Shinya Tsukamoto

Born: 1960-01-01

Shinya Tsukamoto is a Japanese film director and actor with a considerable cult following both domestically and abroad.


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Shin Godzilla

as Kunio Hazama : Jouhoku University Associate professor
Released: 2016-07-29

When a massive, gilled monster emerges from the deep and tears through the city, the government...

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Shin Kamen Rider

as Hiroshi Midorikawa
Released: 2023-03-17

A man forced to bear power and stripped of humanity. A woman skeptical of happiness. Takeshi...

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Silence

as Mokichi
Released: 2016-12-22

Two Jesuit priests travel to seventeenth century Japan which has, under the Tokugawa shogunate,...

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The Perfect Education

as Moriyama
Released: 1999-01-30

Schoolgirl Kuniko is kidnapped by a middle-aged man Iwazono when she is jogging. He tells her...

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Ichi the Killer

as Jijii
Released: 2001-12-22

As sadomasochistic yakuza enforcer Kakihara searches for his missing boss he comes across Ichi,...

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Tetsuo: The Iron Man

as Metal Fetishist
Released: 1989-07-01

A "metal fetishist", driven mad by the maggots wriggling in the wound he's made to embed metal...

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A Snake of June

as Michiro Iguchi
Released: 2003-06-13

A woman is being stalked by a stranger. His stalking turns to blackmail when he sends her copies...

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Tetsuo: The Bullet Man

as The Guy
Released: 2009-09-05

When the son of an American man and a Japanese women is killed, the man transforms into Tetsuo.

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Tetsuo II: Body Hammer

as Yatsu - The Guy
Released: 1992-10-03

A Japanese salaryman finds his body transforming into a weapon through sheer rage after his son...

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In Search of Darkness: Part II

as Self
Released: 2020-10-06

The ultimate ‘80s Horror retrospective just got BIGGER. In Search of Darkness: Part II is a...

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Dead or Alive 2: Birds

as Magician Higashino
Released: 2000-12-02

Two contract killers cross paths in the middle of the same job and realize they are childhood...

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Tokyo Fist

as Tsuda Yoshiharu
Released: 1995-10-21

A businessman, Tsuda, runs into a childhood friend, Kojima, on the subway. Kojima is working as...

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Kotoko

as Seitaro Tanaka
Released: 2011-11-26

Suffering from double vision, a single mother tries to take care of her baby in the grip of...

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Nightmare Detective

as '0'
Released: 2007-01-13

When a number of suicide victims slash themselves in their sleep, detective Keiko Kirishima is...

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Marebito

as Masuoka
Released: 2004-05-22

A fear-obsessed freelance cameraman investigates an urban legend involving mysterious spirits...

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Bullet Ballet

as Goda
Released: 1998-12-01

After his girlfriend commits suicide, a man becomes embroiled in gang warfare attempting to...

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Hideo Kojima: Connecting Worlds

as Self
Released: 2023-06-17

A journey into the creative mind of the most iconic video game designer in the world. Featuring...

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Sakuya: The Slayer of Demons

as Wizard
Released: 2000-12-08

The eruption of Mt. Fuji in 1707 released hordes of demons from deep inside the earth. Sakuya,...

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Welcome to the Quiet Room

as Asuka's Ex-husband
Released: 2007-10-20

28 year old freelance writer Sakura Asuka wakes up tied in a white room. The white room is a...

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Haze

as uncredited
Released: 2005-04-28

A man awakes to find himself trapped in a dirty, confined crawlspace. He barely has enough room...

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Scoop!

as Taka
Released: 2016-10-01

Shizuoka Miyakonojo is a middle-aged paparazzi photographer. His skills as a cameraman are good,...

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Killing

as Jirozaemon Sawamura
Released: 2018-10-08

In Edo period Japan, a lone ronin lives in a village helping the farmers tend to their land. ...

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The Adventure of Denchu-Kozo

as Kondo
Released: 1987-01-01

A teenager discovers an electric pylon growing out of his back and is soon forced to battle...

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Otakus in Love

as Noro
Released: 2004-10-20

Live-action adaptation of a madcap manga about art, opposites, love and a whole lot of cosplay.

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Tracing Jake

as uncredited
Released: 2004-02-07

Inuyama is intrigued by the existence of "Jake," a mysterious crocodile that has been sighted in...

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Over the Fence

as Satoshi's Father (voice)
Released: 2016-09-17

A recently divorced and traumatized man moves to Hakodate, Hokkaido and attends a vocational...

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Kurosawa's Way

as Self
Released: 2011-05-13

Eleven major film makers from Europe, America and Asia talk about Akira Kurosawa and discover...

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The J-Horror Virus

as uncredited
Released: 2023-08-27

How did a single ‘Big in Japan’ videotape change the course of global horror history? Find out...

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Fires on the Plain

as Tamura
Released: 2015-07-25

In the final days of World War II, occupying Japanese forces in the Philippines face resistance...

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The Phantom of Regular Size

as uncredited
Released: 1986-01-01

A short film where Shinya Tsukamoto experimented with effects and ideas, which eventually...

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The Stairway to the Distant Past

as Yamaguchi
Released: 1995-03-18

Broke, with his vintage Nash convertible repossessed, private eye Mike Hama is reduced to...

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Kiba: The Fangs of Fiction

as Takano
Released: 2021-03-26

Hayami Teruya is a dedicated salaryman who does a workman like job as the chief editor for a...

