Shinya Tsukamoto Movies

Kazuya goes to live with his mother Shinobu because his father, Yoshiki, who works in the same company, has fired him according to the company policy...

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

Asami and Rina are two sisters who are both professional shogi players in the same B League. Both are also unsatisfied with their partners —...

"Atlanta Boogie" centers around a mock track meet between the "normal" and "good" citizens of Yokohama and those they want to expel from the...

Documentary about the Japanese filmmaker Takashi Miike, where we see him attend film festivals, personal influences and of course the study of his...

Isono Sae is an office lady in Showa 63 (1988), who has difficulty living during the economic bubble when everything became expensive. Somehow, Sae...

Ryo reads a short story written by Banana Yoshimoto.

A behind-the-scenes look at the making of Shin'ya Tsukamoto's film "Gemini".

Tokio finds his wife Kumiko drowned in the bathtub one night. He lifts the telephone handset to call an ambulance but hesitates. Instead, he takes a...

Athology film based on stories from House of Cockroaches, a collection of horror stories by queen of horror manga Kanako Inuki. The stories share a...

Shinya Tsukamoto reflects on his experience on the set of Ichi the Killer.

Kazunari Katsuki (Gaku Sano) lied to his classmate that Tokyo stinks. Because of his comment, he goes to Tokyo alone. On his way back, he misses his...

Film icons and genre experts share observations, experiences, and analysis to help reframe, deconstruct, and re-contextualize the "lost" decade of...

Early 8mm student film. Selected for the 1977 Japan Recording Video Festival (sponsored by Nippon Television)

Career spanning interview up to 2020.

Interview with world renown cult director Shinya Tsukamoto. This interview will tell you how and when he started creating his own world of cinema...

A giant prehistoric man destroys some cities. Early Super-8 Tsukamoto short film. Loosely based on a short Shigeru Mizuki story.

A “Cinéma, de notre temps” series episode directed by french filmmaker Philippe-Emmanuel Sorlin, originally aired 16 June 2015.

Early B+W student film.

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