Shunji Iwai — Director (26)
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A Summer Solstice Story (2023) [Movie] TMDB
夏至物語
director: Shunji Iwai actor: AiNA THE END / Haruna Muranaka …
other title: 夏至物語
The first summer to spend together with Toru.
In the hot, humid room, Yuko can think only about Toru.
As she peeks into Toru's room through binoculars....
The story depicts a summer day filled with love and madness of a girl who waits for her beloved to return home.
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The Snow King (1993) [Movie] TMDB IMDb
雪の王様
director: Shunji Iwai actor: Yuki Ishibashi / Tsunekazu Umeda …
other title: 雪の王様
A woman battles her spending habits.
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Town Workers (2014) [Movie] NeoDB TMDB
TOWN WORKERS
director: 岩井俊二 actor: 谷内启子 / 林雄大 …
other title: 城镇青年 / TOWN WORKERS …
An omnibus work portraying the lives of youth who have just started to work. Town Workers was produced using rotoscoping, an animation technique which traces live-action performances. It was created in collaboration with Town Work, a part-time job magazine.
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Jam films : Arita (2002) [Movie] NeoDB Douban
Jam films ：Arita
director: 岩井俊二 actor: 广末凉子
other title: 果酱短片集之阿里塔 / Jam films ：Arita
岩井俊二导演，广末凉子主演，属《果酱短片集》。《果酱短片集》是由目前正活跃于日本影坛的七位导演联合摄制的系列短篇，每部片长大约在15分钟，仅用两天时间以完全不同于电影长片的方式拍摄。这部具有强烈奇幻色彩的《arita》在女主角广末凉子看来，影像非常美丽，特别是空气好像在流动，音乐似乎也在空中飘，而故事则围绕一个看到纸上写着“阿里塔”三个字就会产生某种奇妙感觉的女子展开……
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Luca on the Road (2024) [TV] IMDb TMDB
路上のルカ
director: Shunji Iwai actor: Aina the End / Hokuto Matsumura …
other title: 路上のルカ
A young girl named Ruka, who had been living a wandering life in Osaka, is taken in by Fumi, an elementary school teacher. Later, Ruka spends time in Obihiro, Hokkaido, with Natsuhiko, who was her sister's lover, and forms a friendship with a high school girl named Maori. However, the fate that awaits her is always harsh. After arriving in Tokyo, Ruka becomes a musician and begins singing on the streets under the name Kyrie. There, she reunites with Maori, who now goes by the name Ikko and survives in Tokyo through her ever-changing cosplay and relationships with men. From Ishinomaki, Osaka, and Obihiro to Tokyo—Ruka, while being tossed about by fate, weaves a grand lyrical poem through her determined life.
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Vampire (2011) [Movie] TMDB
Vampire
director: Shunji Iwai actor: Kevin Zegers / Keisha Castle-Hughes …
An outwardly normal schoolteacher preys on suicidal women to slake his overwhelming thirst for human blood.
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The Kon Ichikawa Story (2006) [Movie] NeoDB Douban
市川崑物語
director: 岩井俊二 actor: 市川昆 / 和田夏十
other title: 市川昆物语 / 市川崑物語 …
日本导演市川昆（市川昆）出生在一个开和服批发店的家庭中，幼年父亲离世，他随母亲到姐姐、姐夫家生活。市川昆自幼喜爱画画，后入J.O.摄影厂从事动画师工作，再入电影业。之后公司与P.C.L等合并重组为东宝公司时，东宝新东宝之争，市川昆都亲眼见证了。二战时候，市川昆两次接到征兵令，但都神奇了免掉了兵役。
后来市川昆与妻子和田夏十（市川由美子）相识结婚，她是市川昆一生的伴侣也是电影上的合作伙伴，单独为他撰写许多剧本。后来妻子被发现患乳腺癌，市川昆始终在她身旁与病魔抗争，她最后为丈夫写下《细雪》的结尾。
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夏至物語 (2023) [TV] Douban NeoDB
夏至物語
director: 岩井俊二 actor: 饭谷爱菜 / 村中暖奈 …
「夏至物語【完全版】」(2023)1992年深夜に放映され、今なおカルト的な人気を誇る『夏至物語』。新たなヒロインにアイナ・ジ・エンドを迎え、岩井俊二監督自らリメイク。モノローグを多用した独特の手法で、愛する人の帰宅を待つ女の子の、愛と狂気に満ちた夏の日を描く。
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Last Letter (2018) [Movie] NeoDB IMDb WikiData TMDB Douban
你好，之华
director: Shunji Iwai actor: Zhou Xun / Qin Hao …
other title: 你好，之华 / Ni hao, Zhihua
All Yuan Zhinan has left behind when she passed away is a letter and an invitation to a school reunion. Attending the reunion in lieu of her late elder sister, Zhihua accidentally runs into Yin Chuan, on whom she had a crush in her youth. As old memories are evoked, and correspondences travel through different contexts and times, Zhihua slowly uncovers the intricate story of the trio.
