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Portrait of Shinji Aoyama

Directing

Shinji Aoyama

Career

Active from 1994 to 2025, busiest in 2003 with 8 main titles.

Average score
GoodWatch score60/100
Highest rated
Poster for Eureka
Eureka
GoodWatch score81/100

What stands out

Compared with the average well-known movie, over 8 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.

Energy: 5.5 versus catalog average 4.6EnergyHeart: 3.5 versus catalog average 4.2HeartHumor: 1.9 versus catalog average 2.6HumorWorld: 6.1 versus catalog average 5.6WorldCraft: 5.8 versus catalog average 5.3CraftStyle: 6.1 versus catalog average 5.9Style
Shinji Aoyama Catalog average

Rarely in their work

  • Wholesome
    1.4, average 3.4
  • Historical
    0.6, average 2.6
  • Romance
    2.1, average 3.8
  • Situational Comedy
    1.1, average 2.7

Main genres

Select a genre to see those titles.

Recurring tags

  • Psychological Thriller 4
  • Mystery 2
  • Yakuza 2
  • Crime Drama 2
  • Anthology Film 2

Works often with

People in at least two of their main titles.

Movies and TV shows

62
Type
Role
Score
Decade
Genre
Group by

Upcoming

1 title
Death Valley '95
Death Valley '95

Novel

2020s

3 titles
BAUS: The Ship's Voyage Continues
BAUS: The Ship's Voyage Continues (2025)

Screenplay

Living in the Sky
Living in the Sky (2020)

Director, Screenplay

Goldfish Princess
Goldfish Princess (2020)

Director

2010s

13 titles · average score 57
Haruneko
Haruneko (2016)

Producer

Give my regards to Yakima Canutt
Give my regards to Yakima Canutt (2015)

Director

FuGAK 3/Farewell, My Dear Eien.
FuGAK 3/Farewell, My Dear Eien. (2015)

Director

Broken Hearts for Sale
Broken Hearts for Sale (2015)

Director

FUGAKU 2 / The SEAGULL The Shots
FUGAKU 2 / The SEAGULL The Shots (2014)

Director

Backwater
Backwater (2013)
GoodWatch score 61

Director

The War and a Woman
The War and a Woman (2013)

Music

FUGAKU 1 / Zombies in the Dog House
FUGAKU 1 / Zombies in the Dog House (2013)

Director

60 Seconds of Solitude in Year Zero
60 Seconds of Solitude in Year Zero (2011)
GoodWatch score 46

Director

Tokyo Park
Tokyo Park (2011)
GoodWatch score 62

Writer, Director

Cut
Cut (2011)
GoodWatch score 62

Co-Writer

DOWN
DOWN (2010)

Director

2000s

26 titles · average score 66
R246 STORY
R246 STORY (2008)

Screenplay

Little Red Riding Hood
Little Red Riding Hood (2008)

Director, Editor

Sad Vacation
Sad Vacation (2007)
GoodWatch score 65

Director, Novel

Crickets
Crickets (2006)

Director

AA
AA (2006)

Director

My God, My God, Why Hast Thou Forsaken Me?
My God, My God, Why Hast Thou Forsaken Me? (2005)
GoodWatch score 69

Director, Writer

The Lakeside Murder Case
The Lakeside Murder Case (2005)
GoodWatch score 63

Writer, Director

Mike Yokohama: A Forest with No Name
Mike Yokohama: A Forest with No Name (2003)
GoodWatch score 60

Director, Writer

Eureka
Eureka (2001)
GoodWatch score 81

Director, Editor

Desert Moon
Desert Moon (2001)
GoodWatch score 61

Screenplay, Director

To the Backstreet: The Films Kenji Nakagami Left Out
To the Backstreet: The Films Kenji Nakagami Left Out (2001)

Writer, Director

Chloe
Chloe (2001)

as Kitano

1990s

19 titles · average score 54
Shady Grove
Shady Grove (1999)

Director, Screenplay

Embalming
Embalming (1999)
GoodWatch score 41

Screenplay, Director

Barren Illusion
Barren Illusion (1999)
GoodWatch score 50

as Fascist

June 12, 1998: At the Edge of Chaos
June 12, 1998: At the Edge of Chaos (1999)

Director

An Obsession
An Obsession (1997)

Writer, Editor

Wild Life
Wild Life (1997)

Director, Screenplay

Two Punks
Two Punks (1996)

Director

Helpless
Helpless (1996)
GoodWatch score 63

Director, Original Music Composer

A Weapon in My Heart
A Weapon in My Heart (1996)

Editor, Original Music Composer

The Written Face
The Written Face (1995)

Assistant Director

The Dream of Garuda
The Dream of Garuda (1994)

Screenplay

The Guard from Underground
The Guard from Underground (1992)
GoodWatch score 44

Assistant Director