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Shin'ya Tsukamoto

Actor | Director | Writer

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Member of the jury at the Venice Film Festival in 1997. See more trivia »

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in Shibuya, Tokyo, Japan
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2011 Kotoko
Seitaro Tanaka
 
2010 Clouds Over the Hill (TV series)
Motojiro Akashi
– Hirose, shisu (2010) … Motojiro Akashi
– Nichiro kaisen (2010) … Motojiro Akashi
 
2009 Tetsuo: The Bullet Man
The Guy
 
2008 Metal Gear Solid 4: Guns of the Patriots (Video Game)
Vamp (voice: Japanese version)
 
2007 Welcome to the Quiet Room
Asuka's Ex-husband
 
2007 Sexy Voice and Robo (TV series)
Takeo Hayashi
– Robo (2007) … Takeo Hayashi
– Sachiko (2007) … Takeo Hayashi
– Puccini: Part 2 (2007) … Takeo Hayashi
– Puccini: Part 1 (2007) … Takeo Hayashi
– Mr. Hamburger (2007) … Takeo Hayashi
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2006 Keijiro engawa nikki 3 (TV series)
Kahei
– Touge no hate (2006) … Kahei
– Otsugomori (2006) … Kahei
– Touge (2006) … Kahei
 
2006 Nightmare Detective
'0'
 
2005 Haze
 
2004 Otakus in Love
Noro
 
2004 Marebito
Masuoka
 
2004 Tracing Jake
 
2002 A Snake of June
Iguchi
 
2002 A Woman's Work
Kazuya
 
2001 A Drowning Man
Tokio
 
2001 Ichi the Killer
Jijii
 
2001 Blind Beast vs. Dwarf
Kogorô Akechi
 
2001 Quartet for Two
Yuuenchi no otoko
 
2001 Kuroe
Eisuke
 
2000 Dead or Alive 2: Tôbôsha
Magician Higashino
 
2000 Sunday's Dream
 
2000 Sakuya: Slayer of Demons
Wizard
 
1999 The Perfect Education
Moriyama
 
1998 Wait and See
Doctor
 
1998 Bullet Ballet
Goda
 
1998 Sunday Drive
 
1998 Dogs
 
1997 Tokyo biyori
Maeda
 
1996 Atlanta Boogie
 
1996 Some Kinda Love
 
1995 Tokyo Fist
Tsuda Yoshiharu
 
1995 The Stairway to the Distant Past
Yamaguchi
 
1994 119
Masaaki Tomita
 
1994 Waga jinsei saiaku no toki
Yamaguchi
 
1992 Tetsuo II: Body Hammer
Yatsu (The Guy)
 
1989 Tetsuo, the Iron Man
Metal Fetishist
 
1987 Denchu Kozo no boken
 
1986 Futsu saizu no kaijin (short)
 
Show ShowDirector (24 titles)
2011 Kotoko
 
2010 Ayashiki bungô kaidan (TV series)
– Hazakura to mabue (2010)
 
2009 Tetsuo: The Bullet Man
 
2008 Nightmare Detective 2
 
2006 Nightmare Detective
 
2005 Haze
 
2005 Fîmeiru (story: "Tamamushi")
 
2004 Vital
 
2002 A Snake of June
 
1999 Sôseiji
 
1998 Bullet Ballet
 
1995 Tokyo Fist
 
1992 Tetsuo II: Body Hammer
 
1991 Hiruko the Goblin
 
1989 Tetsuo, the Iron Man
 
1987 Denchu Kozo no boken
 
1986 Futsu saizu no kaijin (short)
 
1979 Hasu no hana tobe
 
1978 Shin Tsubasa (short)
 
1977 Jigokumachi shonben kozou nite tondayo
 
1976 Donten
 
1975 Tsubasa (short)
 
1975 Kyodai gokiburi monogatari
 
1974 Genshisan (short)
 
Show ShowWriter (15 titles)
2011 Kotoko (screenplay)
 
2009 Tetsuo: The Bullet Man (screenplay)
 
2008 Nightmare Detective 2 (screenplay)
 
2006 Nightmare Detective
 
2005 Haze (written by)
 
2004 Vital
 
2002 A Snake of June
 
1999 Sôseiji (screenplay)
 
1998 Bullet Ballet (writer)
 
1995 Tokyo Fist (screenplay / story)
 
1992 Tetsuo II: Body Hammer
 
1991 Hiruko the Goblin (screenplay)
 
1989 Tetsuo, the Iron Man (writer)
 
1987 Denchu Kozo no boken
 
1986 Futsu saizu no kaijin (short)
 
Show ShowEditor (13 titles)
Show ShowCinematographer (12 titles)
Show ShowProducer (10 titles)
2011 Kotoko (producer)
 
2009 Tetsuo: The Bullet Man (producer)
 
2006 Nightmare Detective (producer)
 
2005 Haze (producer)
 
2004 Vital (producer)
 
2002 A Snake of June (producer)
 
1998 Sunday Drive (producer)
 
1995 Tokyo Fist (producer)
 
1992 Tetsuo II: Body Hammer (executive producer)
 
1989 Tetsuo, the Iron Man (producer)
 
Show ShowProduction Designer (4 titles)
Show ShowArt Director (4 titles)
Show ShowCamera and Electrical Department (1 title)
2009 Tetsuo: The Bullet Man (gaffer)
 
Show ShowThanks (2 titles)
2005 Ultra-Toxic (dedicated to)
 
1998 I Stand Alone (special thanks)
 
Show ShowSelf (8 titles)
2011 The Story of Film: An Odyssey (TV series documentary)
Himself - Interviewee
– Episode #1.13 (2011) … Himself - Interviewee
 
2011 Kurosawa's Way (documentary)
Himself
 
2009 Monsterland (TV documentary)
Himself
 
2007 Malformed Memories (video documentary short)
Himself
 
2006 Teruo Ishii Fan Club (video documentary)
Himself
 
2004 Electric Yakuza, Go to Hell! (TV documentary)
 
2003 Basic Tsukamoto (TV documentary)
Himself
 
2000 Tsukamoto Shin'ya ga Ranpo suru (video documentary short)
Himself
 

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Tetsuo: The Bullet Man -- When his son is run down by a motorist, a father's rage transforms him into a strange, metallic monster.
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Personal Details

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Personal Quote:

It's strange. Part of me loves a city like Tokyo, but part of me would quite happily destroy it. See more »

Trivia:

Member of the jury at the Venice Film Festival in 1997. See more »

Trademark:

His films often deal with the dehumanising quality of life in the big city, the fragility of the human body, relationship difficulties and alienation themes. These ideas are presented in a way that is abstract, nightmarish and deeply metaphorical. See more »

Star Sign:

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