Shunji IWAI 岩井俊二
Arita
Nippon Cinema ª
About Shunji IWAI
岩井俊二
Shunji IWAI, born in 1963, graduated from Yokohama National University. After beginning his directing career with commercials, TV dramas and music videos in 1988, his feature debut LOVE LETTER (1995) became a box office hit and received many awards. The teen drama ALL ABOUT LILY CHOU-CHOU (2001) brought him international fame. In addition to writing and directing his films, IWAI often composes his own scores as well.