Shunji Iwai
Biography
Shunji Iwai (岩井 俊二, Iwai Shunji, born 24 January 1963) is a Japanese film director, video artist, writer and documentary maker.
Acting (12 movies)
From the End of the World
2023
Ribbon
2022
Ritual
2000
Once upon a time returning to my hometown
2003
M.B. MOVIE
1987
円都 YEN TOWN
1996
ZARD yo Eien nare Sakai Izumi no Uta wa Kou Umareta
2019
Anno-san and Our Reckless Challenge: Japan Animator Expo
2015
The Railway and the Girl
2003
Filming H&A
2005
All About "All About Lily Chou-Chou"
2002
Lily, I am crying
2024
Directing (43 movies)
Swallowtail Butterfly
1996
Hana & Alice
2004
Picnic
1996
All About Lily Chou-Chou
2001
Love Letter
1995
The Kon Ichikawa Story
2006
April Story
1998
Undo
1994
Fireworks, Should We See It from the Side or the Bottom?
1995
Vampire
2011
Friends After 3.11
2011
Ghost Soup
1992
Fried Dragon Fish
1993
Arita
2002
Knit Cap Man
1997
Triumphal March and 30 Days of Their Own
2002
A Summer Solstice Story
2023
The Case of Hana & Alice
2015
Blood-sucking Tree
1992
Miracle
2016
New York, I Love You
2008
Ainone
2015
ENTO KUKAN in INUJIMA
2016
A Bride for Rip Van Winkle
2016
The Man Who Came To Kill
1991
Chang-ok's Letter
2017
Maria
1992
A Summer Solstice Story
1992
Omelette
1992
The Snow King
1993
Lunatic Love
1994
The Boys Wanted to See Fireworks from the Side
1999
Kyrie
2023
Jam Films
2002
Last Letter
2020
Last Letter
2018
Unknown Child
1991
Town Workers
2014
All About "All About Lily Chou-Chou"
2002
Little Letter
2020
The 12 Day Tale of the Monster that Died in 8
2020
A Canned Crab
1992
World Map
2025
| Title | Year | Job |
|---|---|---|
| Unknown Child | 1991 | Writer |
| The Man Who Came To Kill | 1991 | Writer |
| Maria | 1992 | Screenplay |
| A Summer Solstice Story | 1992 | Writer |
| Omelette | 1992 | Screenplay |
| Ghost Soup | 1992 | Writer |
| Fried Dragon Fish | 1993 | Writer |
| Undo | 1994 | Writer |
| Love Letter | 1995 | Screenplay |
| Fireworks, Should We See It from the Side or the Bottom? | 1995 | Screenplay |
| Picnic | 1996 | Writer |
| Swallowtail Butterfly | 1996 | Writer |
| April Story | 1998 | Writer |
| All About Lily Chou-Chou | 2001 | Writer |
| Gift of the Magi | 2001 | Executive Producer |
| Arita | 2002 | Writer |
| Jam Films | 2002 | Writer |
| Hana & Alice | 2004 | Writer |
| Hana & Alice | 2004 | Producer |
| Rainbow Song | 2006 | Screenplay |
| Rainbow Song | 2006 | Producer |
| The Kon Ichikawa Story | 2006 | Screenplay |
| New York, I Love You | 2008 | Writer |
| Halfway | 2009 | Producer |
| Halfway | 2009 | Executive Producer |
| Baton | 2009 | Writer |
| Baton | 2009 | Producer |
| Bandage | 2010 | Producer |
| Bandage | 2010 | Screenplay |
| Documentary of AKB48 The Future 1mm Ahead | 2011 | Executive Producer |
| Vampire | 2011 | Producer |
| Vampire | 2011 | Writer |
| I Have to Buy New Shoes | 2012 | Producer |
| I Have to Buy New Shoes | 2012 | Executive Producer |
| Town Workers | 2014 | Writer |
| The Case of Hana & Alice | 2015 | Writer |
| The Case of Hana & Alice | 2015 | Producer |
| The Case of Hana & Alice | 2015 | Original Music Composer |
| Cities in Love | 2015 | Executive Producer |
| A Bride for Rip Van Winkle | 2016 | Screenplay |
| A Bride for Rip Van Winkle | 2016 | Producer |
| Chang-ok's Letter | 2017 | Writer |
| Last Letter | 2018 | Executive Producer |
| Last Letter | 2018 | Screenplay |
| Last Letter | 2018 | Producer |
| Little Letter | 2020 | Writer |
| Last Letter | 2020 | Screenplay |
| The 12 Day Tale of the Monster that Died in 8 | 2020 | Screenplay |
| A Summer Solstice Story | 2023 | Writer |
| Kyrie | 2023 | Screenplay |
| Hanataba | 2025 | Executive Producer |
| World Map | 2025 | Writer |