Shinji Aoyama Movies

A detective and his partner track down a call girl with information about a drug cartel. After taking her into custody, they are attacked by cartel...

A rare document of Phew’s shifting musical journey across more than two decades. Featuring archival live footage of her legendary late-70s band...

A convicted rapist, Ikuo is released from prison and goes in pursuit of the woman he raped, Mieko. So obsessed is he with revenge he sees her in...

An ensemble drama opens with the son of a celebrated actress staging his own play for his mother and her lover, a popular writer, at a lakeside home....

Video documentary by Shinji Aoyama.

Police detective Sosuke is shot down while chasing a suspect. While unconscious, his gun is stolen. He recovers, but loses his wife and resigns from...

Three stories, depicted in three different styles, unfold in three locations: "Kyoto", a lyrical improvised drama based on documentar y footage...

Akihiro, who lives in an old apartment building in Tokyo, makes songs and sings on the streets; Fei, a street musician who makes a living making a...

"AA" is a documentary about Akira Aida (mostly known as Aquirax Aida), a japanese music critic who introduced free jazz, improvisation, and...

This film project was made in 1996 to commemorate the 100th anniversary of the birth of the cinema.

Kenji Nakagami, one of the most notable Japanese writers of the post-war, died in 1992. His work reveals a strong connection to his homeland, Kishu:...

Directed by Shinji Aoyama, this NHK documentary follows avant-garde jazz trumpeter Toshinori Kondo as he traces the footsteps of the poet Matsuo...

Joe, a stuntman burdened with a past he wants to keep hidden, suffers a serious injury during a stunt. One day, as he nurses a drink, he continues...

TRUNK, also known as WebCINEMA TRUNK, is a three-part short film directed by Shinji Aoyama. Released online as part of an experimental web cinema...

In modern-day Kanazawa, writer Tokuda Shūsei returns to his hometown and is quietly drawn to Okine, the daughter of a fading inn. Inspired by...

The film opens with distant shots of wind power plants, followed by a Pink Floyd song, and then focuses on a simple yet evocative image: a bonfire on...

Four short films produced without a director

The main character Akihiko lives in an old apartment. He plays the guitar and sings his own pieces on the street, but this cannot be called his...

The final film in the FUGAKU series. Set on a university campus, the film parallels a gun battle between a group of people plotting to assassinate...

Rinken Band represents the Okinawan pop music world. Director Aoyama Shinji (Eureka), one of those attracted to the band, focuses on the band's...