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Some Kinda Love

as uncredited
Released: 1996-05-25

The life of a urban planning official and that of an old fellow student, now project developer,...

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Metal Gear Solid: Legacy

as Self
Released: 2015-09-01

A documentary that explores the Metal Gear Solid game series with many interviews with game...

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Blind Beast vs Dwarf Killer

as uncredited
Released: 2001-06-24

A blind masseur kidnaps young women and kills them and then make sculptures of them, while a...

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119

as Masaaki Tomita
Released: 1994-11-05

In Harari-cho, a small and quiet bayside town by the sea, the firemen have not seen a fire for...

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Tokyo Fair Weather

as uncredited
Released: 1997-10-18

This is a biographical film about the late Yoko Araki, who was the wife of Japan's leading...

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Special Broadcast Movie "Shin Kamen Rider" Premise/Act 1: Kumo-Aug

as Hiroshi Midorikawa
Released: 2023-03-28

A TV special which contained the first 23 minutes of "Shin Kamen Rider" footage and was...

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Quartet for Two

as Yuuenchi no otoko
Released: 2001-03-31

Shotaro and Minako are arguing. Minako has confessed her infidelity to her husband and informs...

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The Last Days of Humanity

as Self (archive footage)
Released: 2023-05-08

The panorama of human affairs encounters the “man with a movie camera”. His playground has no...

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Uta Monogatari: Cinema Fighters Project

as Satoshi Takahashi (segment "Canaria")
Released: 2018-06-22

Six Stories based on Six Songs.

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Wait and See

as Doctor
Released: 1998-12-19

A salaryman faces a major life change as his firm undergoes financial difficulties. To add to...

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Chloe

as Eisuke
Released: 2001-06-15

Kotaro and Kuroe marry almost immediately in a Christian ceremony and move into an apartment....

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House of the Ghosts ~Kanako Inuki's World of Fear~

as uncredited
Released: 2000-10-06

Ghostly horror film based on the original story by horror manga artist Kanako Inuki, adapted...

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The Most Terrible Time in My Life

as Yamaguchi
Released: 1994-03-05

Maiku Hama is a private detective working in Yokohama. Hama comes to the aid of a Taiwanese...

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Electric Yakuza, Go to Hell!

as Self
Released: 2004-02-22

Documentary about the Japanese filmmaker Takashi Miike, where we see him attend film festivals,...

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Genshi-san

as uncredited
Released: 1974-01-01

A giant prehistoric man destroys some cities. Early Super-8 Tsukamoto short film. Loosely based...

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Japanese Cinema's Provocateur Extraordinaire: Shinya Tsukamoto

as Self
Released: 2020-05-26

Career spanning interview up to 2020.

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Japanscope, panorama de la nouvelle Nouvelle Vague

as uncredited
Released: 2015-06-16

A “Cinéma, de notre temps” series episode directed by french filmmaker Philippe-Emmanuel Sorlin,...

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Travail

as Kazuya Miyamae
Released: 2002-03-23

Asami and Rina are two sisters who are both professional shogi players in the same B League....

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Shinya Tsukamoto Commentary "Fires on the Plain" 20 Year Journey

as Self
Released: 2018-08-15

Shinya Tsukamoto recalls the development of his adaptation of 'Fires on the Plain' by Shohei Ooka

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Showa Kayo Musical Mata Au Hi Made

as uncredited
Released: 2022-04-30

Isono Sae is an office lady in Showa 63 (1988), who has difficulty living during the economic...

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Sunday's Dream

as uncredited
Released: 2005-10-22

Kazuya goes to live with his mother Shinobu because his father, Yoshiki, who works in the same...

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Dogs

as uncredited
Released: 1999-01-30

A tough woman is dragging a weaker man deeper and deeper into crime. Woman cop Miki is chasing a...

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Basic Tsukamoto

as Self
Released: 2003-05-22

Interview with world renown cult director Shinya Tsukamoto. This interview will tell you how and...

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A Drowning Man

as Tokio
Released: 2001-10-10

Tokio finds his wife Kumiko drowned in the bathtub one night. He lifts the telephone handset to...

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Sunday Drive

as uncredited
Released: 1998-09-11

A pair of friendly coworkers at a rental video store accidentally become murderers. Borrowing a...

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Teruo Ishii Fan Club

as uncredited
Released: 2006-08-12

A documentary on Teruo Ishii, the Japanese "King of Cult".

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Lotus Flower, Fly!

as uncredited
Released: 1979-09-20

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Cloudy

as uncredited
Released: 1976-01-01

Early B+W student film.

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Wings

as uncredited
Released: 1975-01-01

Early 8mm student film. Selected for the 1975 Japan Recording Video Festival (sponsored by...

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The Private Detective Mike

as uncredited
First aired: 2002-07-01

Mike Hama, Private Detective, is a chain-smoking, wisecracking tough guy with a weakness for the...

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Lost Man Found

as Himself
First aired: 2022-06-26

Satoru Matsudo moves to Tokyo in hopes of becoming an actor. He has trouble breaking into the...

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Sexy Voice and Robo

as Takeo Hayashi
First aired: 2007-04-10

Hayashi Niko is a mature middle school student with heightened hearing and the ability to mimic...

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Hana Sugisaki's Filming Break

as restaurant owner
First aired: 2023-02-10

Depicts how Hana Sugisaki spends her days off during breaks in shooting dramas and movies.

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dele

as uncredited
First aired: 2018-07-27

Freelance programmer Sakagami is paralyzed in the lower half of his body and confined to a...

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