Portrait of Shinya Tsukamoto

Directing

Shinya Tsukamoto

Career

Active from 1974 to 2026, with up to 3 main titles a year.

Average score
GoodWatch score65/100
Highest rated
Poster for Gemini
Gemini
GoodWatch score83/100

What stands out

Compared with the average well-known movie, over 31 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.

Energy: 5.9 versus catalog average 4.6EnergyHeart: 3.0 versus catalog average 4.2HeartHumor: 2.1 versus catalog average 2.6HumorWorld: 6.2 versus catalog average 5.6WorldCraft: 5.6 versus catalog average 5.3CraftStyle: 6.7 versus catalog average 5.9Style
Shinya Tsukamoto Catalog average

Rarely in their work

  • Wholesome
    1.0, average 3.4
  • Family Dynamics
    2.6, average 4.8
  • Contemporary Realism
    3.4, average 5.4
  • Situational Comedy
    0.8, average 2.7

Main genres

Select a genre to see those titles.

Recurring tags

  • Japanese Cinema 6
  • Melancholy 4
  • Bleak 4
  • Character Study 4
  • Body Horror 4
  • Character-Driven 4
  • Avant-Garde 3
  • Psychological Drama 3
  • Japanese Horror 3
  • Psychological Thriller 3
  • Psychological Horror 3
  • Extreme Violence 3

Works often with

People in at least two of their main titles.

Movies and TV shows

68
Type
Role
Score
Decade
Genre
Group by

2020s

8 titles ยท average score 69
Mr. Nelson, Did You Kill People?
Mr. Nelson, Did You Kill People? (2026)
GoodWatch score 48

Editor, Camera Operator

Shin Kamen Rider: Episode Format Version
Shin Kamen Rider: Episode Format Version (2024)

TV show ยท as Hiroshi Midorikawa

Shadow of Fire
Shadow of Fire (2023)
GoodWatch score 80

Director of Photography, Writer

Shin Kamen Rider
Shin Kamen Rider (2023)
GoodWatch score 80

as Hiroshi Midorikawa

Special Broadcast Movie "Shin Kamen Rider" Premise/Act 1: Kumo-Aug
Special Broadcast Movie "Shin Kamen Rider" Premise/Act 1: Kumo-Aug (2023)

as Hiroshi Midorikawa

Hana Sugisaki's Filming Break
Hana Sugisaki's Filming Break (2023)

TV show ยท as restaurant owner

Welcome Home, Mone
Welcome Home, Mone (2021)

TV show ยท as Tanaka Kazuhisa (Tom)

Kiba: The Fangs of Fiction
Kiba: The Fangs of Fiction (2021)
GoodWatch score 69

as Takano

2010s

15 titles ยท average score 66
Killing
Killing (2018)
GoodWatch score 82

as Jirozaemon Sawamura

dele
dele (2018)
GoodWatch score 75

TV show

Uta Monogatari: Cinema Fighters Project
Uta Monogatari: Cinema Fighters Project (2018)

as Satoshi Takahashi (segment "Canaria")

Silence
Silence (2016)
GoodWatch score 77

as Mokichi

Shin Godzilla
Shin Godzilla (2016)
GoodWatch score 75

as Kunio Hazama : Jouhoku University Associate professor

Scoop!
Scoop! (2016)
GoodWatch score 57

as Taka

Fires on the Plain
Fires on the Plain (2015)
GoodWatch score 65

as Tamura

Venice 70: Future Reloaded
Venice 70: Future Reloaded (2013)
GoodWatch score 53

Director

The Road Less Travelled
The Road Less Travelled (2013)

as Sousuke Akiyama

Kotoko
Kotoko (2011)
GoodWatch score 66

as Seitaro Tanaka

Tetsuo: The Bullet Man
Tetsuo: The Bullet Man (2010)
GoodWatch score 48

as The Guy

Kaidan Horror Classics
Kaidan Horror Classics (2010)

Director

2000s

21 titles ยท average score 64
Nightmare Detective 2
Nightmare Detective 2 (2008)
GoodWatch score 60

Editor, Producer

Nightmare Detective
Nightmare Detective (2007)
GoodWatch score 56

as '0'

Sexy Voice and Robo
Sexy Voice and Robo (2007)

TV show ยท as Takeo Hayashi

Haze
Haze (2005)
GoodWatch score 68

Editor, Producer

Female
Female (2005)

Director

Marebito
Marebito (2004)
GoodWatch score 50

as Masuoka

Vital
Vital (2004)
GoodWatch score 77

Production Design, Producer

A Snake of June
A Snake of June (2003)
GoodWatch score 62

as Michiro Iguchi

A Drowning Man
A Drowning Man (2002)

as Tokio

Travail
Travail (2002)

as Kazuya Miyamae

Ichi the Killer
Ichi the Killer (2001)
GoodWatch score 66

as Jijii

Chloe
Chloe (2001)

as Eisuke

1990s

13 titles ยท average score 66
Gemini
Gemini (1999)
GoodWatch score 83

Screenplay, Director

The Perfect Education
The Perfect Education (1999)
GoodWatch score 55

as Moriyama

Sunday's Dream
Sunday's Dream (1999)

as Sakamoto

Bullet Ballet
Bullet Ballet (1998)
GoodWatch score 71

as Goda

Sunday Drive
Sunday Drive (1998)

Producer

Some Kinda Love
Some Kinda Love (1996)

as Kamisaki

Tokyo Fist
Tokyo Fist (1995)
GoodWatch score 73

as Tsuda Yoshiharu

The Stairway to the Distant Past
The Stairway to the Distant Past (1995)
GoodWatch score 70

as Yamaguchi

119
119 (1994)

as Masaaki Tomita

The Most Terrible Time in My Life
The Most Terrible Time in My Life (1994)
GoodWatch score 58

as Yamaguchi

Tetsuo II: Body Hammer
Tetsuo II: Body Hammer (1992)
GoodWatch score 63

as Yatsu - The Guy

Hiruko the Goblin
Hiruko the Goblin (1991)
GoodWatch score 59

Editor, Screenplay

1980s

4 titles ยท average score 68
Tetsuo: The Iron Man
Tetsuo: The Iron Man (1989)
GoodWatch score 75

as Metal Fetishist

The Adventure of Denchu-Kozo
The Adventure of Denchu-Kozo (1987)
GoodWatch score 65

as Kondo

The Phantom of Regular Size
The Phantom of Regular Size (1986)
GoodWatch score 64

as MetalMan

Terry 100 Channels
Terry 100 Channels (1985)

Director

1970s

7 titles
Lotus Flower, Fly!
Lotus Flower, Fly! (1979)

Producer, Director

New Wings
New Wings (1978)

Editor, Producer

Flying in a Hell Town Piss Lodge
Flying in a Hell Town Piss Lodge (1977)

Director, Screenplay

Cloudy
Cloudy (1976)

Screenplay, Visual Effects

Story of a Giant Cockroach
Story of a Giant Cockroach (1975)

Producer, Screenplay

Wings
Wings (1975)

Art Direction, Screenplay

Genshi-san
Genshi-san (1974)

Editor, Director