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Shunji Iwai

Shunji Iwai (岩井俊二, Iwai Shunji, born 24 January 1963) is a Japanese film director, video artist, writer and documentary maker.

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Directing

1991

[ ] The Man Who Came To Kill (Director)
[ ] Unknown Child (Director)

1992

[ ] Ghost Soup (Director)
[ ] Blood-sucking Tree (Director)
[ ] Maria (Director)
[ ] A Summer Solstice Story (Director)
[ ] Omelette (Director)
[ ] A Canned Crab (Director)

1993

[ ] Fried Dragon Fish (Director)
[ ] The Snow King (Director)

1994

[ ] Undo (Director)
[ ] Lunatic Love (Director)

1995

[ ] Love Letter (Director)
[ ] Fireworks, Should We See It from the Side or the Bottom? (Director)

1996

[ ] Swallowtail Butterfly (Director)
[ ] Picnic (Director)

1997

[ ] Knit Cap Man (Director)

1998

[ ] April Story (Director)

1999

[ ] The Boys Wanted to See Fireworks from the Side (Director)

2001

[ W ] All About Lily Chou-Chou (Director)

2002

[ ] Arita (Director)
[ ] Triumphal March and 30 Days of Their Own (Director)
[ ] Jam Films (Director)
[ ] All About "All About Lily Chou-Chou" (Director)

2004

[ W ] Hana & Alice (Director)

2006

[ ] The Kon Ichikawa Story (Director)

2008

[ ] New York, I Love You (Director)

2011

[ ] Vampire (Director)
[ ] Friends After 3.11 (Director)

2014

[ ] Town Workers (Director)

2015

[ ] The Case of Hana & Alice (Director)
[ ] Ainone (Director)

2016

[ ] Miracle (Director)
[ ] ENTO KUKAN in INUJIMA (Director)
[ ] A Bride for Rip Van Winkle (Director)

2017

[ ] Chang-ok's Letter (Director)

2018

[ ] Last Letter (Director)

2020

[ ] Last Letter (Director)
[ ] Little Letter (Director)
[ ] The 12 Day Tale of the Monster that Died in 8 (Director)

2023

[ ] A Summer Solstice Story (Director)
[ ] Kyrie (Director)

2025

[ ] World Map (Director)

????

[ ] Late Summer by ZERO (Director)

Editing

1992

[ ] Ghost Soup (Editor)
[ ] A Summer Solstice Story (Editor)

1995

[ ] Love Letter (Editor)

1996

[ ] Swallowtail Butterfly (Editor)

1998

[ ] April Story (Editor)

2001

[ W ] All About Lily Chou-Chou (Editor)

2002

[ ] Triumphal March and 30 Days of Their Own (Editor)
[ ] Arita (Editor)
[ ] Jam Films (Editor)

2004

[ W ] Hana & Alice (Editor)

2006

[ ] The Kon Ichikawa Story (Editor)

2008

[ ] New York, I Love You (Editor)

2009

[ ] Halfway (Editor)

2011

[ ] Vampire (Editor)
[ ] Friends After 3.11 (Editor)

2012

[ ] I Have to Buy New Shoes (Editor)

2015

[ ] The Case of Hana & Alice (Editor)

2016

[ ] A Bride for Rip Van Winkle (Editor)
[ ] ENTO KUKAN in INUJIMA (Editor)

2018

[ ] Last Letter (Editor)

2020

[ ] The 12 Day Tale of the Monster that Died in 8 (Editor)
[ ] Little Letter (Editor)
[ ] Last Letter (Editor)

2023

[ ] Kyrie (Editor)

Camera

2003

[ ] The Railway and the Girl (Camera Operator)

2011

[ ] Vampire (Director of Photography)

2012

[ ] I Have to Buy New Shoes (Director of Photography)

2020

[ ] Little Letter (Director of Photography)
[ ] The 12 Day Tale of the Monster that Died in 8 (Director of Photography)

Writing

1991

[ ] The Man Who Came To Kill (Writer)
[ ] Unknown Child (Writer)

1992

[ ] Ghost Soup (Writer)
[ ] Maria (Screenplay)
[ ] A Summer Solstice Story (Writer)
[ ] Omelette (Screenplay)

