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Shinya Tsukamoto

Directing Born Jan 1, 1960 Shibuya, Tokyo, Japan 235 credits

Biography

Shinya Tsukamoto is a Japanese film director and actor. He was born in Shibuya, Tokyo, Japan. Tsukamoto is known for his work in directing, with 95 known credits. His stage name is Tsukamoto Shin'ya in Japanese.

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Career

Career overview

Shinya Tsukamoto is a Japanese film director and actor. He has gained a considerable cult following both domestically and internationally. Tsukamoto's work is primarily associated with his directing credits.

Tsukamoto has been involved in the creation of numerous projects, with a total of 95 known credits to his name. His directing work has been well-received by audiences and critics alike, contributing to his cult following. The specifics of his directing projects are not detailed in the available information.

Tsukamoto was born on January 1, 1960, in Shibuya, Tokyo, Japan. He is a male director and actor, and his stage name is written as塚本晋也 in Japanese. Tsukamoto is also known by the name Shin'ya Tsukamoto in other languages.

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Known for

Film

The Brightest Sun

2026
Film

Shin Kamen Rider

as Hiroshi Midorikawa
Film

Silence

as Mokichi
Film

Shin Godzilla

as Kunio Hazama : Jouhoku University Associate professor
Film

Memories

1995
Film

Memories

1995
Film

Memories

1995
Film

Memories

1995

Clouds Over the Hill

as 明石元二郎
Film

The King's Speech

as Takeo Hayashi

The Private Detective Mike

2002
Film

Ichi the Killer

as Jijii

Frequent co-stars

Toru Tezuka 3 shared titles
Yutaka Takenouchi 2 shared titles
Mikako Ichikawa 2 shared titles
Tadanobu Asano 2 shared titles
Nao Omori 2 shared titles
Suzuki Matsuo 2 shared titles
Hiroki Hasegawa 1 shared title
Satomi Ishihara 1 shared title
Kengo Kora 1 shared title
Satoru Matsuo 1 shared title

Career timeline

Mr. Nelson, Did You Kill People? · DirectorMr. Nelson, Did You Kill People? · WriterThe Brightest Sun
Hero's Island
Shin Kamen Rider: Episode Format Version孤独のグルメ2024大晦日スペシャル 太平洋から日本海 五郎、北へ あの人たちの所まで。In Search of Darkness: 1990-1994
Shin Kamen RiderHana Sugisaki's Filming BreakShadow of Fire · Director of PhotographyShadow of Fire · ProducerShadow of Fire · Writer
Lost Man FoundShowa Kayo Musical Mata Au Hi Made
Kiba: The Fangs of Fiction
In Search of Darkness: Part IIJapanese Cinema's Provocateur Extraordinaire: Shinya Tsukamoto
deleKillingKilling · Director of PhotographyKilling · Executive ProducerKilling · Director
SilenceShin GodzillaScoop!Over the Fence
Metal Gear Solid: LegacyFires on the PlainFires on the Plain · DirectorFires on the Plain · ProducerFires on the Plain · Editor
Venice 70: Future Reloaded · DirectorIchi the Killer - Behind the ScenesIchi the Killer - Making OfAn Interview with Shinya TsukamotoThe Road Less Travelled
Kurosawa's WayKotokoKotoko · WriterKotoko · ProducerKotoko · Director
Kaidan Horror Classics · ScreenplayKaidan Horror Classics · DirectorKaidan Horror Classics · CinematographyKaidan Horror Classics · ProducerTetsuo: The Bullet Man
Clouds Over the HillLizard · DirectorLizard · EditorLizard · Producer
Nightmare Detective 2 · DirectorNightmare Detective 2 · ProducerNightmare Detective 2 · Director of PhotographyNightmare Detective 2 · EditorNightmare Detective 2 · Writer
Eli on IchiSexy Voice and RoboNightmare DetectiveNightmare Detective · DirectorNightmare Detective · Writer
Teruo Ishii Fan Club
Female · DirectorThe Desire of the World: Jeonju Digital Project 2005 · DirectorHazeHaze · EditorHaze · Writer
MarebitoVital · DirectorVital · Production DesignVital · Director of PhotographyVital · Producer
A Snake of JuneA Snake of June · WriterA Snake of June · DirectorA Snake of June · Director of PhotographyA Snake of June · Editor
The Private Detective MikeA Drowning ManTravail
Ichi the KillerBlind Beast vs Killer DwarfChloeQuartet for Two
Making of GeminiSakuya: The Slayer of DemonsDead or Alive 2: BirdsHouse of the Ghosts ~Kanako Inuki's World of Fear~
The Perfect EducationDogsGemini · ScreenplayGemini · EditorGemini · Director
Wait and SeeSunday DriveSunday Drive · ProducerBullet BalletBullet Ballet · Director
Tokyo Fair Weather
Some Kinda LoveAtlanta Boogie
Tokyo FistTokyo Fist · ScreenplayTokyo Fist · DirectorTokyo Fist · StoryTokyo Fist · Director of Photography
The Most Terrible Time in My Life119
Tetsuo II: Body HammerTetsuo II: Body Hammer · DirectorTetsuo II: Body Hammer · EditorTetsuo II: Body Hammer · WriterTetsuo II: Body Hammer · Art Direction

