Shunji Iwai Movies

  • 2012
    I Have to Buy New Shoes

    I Have to Buy New Shoes

    I Have to Buy New Shoes

    6.22012HD

    Freelance writer Aoi Teshigahara lives in Paris, France. Sen Yagami is a photographer who came to Paris, France due to his younger sister Suzume's...

    I Have to Buy New Shoes
  • 2022
    Ribbon

    Ribbon

    Ribbon

    7.2862022HD

    The year is 2020, the middle of the corona crisis. Art student Itsuka has her graduation exhibition canceled and must take home the piece which she...

    Ribbon
  • 1996
    ACRI: The Legend of Homo-Aquarellius

    ACRI: The Legend of Homo-Aquarellius

    ACRI: The Legend of Homo-Aquarellius

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    A scientist desperately wanting to prove that mermaids exist is ostracized from the scientific community in Japan. He settles down in Australia...

    ACRI: The Legend of Homo-Aquarellius
  • 2017
    Chang-ok's Letter

    Chang-ok's Letter

    Chang-ok's Letter

    5.32017HD

    Housewife Eun-ha is busy every day: In addition to taking care of her husband who doesn’t help out at all and her willful daughter and son, she...

    Chang-ok's Letter
  • 1994
    undo

    undo

    undo

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    Moemi is not overly pleased when Yukio brings home a couple of turtles to keep her company. Although Yukio works at home as a writer, Moemi feels...

    undo
  • 1992
    Blood-sucking Tree

    Blood-sucking Tree

    Blood-sucking Tree

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    Three stories: 1 - A tree that prefers blood. 2 - A woman stressed with uncontrolled time. 2 - A man who believes his daughter is a demon

    Blood-sucking Tree
  • 1992
    Ghost Soup

    Ghost Soup

    Ghost Soup

    6.81992HD

    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...

    Ghost Soup
  • 2015
    Cities in Love

    Cities in Love

    Cities in Love

    32015HD

    Florence, Prague, Paris, Shanghai, Otaru of Hokkaido, five different love stories in five different cities.

    Cities in Love
  • 2010
    Bandage

    Bandage

    Bandage

    6.12010HD

    Set in the 1990s during Japan's "band boom" era, the film tells the tale of a girl in high school, Asako, who goes to a concert and meets Natsu,...

    Bandage
  • 1993
    Fried Dragon Fish

    Fried Dragon Fish

    Fried Dragon Fish

    6.41993HD

    A dragon fish is stolen by Tetsu Tobiyama and biologist Thomas Earwing seeks its return. Poo is led to Natsuro after she worms her way into a top...

    Fried Dragon Fish
  • 1999
    GAMERA 1999

    GAMERA 1999

    GAMERA 1999

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    Hideaki Anno's documentary about the making of Shusuke Kaneko's Gamera 3: Revenge of Iris. From concept to film, the documentary is a video diary of...

    GAMERA 1999
  • 2020
    The 12 Day Tale of the Monster that Died in 8

    The 12 Day Tale of the Monster that Died in 8

    The 12 Day Tale of the Monster that Died in 8

    5.62020HD

    An actor who has lost his job due to the coronavirus buys capsule monsters online and begins to raise them.

    The 12 Day Tale of the Monster that Died in 8
  • 2023
    A Summer Solstice Story

    A Summer Solstice Story

    A Summer Solstice Story

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    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...

    A Summer Solstice Story
  • 2011
    Friends After 3.11

    Friends After 3.11

    Friends After 3.11

    72011HD

    In March 2011, Japan was struck by a catastrophic earthquake, with the devastating tsunami that followed causing a meltdown at the Fukushima nuclear...

    Friends After 3.11
  • 2025
    World Map

    World Map

    World Map

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    One day, Lan Xia goes to her classmate Hai Feng’s house to stay overnight. They start to feel awkward around each other without really knowing...

    World Map
  • 2003
    The Railway and the Girl

    The Railway and the Girl

    The Railway and the Girl

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    The short film shot within the movie "Ritual" (2000)

    The Railway and the Girl
  • 2013
    Far Away, So Close

    Far Away, So Close

    Far Away, So Close

    5.22013HD

    27-year-old Sakumi Shimura lost the last 10 years of her memory from a car accident. Sakumi can only remember events up to when she was 17-years-old,...

    Far Away, So Close
  • 1999
    The Boys Wanted to See Fireworks from the Side

    The Boys Wanted to See Fireworks from the Side

    The Boys Wanted to See Fireworks from the Side

    61999HD

    A documentary looking back on the making of Shunji Iwai's TV play Fireworks, Should We See it from the Side or the Bottom?.

    The Boys Wanted to See Fireworks from the Side
  • 2002
    All About

    All About "All About Lily Chou-Chou"

    All About "All About Lily Chou-Chou"

    4.72002HD

    The making of 'All About Lily Chou-Chou' starting from its conception as an interactive story that played out on a BBS

    All About
  • 2009
    Baton

    Baton

    Baton

    4.32009HD

    Baton is a collection of three 20-minute Sci-fi anime films dedicated to the 150th anniversary of the establishment of Yokohama city. On Planet Abel,...

    Baton