Shinji ARAKI

荒木伸二

Shinji ARAKI


Shinji ARAKI, born in Tokyo in 1970, graduated from the University of Tokyo, where he majored in Interdisciplinary Cultural Studies. His thesis focused on the work of filmmaker Jacques RIVETTE. He has directed several TV commercials and music videos in addition to his work as a creative director and TV commercial planner. PENALTY LOOP (2024 / NC ’24), for which he also wrote the screenplay, is his second feature film after his internationally recognized feature-length directorial debut, THE TOWN OF HEADCOUNTS (2020 / NC ’21).

Films shown at Nippon Connection

Penalty Loop, Japan 2024 (Director) NC24
Penalty Loop, Japan 2024 (Script) NC24
The Town Of Headcounts, Japan 2020 (Director) NC21
The Town Of Headcounts, Japan 2020 (Script) NC21

Guest at Nippon Connection

Penalty Loop, NC24

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