About

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34
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Place of birth:
Tokyo, Japan
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Makoto Shinozaki

Overview

Born in Tokyo, Shinozaki attended Rikkyo University where he studied under Shigehiko Hasumi, made 8mm films, and appeared in the then amateur works of other Rikkyo graduates such as Kiyoshi Kurosawa. After graduating, he worked at the film company Cine Saison and starting writing about film and doing long interviews of directors such as Quentin Tarantino and Takeshi Kitano for magazines. While working as a projectionist for the Athénée Français Cultural Center in Tokyo, he saved up enough money to make his first 35mm film, Okaeri, for which he won the Wolfgang Staudte Award at the Berlin Film Festival in 1995. His next feature film, Not Forgotten, was screened at the Three Continents Film Festival, where its stars, Tomio Aoki, Tatsuya Mihashi, and Minoru Oki, shared the best actor award. Having developed a close relationship with Takeshi Kitano, Shinozaki has made a documentary on the filming of Kikujiro as well as a TV movie based on Kitano's autobiographical novel Asakusa Kid. He has also produced the Cop Festival series featuring short films by directors such as Kiyoshi Kurosawa, Shinji Aoyama, Akihiko Shiota, and Hirokazu Koreeda. Continuing to write on film, he has published a history of horror cinema with Kiyoshi Kurosawa.

Known for

Acting
2025 Jiyuuna Fanshii Actor N/A
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1990 The Giant Slalom Actor N/A
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1985 Bumpkin Soup Actor Member of a Mysterious Group 58
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Directing
2022 I’m still dreaming of your face Directing Director N/A
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2018 Wish We Were Here Directing Director N/A
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2014 Sharing Directing Director 58
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2013 Since Then Directing Director N/A
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2011 Die! Directors, Die! Directing Director N/A
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2010 Kaidan Shin Mimibukuro Kaiki Tsukimono Directing Director 58
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2010 Kai-Ki: Tales of Terror from Tokyo Directing Director 58
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2010 Kaidan Shin Mimibukuro Kaiki Nozomi Directing Director 58
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2010 Tokyo Island Directing Director N/A
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2010 Tales of Terror: 100 Stories Directing Director 58
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2008 The Soup of Heaven Directing Director N/A
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2008 Tengoku no Soup Directing Director N/A
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2007 0093: Masao Kusakari On Her Majesty's Secret Service Directing Director N/A
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2004 Walking With The Dog Directing Director N/A
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2003 Deka Matsuri Directing Director N/A
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2002 Asakusa Kid Directing Director 59
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2000 Not Forgotten Directing Director 58
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1999 Jam Session (The Official Bootleg of Kikujiro) Directing Director 59
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1995 Welcome Home Directing Director 58
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1981 Desutoraru Directing Director N/A
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Writing
2018 Wish We Were Here Writing Writer N/A
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2014 Sharing Writing Writer 58
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2013 Since Then Writing Writer N/A
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2011 Die! Directors, Die! Writing Writer N/A
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2010 Tales of Terror: 100 Stories Writing Screenplay 58
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2010 Yakuza-Busting Girls: Duel in Hell Writing Writer 58
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2000 Not Forgotten Writing Writer 58
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1995 Welcome Home Writing Writer 58
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Production
2022 HAJIKERU Production Producer N/A
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2011 Die! Directors, Die! Production Producer N/A
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2003 Kaettekita! Deka Matsuri Production Production Designer N/A
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