
Shinya Tsukamoto
- Known for
- Directing
- Born
- January 1, 1960
- Birthplace
- Shibuya, Tokyo, Japan
Shinya Tsukamoto is a Japanese film director and actor with a considerable cult following both domestically and abroad.
Filmography

Mr. Nelson, Did You Kill People? 2026
Director, Writer, Editor, Camera Operator

The Brightest Sun 2026
Actor

Hero's Island 2025
Actor

孤独のグルメ2024大晦日スペシャル 太平洋から日本海 五郎、北へ あの人たちの所まで。 2024
Actor

In Search of Darkness: 1990-1994 2024
as Self

Shadow of Fire 2023
Director of Photography, Producer, Editor, Writer, Director

Shin Godzilla: ORTHOchromatic 2023
as Kunio Hazama

The J-Horror Virus 2023
Actor

Hideo Kojima: Connecting Worlds 2023
as Self

Special Broadcast Movie "Shin Kamen Rider" Premise/Act 1: Kumo-Aug 2023
as Hiroshi Midorikawa

Shin Kamen Rider 2023
as Hiroshi Midorikawa

Showa Kayo Musical Mata Au Hi Made 2022
Actor

Kiba: The Fangs of Fiction 2021
as Takano

In Search of Darkness: Part II 2020
as Self

Japanese Cinema's Provocateur Extraordinaire: Shinya Tsukamoto 2020
as Self

Killing 2018
as Jirozaemon Sawamura, Director of Photography, Executive Producer, Screenplay, Director, Editor

Shinya Tsukamoto Commentary "Fires on the Plain" 20 Year Journey 2018
as Self, Director

Uta Monogatari: Cinema Fighters Project 2018
as Satoshi Takahashi (segment "Canaria")

Silence 2016
as Mokichi

Scoop! 2016
as Taka

Over the Fence 2016
as Satoshi's Father (voice)

Shin Godzilla 2016
as Kunio Hazama

Metal Gear Solid: Legacy 2015
as Self

Fires on the Plain 2015
as Tamura, Director, Producer, Editor, Director of Photography, Screenplay

Japanscope, panorama de la nouvelle Nouvelle Vague 2015
Actor

The Road Less Travelled 2013
as Sousuke Akiyama

Venice 70: Future Reloaded 2013
Director

Ichi the Killer - Behind the Scenes 2013
as Self

Ichi the Killer - Making Of 2013
as Self

An Interview with Shinya Tsukamoto 2013
as Self

Kotoko 2011
as Seitaro Tanaka, Writer, Director, Producer, Director of Photography, Editor

Kurosawa's Way 2011
as Self

Ca' Foscari Cinema 2011
Director

Kaidan Horror Classics 2010
Director

Tetsuo: The Bullet Man 2010
as The Guy, Director, Screenplay, Producer, Editor, Production Design, Gaffer, Director of Photography

Lizard 2009
Director, Producer, Editor

Nightmare Detective 2 2008
Director, Producer, Director of Photography, Writer, Editor

Eli on Ichi 2007
as Self

Welcome to the Quiet Room 2007
as Asuka's Ex-husband

Nightmare Detective 2007
as '0', Writer, Director, Director of Photography, Art Direction, Editor, Producer

Teruo Ishii Fan Club 2006
Actor

Dirt(y) Hero 2006
Actor

Female 2005
Director

Haze 2005
Actor, Editor, Producer, Director, Writer, Art Direction, Director of Photography
- The Desire of the World: Jeonju Digital Project 2005
The Desire of the World: Jeonju Digital Project 2005 2005
Director

Vital 2004
Director, Production Design, Producer, Editor, Director of Photography, Screenplay

Otakus in Love 2004
as Noro

Marebito 2004
as Masuoka

Electric Yakuza, Go to Hell! 2004
as Self

Tracing Jake 2004
Actor

A Snake of June 2003
as Michiro Iguchi, Writer, Director, Director of Photography, Production Design, Editor, Producer

Basic Tsukamoto 2003
as Self

A Drowning Man 2002
as Tokio

Travail 2002
as Kazuya Miyamae

Legendary Crocodile, Jake and His Fellows 2001
Actor

Ichi the Killer 2001
as Jijii

Blind Beast vs Killer Dwarf 2001
Actor

Chloe 2001
as Eisuke

Quartet for Two 2001
as Yuuenchi no otoko

Sakuya: The Slayer of Demons 2000
as Wizard

Dead or Alive 2: Birds 2000
as Magician Higashino

House of the Ghosts ~Kanako Inuki's World of Fear~ 2000
Actor
- Making of Gemini
Making of Gemini 2000
as Self

Sunday's Dream 1999
as Sakamoto

Gemini 1999
Screenplay, Editor, Director, Director of Photography

Dogs 1999
Actor

The Perfect Education 1999
as Moriyama

Wait and See 1998
as Doctor

Bullet Ballet 1998
as Goda, Director, Screenplay, Producer, Director of Photography, Editor, Art Direction

Sunday Drive 1998
Actor, Producer

Tokyo Fair Weather 1997
Actor
- Atlanta Boogie
Atlanta Boogie 1996
Actor

Some Kinda Love 1996
as Kamisaki

Tokyo Fist 1995
as Tsuda Yoshiharu, Screenplay, Director, Story, Director of Photography, Art Direction, Producer, Editor

The Stairway to the Distant Past 1995
as Yamaguchi

119 1994
as Masaaki Tomita

The Most Terrible Time in My Life 1994
as Yamaguchi

Tetsuo II: Body Hammer 1992
as Yatsu - The Guy, Editor, Art Direction, Director, Writer, Director of Photography, Producer

Hiruko the Goblin 1991
Director, Editor, Screenplay

Tetsuo: The Iron Man 1989
as Metal Fetishist, Writer, Producer, Director, Editor, Art Direction, Lighting Director, Director of Photography, Special Effects

The Adventure of Denchu-Kozo 1987
as Kondo, Director, Director of Photography, Special Effects, Art Direction, Lighting Director, Producer, Editor, Writer

The Phantom of Regular Size 1986
as MetalMan, Director, Director of Photography, Writer, Producer, Editor

Terry 100 Channels 1985
Director

Lotus Flower, Fly! 1979
Actor, Screenplay, Visual Effects, Producer, Editor, Director

New Wings 1978
Editor, Producer, Visual Effects, Screenplay, Director

Flying in a Hell Town Piss Lodge 1977
Screenplay, Visual Effects, Producer, Editor, Director

Cloudy 1976
Actor, Screenplay, Editor, Visual Effects, Producer, Director
- Wings
Wings 1975
Actor, Screenplay, Director of Photography, Editor, Producer, Art Direction, Director
- Story of a Giant Cockroach
Story of a Giant Cockroach 1975
Actor, Director, Visual Effects, Screenplay, Producer, Art Direction, Director of Photography, Editor

Genshi-san 1974
Actor, Editor, Director, Producer, Screenplay
Credits from TMDB.