1
Shinji Aoyama 2

Representative Works

Eureka
Eureka
7.8
/ Japanese
Sad Vacation
Sad Vacation
7.0
/ Japanese
The War and a Woman
The War and a Woman
4.2
/ Japanese
Backwater
Backwater
6.1
/ Japanese
Haruneko
Haruneko
No Rating Yet
/ Japanese
The Guard from Underground
The Guard from Underground
6.1
/ Japanese
License to Live
License to Live
6.3
/ Japanese
The Lakeside Murder Case
The Lakeside Murder Case
6.5
/ Japanese
Helpless
Helpless
6.4
/ Japanese
Two Punks
Two Punks
6.2
/ Japanese
The Written Face
The Written Face
8.0
/ German
Wild Life
Wild Life
8.0
/ Japanese

Awards and Honors

Critical Favorites

Eureka
2001Winner

Best Director

Eureka

Sad Vacation
2007Nominee

Best Director

Sad Vacation

The War and a Woman
2013Nominee

Best Performance

The War and a Woman

Career Highlights

Backwater
2013Highlight

Best Director

Backwater

Haruneko
2016Highlight

Best Picture

Haruneko

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