Full filmography

  • Mr. Nelson, Did You Kill People? (2026) Director
  • Mr. Nelson, Did You Kill People? (2026) Writer
  • The Brightest Sun (2026)
  • Hero's Island (2025)
  • Shin Kamen Rider: Episode Format Version (2024) as Hiroshi Midorikawa
  • 孤独のグルメ2024大晦日スペシャル 太平洋から日本海 五郎、北へ あの人たちの所まで。 (2024)
  • In Search of Darkness: 1990-1994 (2024) as Self
  • Shin Kamen Rider (2023) as Hiroshi Midorikawa
  • Hana Sugisaki's Filming Break (2023) as restaurant owner
  • Shadow of Fire (2023) Director of Photography
  • Shadow of Fire (2023) Producer
  • Shadow of Fire (2023) Writer
  • Shadow of Fire (2023) Editor
  • Shadow of Fire (2023) Director
  • Hideo Kojima: Connecting Worlds (2023) as Self
  • Special Broadcast Movie "Shin Kamen Rider" Premise/Act 1: Kumo-Aug (2023) as Hiroshi Midorikawa
  • The J-Horror Virus (2023)
  • Lost Man Found (2022) as Himself
  • Showa Kayo Musical Mata Au Hi Made (2022)
  • Kiba: The Fangs of Fiction (2021) as Takano
  • In Search of Darkness: Part II (2020) as Self
  • Japanese Cinema's Provocateur Extraordinaire: Shinya Tsukamoto (2020) as Self
  • dele (2018)
  • Killing (2018) as Jirozaemon Sawamura
  • Killing (2018) Director of Photography
  • Killing (2018) Executive Producer
  • Killing (2018) Director
  • Killing (2018) Screenplay
  • Killing (2018) Editor
  • Uta Monogatari: Cinema Fighters Project (2018) as Satoshi Takahashi (segment "Canaria")
  • Shinya Tsukamoto Commentary "Fires on the Plain" 20 Year Journey (2018) as Self
  • Shinya Tsukamoto Commentary "Fires on the Plain" 20 Year Journey (2018) Director
  • Silence (2016) as Mokichi
  • Shin Godzilla (2016) as Kunio Hazama : Jouhoku University Associate professor
  • Scoop! (2016) as Taka
  • Over the Fence (2016) as Satoshi's Father (voice)
  • Metal Gear Solid: Legacy (2015) as Self
  • Fires on the Plain (2015) as Tamura
  • Fires on the Plain (2015) Director
  • Fires on the Plain (2015) Producer
  • Fires on the Plain (2015) Editor
  • Fires on the Plain (2015) Director of Photography
  • Fires on the Plain (2015) Screenplay
  • Japanscope, panorama de la nouvelle Nouvelle Vague (2015)
  • Venice 70: Future Reloaded (2013) Director
  • Ichi the Killer - Behind the Scenes (2013) as Self
  • Ichi the Killer - Making Of (2013) as Self
  • An Interview with Shinya Tsukamoto (2013) as Self
  • The Road Less Travelled (2013) as Sousuke Akiyama
  • Kurosawa's Way (2011) as Self
  • Kotoko (2011) as Seitaro Tanaka
  • Kotoko (2011) Writer
  • Kotoko (2011) Producer
  • Kotoko (2011) Director
  • Kotoko (2011) Director of Photography
  • Kotoko (2011) Editor
  • Ca' Foscari Cinema (2011) Director
  • Kaidan Horror Classics (2010) Screenplay
  • Kaidan Horror Classics (2010) Director
  • Kaidan Horror Classics (2010) Cinematography
  • Kaidan Horror Classics (2010) Producer
  • Tetsuo: The Bullet Man (2010) as The Guy
  • Tetsuo: The Bullet Man (2010) Screenplay
  • Tetsuo: The Bullet Man (2010) Gaffer
  • Tetsuo: The Bullet Man (2010) Director
  • Tetsuo: The Bullet Man (2010) Producer
  • Tetsuo: The Bullet Man (2010) Editor
  • Tetsuo: The Bullet Man (2010) Production Design
  • Tetsuo: The Bullet Man (2010) Director of Photography
  • Kaidan Horror Classics (2010) Director
