Shinya Tsukamoto Movies

Inuyama is intrigued by the existence of "Jake," a mysterious crocodile that has been sighted in many countries around the world. He continues to...

Tokio finds his wife Kumiko drowned in the bathtub one night. He lifts the telephone handset to call an ambulance but hesitates. Instead, he takes a...

Kohei Yamamura, a second-year high school student, has trouble fitting in and gets along poorly with his classmates. With the school sports festival...

"Atlanta Boogie" centers around a mock track meet between the "normal" and "good" citizens of Yokohama and those they want to expel from the...

Shinya Tsukamoto reflects on his experience on the set of Ichi the Killer.

Kazunari Katsuki (Gaku Sano) lied to his classmate that Tokyo stinks. Because of his comment, he goes to Tokyo alone. On his way back, he misses his...

The life of a urban planning official and that of an old fellow student, now project developer, are turned upside down by a chance encounter with a...

Film icons and genre experts share observations, experiences, and analysis to help reframe, deconstruct, and re-contextualize the "lost" decade of...

Ryo reads a short story written by Banana Yoshimoto.

A “Cinéma, de notre temps” series episode directed by french filmmaker Philippe-Emmanuel Sorlin, originally aired 16 June 2015.

Asami and Rina are two sisters who are both professional shogi players in the same B League. Both are also unsatisfied with their partners —...

A tough woman is dragging a weaker man deeper and deeper into crime. Woman cop Miki is chasing a wanted man when she stumbles on a crashed car and...

Eli Roth, horror director talks about the influence of Ichi the Killer on him, how he made the cast of Hostel watch it before filming his torture...

Isono Sae is an office lady in Showa 63 (1988), who has difficulty living during the economic bubble when everything became expensive. Somehow, Sae...

A giant prehistoric man destroys some cities. Early Super-8 Tsukamoto short film. Loosely based on a short Shigeru Mizuki story.

Legendary Crocodile, Jake and His Fellows (伝説のワニ ジェイク) is a Japanese surreal fantasy...

Early 8mm student film. Selected for the 1977 Japan Recording Video Festival (sponsored by Nippon Television)

Early 8mm student film. Selected for the 1975 Japan Recording Video Festival (sponsored by Nippon Television)

Kazuya goes to live with his mother Shinobu because his father, Yoshiki, who works in the same company, has fired him according to the company policy...