Shinji Aoyama Movies

  • 2003
    The Detective Who Can Say No

    The Detective Who Can Say No

    The Detective Who Can Say No

    02003HD

    Shinji Aoyama’s short film follows an unlikely pair of detectives—played by Susumu Terajima and filmmaker Kiyoshi Kurosawa—as they...

    The Detective Who Can Say No
  • 1970
    Death Valley '95

    Death Valley '95

    Death Valley '95

    01970HD

    Death Valley '95
  • 1997
    An Obsession

    An Obsession

    An Obsession

    6.61997HD

    Police detective Sosuke is shot down while chasing a suspect. While unconscious, his gun is stolen. He recovers, but loses his wife and resigns from...

    An Obsession
  • 2020
    Living in the Sky

    Living in the Sky

    Living in the Sky

    7.42020HD

    Following her parents' sudden death, publishing company employee Naomi Kobayakawa moves into a high-rise occupied by those close to her. However, she...

    Living in the Sky
  • 1995
    Suit Yourself or Shoot Yourself!! The Escape

    Suit Yourself or Shoot Yourself!! The Escape

    Suit Yourself or Shoot Yourself!! The Escape

    7.51995HD

    Hapless gangsters are hired by the yakuza to tail his daughter. Once the identity of the boy she's dating has been unveiled, the boss offers a reward...

    Suit Yourself or Shoot Yourself!! The Escape
  • 2001
    Chloe

    Chloe

    Chloe

    72001HD

    Kotaro and Kuroe marry almost immediately in a Christian ceremony and move into an apartment. Life is completely joyous until, one day, Kuroe falls...

    Chloe
  • 2006
    Crickets

    Crickets

    Crickets

    72006HD

    Kaoru, a wealthy woman whose youth is fading, abandons the hustle and bustle of the city to live peacefully in a home on the coast. There, she takes...

    Crickets
  • 2002
    Dreaming Bashō: Toshinori Kondo Blows through Kumano

    Dreaming Bashō: Toshinori Kondo Blows through Kumano

    Dreaming Bashō: Toshinori Kondo Blows through Kumano

    02002HD

    Directed by Shinji Aoyama, this NHK documentary follows avant-garde jazz trumpeter Toshinori Kondo as he traces the footsteps of the poet Matsuo...

    Dreaming Bashō: Toshinori Kondo Blows through Kumano
  • 2011
    Tokyo Park

    Tokyo Park

    Tokyo Park

    6.22011HD

    University student and budding photographer Koji is asked by a man to secretly take pictures of his wife Yurika. As a result, his relationships with...

    Tokyo Park
  • 1994
    The Dream of Garuda

    The Dream of Garuda

    The Dream of Garuda

    4.71994HD

    A convicted rapist, Ikuo is released from prison and goes in pursuit of the woman he raped, Mieko. So obsessed is he with revenge he sees her in...

    The Dream of Garuda
  • 1995
    BeRLiN

    BeRLiN

    BeRLiN

    91995HD

    When a woman whose job is to professionally date men disappears suddenly, a TV crew who wanted to film a documentary about women like her begin...

    BeRLiN
  • 2003
    Deka Matsuri

    Deka Matsuri

    Deka Matsuri

    02003HD

    12-part omnibus made under the rules: "the main character is a detective" "at least one gag per minute" "the length must not exceed 10 minutes"

    Deka Matsuri
  • 1996
    Yûri

    Yûri

    Yûri

    91996HD

    Masayuki meets Nanami, who is on a journey with a refrigerator named Ullie. Nanami's Iranian friend Amir is helping her haul the refrigerator which...

    Yûri
  • 1996
    A Weapon in My Heart

    A Weapon in My Heart

    A Weapon in My Heart

    71996HD

    A detective and his partner track down a call girl with information about a drug cartel. After taking her into custody, they are attacked by cartel...

    A Weapon in My Heart
  • 2005
    Wish You Were Here

    Wish You Were Here

    Wish You Were Here

    02005HD

    The film opens with distant shots of wind power plants, followed by a Pink Floyd song, and then focuses on a simple yet evocative image: a bonfire on...

    Wish You Were Here
  • 1999
    Barren Illusion

    Barren Illusion

    Barren Illusion

    5.71999HD

    In a near future where allergies have become an epidemic, music producer Haru half-heartedly dates post office clerk and mail thief Michi. He...

    Barren Illusion
  • 2015
    Broken Hearts for Sale

    Broken Hearts for Sale

    Broken Hearts for Sale

    02015HD

    An omnibus recorded in a short film by five film directors with the motif of the song "Kai Band".

    Broken Hearts for Sale
  • 2011
    Cut

    Cut

    Cut

    7.12011HD

    Shuji is an uncompromising young filmmaker at odds with Japanese society. One day he learns that his loan shark brother, who had helped to finance...

    Cut
  • 2020
    Goldfish Princess

    Goldfish Princess

    Goldfish Princess

    02020HD

    One day, Ezawa Jun, who has trouble with work and in love, gets a ryukin from a goldfish scooping game at a festival. However, she is actually a...

    Goldfish Princess
  • 1997
    Wild Life

    Wild Life

    Wild Life

    81997HD

    An ex-boxer working for a game parlor owner gets caught up in a complex blackmail operation he doesn't understand. Before long he's caught between...

    Wild Life