  • Clouds Over the Hill (2009) as 明石元二郎
  • Lizard (2009) Director
  • Lizard (2009) Editor
  • Lizard (2009) Producer
  • Nightmare Detective 2 (2008) Director
  • Nightmare Detective 2 (2008) Producer
  • Nightmare Detective 2 (2008) Director of Photography
  • Nightmare Detective 2 (2008) Editor
  • Nightmare Detective 2 (2008) Writer
  • Eli on Ichi (2007) as Self
  • Sexy Voice and Robo (2007) as Takeo Hayashi
  • Nightmare Detective (2007) as '0'
  • Nightmare Detective (2007) Director
  • Nightmare Detective (2007) Writer
  • Nightmare Detective (2007) Director of Photography
  • Nightmare Detective (2007) Art Direction
  • Nightmare Detective (2007) Editor
  • Nightmare Detective (2007) Producer
  • Welcome to the Quiet Room (2007) as Asuka's Ex-husband
  • Teruo Ishii Fan Club (2006)
  • Female (2005) Director
  • The Desire of the World: Jeonju Digital Project 2005 (2005) Director
  • Haze (2005)
  • Haze (2005) Editor
  • Haze (2005) Writer
  • Haze (2005) Producer
  • Haze (2005) Director
  • Haze (2005) Art Direction
  • Haze (2005) Director of Photography
  • Marebito (2004) as Masuoka
  • Vital (2004) Director
  • Vital (2004) Production Design
  • Vital (2004) Director of Photography
  • Vital (2004) Producer
  • Vital (2004) Editor
  • Vital (2004) Screenplay
  • Otakus in Love (2004) as Noro
  • Electric Yakuza, Go to Hell! (2004) as Self
  • Tracing Jake (2004)
  • A Snake of June (2003) as Michiro Iguchi
  • A Snake of June (2003) Writer
  • A Snake of June (2003) Director
  • A Snake of June (2003) Director of Photography
  • A Snake of June (2003) Editor
  • A Snake of June (2003) Production Design
  • A Snake of June (2003) Producer
  • Basic Tsukamoto (2003) as Self
  • The Private Detective Mike (2002)
  • A Drowning Man (2002) as Tokio
  • Travail (2002) as Kazuya Miyamae
  • Ichi the Killer (2001) as Jijii
  • Blind Beast vs Killer Dwarf (2001)
  • Chloe (2001) as Eisuke
  • Quartet for Two (2001) as Yuuenchi no otoko
  • Making of Gemini (2000) as Self
  • Sakuya: The Slayer of Demons (2000) as Wizard
  • Dead or Alive 2: Birds (2000) as Magician Higashino
  • House of the Ghosts ~Kanako Inuki's World of Fear~ (2000)
  • The Perfect Education (1999) as Moriyama
  • Dogs (1999)
  • Gemini (1999) Screenplay
  • Gemini (1999) Editor
  • Gemini (1999) Director
  • Gemini (1999) Director of Photography
  • Sunday's Dream (1999) as Sakamoto
  • Wait and See (1998) as Doctor
  • Sunday Drive (1998)
  • Sunday Drive (1998) Producer
  • Bullet Ballet (1998) as Goda
  • Bullet Ballet (1998) Director
  • Bullet Ballet (1998) Screenplay
  • Bullet Ballet (1998) Director of Photography
  • Bullet Ballet (1998) Producer
  • Bullet Ballet (1998) Art Direction
  • Bullet Ballet (1998) Editor
  • Tokyo Fair Weather (1997)
  • Some Kinda Love (1996) as Kamisaki
  • Atlanta Boogie (1996)
  • Tokyo Fist (1995) as Tsuda Yoshiharu
  • Tokyo Fist (1995) Screenplay
  • Tokyo Fist (1995) Director
  • Tokyo Fist (1995) Story
  • Tokyo Fist (1995) Director of Photography
  • Tokyo Fist (1995) Art Direction
  • Tokyo Fist (1995) Editor
  • Tokyo Fist (1995) Producer
  • The Stairway to the Distant Past (1995) as Yamaguchi
  • The Most Terrible Time in My Life (1994) as Yamaguchi