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Chang-ok's Letter (昌玉的信) (2017) [TV] NeoDB Douban
チャンオクの手紙 part of TV Series: Chang-ok's Letter
director: 岩井俊二 actor: 裴斗娜 / 金柱赫 …
银河是专职家庭主妇。平日除了要照顾不做家事的丈夫、 任性的儿女， 还要照护几乎只能躺在床上却很啰嗦的岳母，每天都过得很忙碌。 银河原本不会在家人面前表现出辛苦的一面、 任劳任怨做家事，但是…
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New York, I Love You (2009) [Movie] NeoDB TMDB Douban IMDb
New York, I Love You
director: 法提赫·阿金 / 伊万·阿达勒 … actor: 海登·克里斯滕森 / 娜塔莉·波特曼 …
other title: Nova York, Eu Te Amo / 纽约我爱你 …
New York, I Love You delves into the intimate lives of New Yorkers as they grapple with, delight in and search for love. Journey from the Diamond District in the heart of Manhattan, through Chinatown and the Upper East Side, towards the Village, into Tribeca, and Brooklyn as lovers of all ages try to find romance in the Big Apple.
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Ghost Soup (1992) [Movie] WikiData NeoDB IMDb TMDB Douban
Ghost Soup
director: Shunji Iwai actor: 铃木兰兰 / Hiroyuki Watari …
other title: 鬼汤 / ゴーストスープ …
It's Christmas Eve in Tokyo as Ichiro is moving into his new apartment one month ahead of schedule. As he is getting settled in, two strangers enter the apartment and are surprised to find him there. They begin complaining that he is upsetting their plans for a Christmas party to be thrown in the apartment that night before attempting to kick him out.
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Hana & Alice (2004) [Movie] IMDb WikiData TMDB NeoDB Douban
花とアリス
8.1 (7 ratings) director: Shunji Iwai actor: Anne Suzuki / Yu Aoi …
other title: Ana e Alice / Hana et Alice …
Two teenage best pals attracted to the same boy end up scrambling his life after he walks into a door and is knocked unconscious.
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All About Lily Chou-Chou (2001) [Movie] IMDb TMDB NeoDB KevGa-NeoDB WikiData Douban
リリイ・シュシュのすべて
8.2 (18 ratings) director: Shunji Iwai actor: Hayato Ichihara / Shugo Oshinari …
other title: Todo sobre Lily / リリイ・シュシュのすべて …
Charts the troubled teenage years of students Yūichi Hasumi and Shūsuke Hoshino, exploring the shifting and complex power dynamics of their relationship against the backdrop of Yūichi's love for the dreamy and abstract music of pop star Lily Chou-Chou.
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The Case of Hana & Alice (2015) [Movie] NeoDB IMDb TMDB WikiData Douban
花とアリス殺人事件
director: Shunji Iwai actor: Yu Aoi / Anne Suzuki …
other title: Hana e Alice - Il caso di omicidio / O Caso de Ana e Alice …
After transferring to Ishinomori Middle School, Tetsuko "Alice" Arisugawa overhears her classmates discussing a strange rumor. The previous occupant of her seat, a nondescript "Judas," is missing and presumed murdered. Amidst dealing with her mother's undesired meddling in her affairs and warding off her classmates' bullying, the troubled Alice starts to investigate the mystery surrounding Judas' disappearance. The trail of clues leads her to the house of her next-door neighbor, the quirky and reclusive Hana Arai.
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Kyrie (2023) [Movie] NeoDB TMDB IMDb WikiData Douban
キリエのうた
director: Shunji Iwai actor: Aina the End / Hokuto Matsumura …
other title: キリエのうた
Luca lost her family in the Great East Japan Earthquake causing her not to be able to speak. However, her singing voice shakes the hearts of those who listen to her. It is a hymn of compassion played by Luca and the people.