Shinya TSUKAMOTO

塚本晋也


Born in Tokyo in 1960, Shinya TSUKAMOTO started making 8mm short films as a teenager. After studying oil painting he worked for an ad agency and founded his own theater company, from which he recruited cast and crew for his feature debut TETSUO: THE IRON MAN (1989 / see p. 33). Films like TOKYO FIST (1995 / see p. 33), A SNAKE OF JUNE (2002), VITAL (2004 / NC ‘05) or KOTOKO (2011 / NC ’12) were celebrated on the international festival circuit. TSUKAMOTO received the Mainichi Film Award as best director and best actor for his remake of FIRES ON THE PLAIN (2014 / NC ‘15). KILLING enjoyed its 2018 world premiere at the Venice Film Festival. In 2019, he was awarded the Nippon Honor Award.

Winner of the Nippon Honor Award 2019

Films shown at Nippon Connection

Tetsuo: The Iron Man, Japan 1989 (Cinematography) NC19
Killing, Japan 2018 (Director) NC19
Tetsuo: The Iron Man, Japan 1989 (Cast) NC19
Killing, Japan 2018 (Script) NC19
Tokyo Fist, Japan 1995 (Director) NC19
Killing, Japan 2018 (Cinematography) NC19
Tokyo Fist, Japan 1995 (Script) NC19
Killing, Japan 2018 (Cast) NC19
Tokyo Fist, Japan 1995 (Cinematography) NC19
Tetsuo: The Iron Man, Japan 1989 (Director) NC19
Tokyo Fist, Japan 1995 (Cast) NC19
Tetsuo: The Iron Man, Japan 1989 (Script) NC19
Shin Godzilla, Japan 2016 (Cast) NC17
Fires On The Plain, Japan 2014 (Director) NC15
Fires On The Plain, Japan 2014 (Script) NC15
Fires On The Plain, Japan 2014 (Cinematography) NC15
Fires On The Plain, Japan 2014 (Cast) NC15
Kotoko, Japan 2011 (Cinematography) NC12
Kotoko, Japan 2011 (Cast) NC12
Kotoko, Japan 2011 (Production) NC12
Kotoko, Japan 2011 (Director) NC12
Kotoko, Japan 2011 (Script) NC12
Vital, Japan 2004 (Director) NC10, NC05
Vital, Japan 2004 (Script) NC10, NC05
Vital, Japan 2004 (Cinematography) NC10, NC05
Nightmare Detective 2, Japan 2008 (Director) NC09
Nightmare Detective 2, Japan 2008 (Script) NC09
Nightmare Detective 2, Japan 2008 (Cinematography) NC09
The Adventure Of Denchu Kozo, Japan 1987 (Director) NC07
Nightmare Detective, Japan 2006 (Director) NC07
Nightmare Detective, Japan 2006 (Script) NC07
Nightmare Detective, Japan 2006 (Cinematography) NC07
Nightmare Detective, Japan 2006 (Cast) NC07
Haze, Japan 2005 (Director) NC06
Haze, Japan 2005 (Script) NC06
Haze, Japan 2005 (Cinematography) NC06
Haze, Japan 2005 (Cast) NC06
A Woman's Work, Japan 2001 (Cast) NC03
A Drowning Man, Japan 2001 (Cast) NC02
Ichi The Killer, Japan 2000 (Cast) NC02
Vital, (Director) NC00

Events at Nippon Connection

Film Talk: Shinya TSUKAMOTO, NC19

Guest at Nippon Connection

Killing, NC19
Kotoko, NC12
Nightmare Detective, NC07

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