Shunji Iwai

Shunji Iwai

Directing

Born January 24, 1963 · Sendai, Miyagi, Japan

51 films as director · Active 1990–2025

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

Known for

Ritual

Ritual

2000

Ribbon

Ribbon

2022

20th year reunion

20th year reunion

2021

From the End of the World

From the End of the World

2023

All About "All About Lily Chou-Chou"

All About "All About Lily Chou-Chou"

2002

円都 YEN TOWN

円都 YEN TOWN

1996

Anno-san and Our Reckless Challenge: Japan Animator Expo

Anno-san and Our Reckless Challenge: Japan Animator Expo

2015

ZARD yo Eien nare Sakai Izumi no Uta wa Kou Umareta

ZARD yo Eien nare Sakai Izumi no Uta wa Kou Umareta

2019

Directed(51)

World Map

A Summer Solstice Story

2023A Summer Solstice Story★ 9.0

Kyrie

2023Kyrie★ 7.6

Last Letter

2020Last Letter★ 7.0

Little Letter

2020Little Letter★ 7.0

The 12 Day Tale of the Monster that Died in 8

2020The 12 Day Tale of the Monster that Died in 8★ 5.6

Last Letter

2018Last Letter★ 6.3

Chang-ok's Letter

2017Chang-ok's Letter★ 5.3

Yen Town Space in Inujima

2016Yen Town Space in Inujima

A Bride for Rip Van Winkle

2016A Bride for Rip Van Winkle★ 6.9

The Case of Hana & Alice

2015The Case of Hana & Alice★ 7.3

Town Workers

2014Town Workers★ 7.5

Vampire

2011Vampire★ 6.0

Friends After 3.11

2011Friends After 3.11★ 7.0

New York, I Love You

2008New York, I Love You★ 6.0

The Kon Ichikawa Story

2006The Kon Ichikawa Story★ 7.0

Hana & Alice

2004Hana & Alice★ 7.0

Arita

2002Triumphal March and 30 Days of Their Own

Jam Films

2002Jam Films★ 7.9

All About "All About Lily Chou-Chou"

2002All About "All About Lily Chou-Chou"★ 4.7

All About Lily Chou-Chou

2001All About Lily Chou-Chou★ 7.5

The Boys Wanted to See Fireworks from the Side

1999The Boys Wanted to See Fireworks from the Side★ 6.0

April Story

1998April Story★ 7.1

Knit Cap Man

1997Knit Cap Man

Swallowtail Butterfly

1996Swallowtail Butterfly★ 7.5

Picnic

1996Picnic★ 6.8

Love Letter

1995Love Letter★ 7.8

undo

1994undo★ 6.0

Lunatic Love

1994Lunatic Love★ 6.0

Fireworks, Should We See It from the Side or the Bottom?

1993Fireworks, Should We See It from the Side or the Bottom?★ 7.1

Fried Dragon Fish

1993Fried Dragon Fish★ 6.4

The Snow King

1993The Snow King★ 6.5

Ghost Soup

1992Ghost Soup★ 6.8

Blood-sucking Tree

1992Blood-sucking Tree

Maria

1992Maria★ 6.0

A Summer Solstice Story

1992A Summer Solstice Story★ 5.9

Omelette

1992Omelette★ 7.0

A Canned Crab

1992A Canned Crab

The Man Who Came To Kill

1991The Man Who Came To Kill★ 6.0

Unknown Child

1991Unknown Child★ 6.0

—Late Summer by ZERO

Acting(13)

2024Lily, I am cryingSelf

2023From the End of the WorldTeacher

202120th year reunionself

2019ZARD yo Eien nare Sakai Izumi no Uta wa Kou Umareta

2015Anno-san and Our Reckless Challenge: Japan Animator Expo

2005Filming H&A

2003Once upon a time returning to my hometown

2003The Railway and the Girl

2002All About "All About Lily Chou-Chou"

2000RitualDirector

1996円都 YEN TOWN

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