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Director, video artist, screenwriter, editor, composer, producer. Shunji Iwai (岩井 俊二, Iwai Shunji, born 24 January 1963) is a Japanese filmmaker, video artist, writer and documentary maker.
Shunji Iwai. Writer: Love Letter. Having received his education at Yokohama National University, Shunji Iwai started out in the entertainment industry by directing music videos and television dramas, including the likes of Maria, Lunatic Love and Fireworks, for which he received the award for Best Newcomer from the Japanese Director's Association.
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Aug 11, 2016 · Born in 1963, Japanese writer-director Shunji Iwai first drew attention through offbeat television dramas like Ghost Soup. But his breakthrough feature was Love Letter (1995), an international success that received a U.S. release under the title When I Close My Eyes.
Jun 12, 2021 · We speak with Shunji Iwai about The 12 Day Tale of the Monster That Died in 8, Last Letter, shooting a quarantine kaiju film in black and white, capsule monsters, the pandemic in Japan, and many other topics. Shunji Iwai graduated from Yokohama National University in 1987.
One of the most popular and influential Japanese directors of his generation, the multi-talented Shunji Iwai is commonly recognized for his distinctive and innovative visual style.
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Mar 29, 2010 · Shunji Iwai loves the cinematic image, and he loves the cinematic character, and his partnership with the more narrative-driven Kitamura makes strange sense on these terms. Iwai’s questions of consciousness and memory — ideas that repeat themselves from film to film — reveal a deeper personal concern with the impact his films will leave ...