1993

[ ] Fried Dragon Fish (Writer)

1994

[ ] Undo (Writer)

1995

[ ] Fireworks, Should We See It from the Side or the Bottom? (Screenplay)
[ ] Love Letter (Screenplay)

1996

[ ] Picnic (Writer)
[ ] ACRI: The Legend of Homo-Aquarellius (Story)
[ ] Swallowtail Butterfly (Writer)

1998

[ ] April Story (Writer)

2001

[ W ] All About Lily Chou-Chou (Writer)

2002

[ ] Jam Films (Writer)
[ ] Arita (Writer)

2004

[ W ] Hana & Alice (Writer)

2006

[ ] Rainbow Song (Screenplay)
[ ] The Kon Ichikawa Story (Screenplay)

2008

[ ] New York, I Love You (Writer)

2009

[ ] Baton (Writer)

2010

[ ] Bandage (Screenplay)

2011

[ ] Vampire (Writer)

2014

[ ] Town Workers (Writer)

2015

[ ] The Case of Hana & Alice (Writer)
[ ] The Case of Hana & Alice (Original Story)

2016

[ ] A Bride for Rip Van Winkle (Novel)
[ ] A Bride for Rip Van Winkle (Screenplay)

2017

[ ] Fireworks (Original Film Writer)
[ ] Chang-ok's Letter (Writer)

2018

[ ] Last Letter (Novel)
[ ] Last Letter (Screenplay)

2020

[ ] Last Letter (Novel)
[ ] Little Letter (Writer)
[ ] The 12 Day Tale of the Monster that Died in 8 (Screenplay)
[ ] Last Letter (Screenplay)

2023

[ ] A Summer Solstice Story (Writer)
[ ] Kyrie (Screenplay)

2025

[ ] World Map (Writer)

????

[ ] Late Summer by ZERO (Writer)

Production

1999

[ ] GAMERA 1999 (Co-Producer)

2001

[ ] Gift of the Magi (Executive Producer)

2004

[ W ] Hana & Alice (Producer)

2006

[ ] Rainbow Song (Producer)

2009

[ ] Halfway (Producer)
[ ] Baton (Producer)
[ ] Halfway (Executive Producer)

2010

[ ] Bandage (Producer)

2011

[ ] Vampire (Producer)
[ ] Documentary of AKB48 The Future 1mm Ahead (Executive Producer)

2012

[ ] I Have to Buy New Shoes (Producer)
[ ] I Have to Buy New Shoes (Executive Producer)

2015

[ ] The Case of Hana & Alice (Producer)
[ ] Cities in Love (Executive Producer)

2016

[ ] A Bride for Rip Van Winkle (Producer)

2018

[ ] Last Letter (Executive Producer)
[ ] Last Letter (Producer)

2020

[ ] Last Letter (Co-Producer)

2025

[ ] Hanataba (Executive Producer)

Crew

2001

[ W ] All About Lily Chou-Chou (Creator)

Sound

1998

[ ] April Story (Music)

2002

[ ] Arita (Music)
[ ] Jam Films (Music)

2004

[ W ] Hana & Alice (Music)

2006

[ ] The Kon Ichikawa Story (Music)

2011

[ ] Vampire (Music)

2013

[ ] Far Away, So Close (Music)

2015

[ ] The Case of Hana & Alice (Original Music Composer)

2018

[ ] Last Letter (Music)

2025

[ ] World Map (Music)

Actor

1987

[ ] M.B. MOVIE (????)

1996

[ ] 円都 YEN TOWN (????)

2000

[ ] Ritual (Director)

2002

[ ] All About "All About Lily Chou-Chou" (????)

2003

[ ] Once upon a time returning to my hometown (????)
[ ] The Railway and the Girl (????)

2005

[ ] Filming H&A (????)

2015

[ ] Anno-san and Our Reckless Challenge: Japan Animator Expo (????)

2019

[ ] ZARD yo Eien nare Sakai Izumi no Uta wa Kou Umareta (????)

2022

[ ] Ribbon (????)

2023

[ ] From the End of the World (????)

2024

[ ] Lily, I am crying (Self)