  • 119 (1994) as Masaaki Tomita
  • Tetsuo II: Body Hammer (1992) as Yatsu - The Guy
  • Tetsuo II: Body Hammer (1992) Director
  • Tetsuo II: Body Hammer (1992) Editor
  • Tetsuo II: Body Hammer (1992) Writer
  • Tetsuo II: Body Hammer (1992) Art Direction
  • Tetsuo II: Body Hammer (1992) Director of Photography
  • Tetsuo II: Body Hammer (1992) Producer
  • Hiruko the Goblin (1991) Director
  • Hiruko the Goblin (1991) Editor
  • Hiruko the Goblin (1991) Screenplay
  • Tetsuo: The Iron Man (1989) as Metal Fetishist
  • Tetsuo: The Iron Man (1989) Editor
  • Tetsuo: The Iron Man (1989) Art Direction
  • Tetsuo: The Iron Man (1989) Writer
  • Tetsuo: The Iron Man (1989) Director
  • Tetsuo: The Iron Man (1989) Producer
  • Tetsuo: The Iron Man (1989) Lighting Director
  • Tetsuo: The Iron Man (1989) Director of Photography
  • The Adventure of Denchu-Kozo (1987) as Kondo
  • The Adventure of Denchu-Kozo (1987) Director
  • The Adventure of Denchu-Kozo (1987) Director of Photography
  • The Adventure of Denchu-Kozo (1987) Art Direction
  • The Adventure of Denchu-Kozo (1987) Lighting Director
  • The Adventure of Denchu-Kozo (1987) Special Effects
  • The Adventure of Denchu-Kozo (1987) Producer
  • The Adventure of Denchu-Kozo (1987) Writer
  • The Adventure of Denchu-Kozo (1987) Editor
  • The Phantom of Regular Size (1986) as MetalMan
  • The Phantom of Regular Size (1986) Director
  • The Phantom of Regular Size (1986) Director of Photography
  • The Phantom of Regular Size (1986) Writer
  • The Phantom of Regular Size (1986) Editor
  • The Phantom of Regular Size (1986) Producer
  • Terry 100 Channels (1985) Director
  • Lotus Flower, Fly! (1979)
  • Lotus Flower, Fly! (1979) Visual Effects
  • Lotus Flower, Fly! (1979) Screenplay
  • Lotus Flower, Fly! (1979) Producer
  • Lotus Flower, Fly! (1979) Editor
  • Lotus Flower, Fly! (1979) Director
  • New Wings (1978) Editor
  • New Wings (1978) Producer
  • New Wings (1978) Screenplay
  • New Wings (1978) Visual Effects
  • New Wings (1978) Director
  • Flying in a Hell Town Piss Lodge (1977) Editor
  • Flying in a Hell Town Piss Lodge (1977) Screenplay
  • Flying in a Hell Town Piss Lodge (1977) Visual Effects
  • Flying in a Hell Town Piss Lodge (1977) Producer
  • Flying in a Hell Town Piss Lodge (1977) Director
  • Cloudy (1976)
  • Cloudy (1976) Producer
  • Cloudy (1976) Screenplay
  • Cloudy (1976) Editor
  • Cloudy (1976) Visual Effects
  • Cloudy (1976) Director
  • Wings (1975)
  • Wings (1975) Screenplay
  • Wings (1975) Producer
  • Wings (1975) Editor
  • Wings (1975) Art Direction
  • Wings (1975) Director of Photography
  • Wings (1975) Director
  • Story of a Giant Cockroach (1975)
  • Story of a Giant Cockroach (1975) Art Direction
  • Story of a Giant Cockroach (1975) Visual Effects
  • Story of a Giant Cockroach (1975) Screenplay
  • Story of a Giant Cockroach (1975) Director of Photography
  • Story of a Giant Cockroach (1975) Director
  • Story of a Giant Cockroach (1975) Producer
  • Story of a Giant Cockroach (1975) Editor
  • Genshi-san (1974)
  • Genshi-san (1974) Director
  • Genshi-san (1974) Screenplay
  • Genshi-san (1974) Producer
  • Genshi-san (1974) Editor