Shunji IWAI
岩井俊二
Shunji IWAI, born in Miyagi Prefecture 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 commercial and critical success and received numerous awards. The teen drama ALL ABOUT LILY CHOU-CHOU (2001 NC ’02) brought him international renown. He has already made several films outside Japan, with VAMPIRE (2011) having been his first English-language film. In addition to writing and directing his films, IWAI often composes his own scores.
Films shown at Nippon Connection
Kyrie,
Japan 2023 (Original author)
NC24
Kyrie,
Japan 2023 (Director)
NC24
Kyrie,
Japan 2023 (Script)
NC24
A Bride For Rip Van Winkle,
Japan 2016 (Director)
NC17
A Bride For Rip Van Winkle,
Japan 2016 (Script)
NC17
The Case Of Hana & Alice,
Japan 2015 (Director)
NC16
The Case Of Hana & Alice,
Japan 2015 (Script)
NC16
The Case Of Hana & Alice,
Japan 2015 (Music)
NC16
Arita,
Japan 2002 (Director)
NC04
All About Lily Chou Chou,
Japan 2001 (Script)
NC02
All About Lily Chou Chou,
Japan 2001 (Director)
NC02
Picnic,
Japan 1995 (Director)
NC00
Picnic,
Japan 1995 (Script)
NC00