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Shinya Tsukamoto

Shinya Tsukamoto

Known for Directing

1/1/1960(Age 65)
Shibuya, Tokyo, Japan

Biography

Shinya Tsukamoto is a Japanese film director and actor with a considerable cult following both domestically and abroad.

Known For (76 credits)

Hero's Island
Movie

Hero's Island

2025

Set in post-war Okinawa, Japan, Gusuku had 3 close childhood friends: On, Yamako and On's younger brother Rei. On was the oldest of the group and he was like a leader to everybody else. He was also a heroic figure to them. On led his friends into the U.S. military base and they stole supplies to give away to the local residents. Everybody in the neighborhood praised On. One night, they entered the U.S. military based to steal supplies. During their raid, On was chased by U.S. soldiers and went missing. Years later, Gusuku now works as a police officer. Yamako is an elementary school teacher. Rei is a member of the yakuza. These three people are still unable to get over the disappearance of On. They chase after the truth behind On's disappearance and uncover a shocking answer.

The Brightest Sun
Movie

The Brightest Sun

2025

When a private detective is murdered, a former colleague and a trainee detective are sent to investigate. Along the way, they uncover a tragic truth that triggers memories from their own haunted pasts.

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。
8.0
Movie

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

2024 TV Movie

In Search of Darkness: 1990-1994
7.3
Movie

In Search of Darkness: 1990-1994

2024

Film icons and genre experts share observations, experiences, and analysis to help reframe, deconstruct, and re-contextualize the "lost" decade of horror: the '90s.

Shin Kamen Rider: Episode Format Version
TV

Shin Kamen Rider: Episode Format Version

2024

The 2023 film Shin Kamen Rider now released in the format of 5 episodes with exclusive new footage.

The J-Horror Virus
Movie

The J-Horror Virus

2023

How did a single ‘Big in Japan’ videotape change the course of global horror history? Find out in this insightful documentary charting the origins, evolution and diffusion across the world of a distinctive brand of Japanese supernatural chillers featuring vengeful ghosts manifesting themselves through contemporary technology against a backdrop of urban alienation and social decay. From Psychic Vision: Jaganrei (1988) and straight-to-video scary true stories to such key titles as Ring (1998), Pulse (2001) and The Grudge (2002), critics and filmmakers reflect on how the bleak Dystopian visions and unsettling atmospheres infiltrated their way into the world’s shocker consciousness.

Hideo Kojima: Connecting Worlds
6.8
Movie

Hideo Kojima: Connecting Worlds

2023

A journey into the creative mind of the most iconic video game designer in the world. Featuring appearances from visionary artists Guillermo del Toro, Nicholas Winding Refn, Grimes, George Miller, Norman Reedus, Woodkid, CHVRCHES, this visually captivating documentary gives a rare insight into Hideo Kojima’s creative process as he launches his own independent studio.

The Last Days of Humanity
7.6
Movie

The Last Days of Humanity

2023

The panorama of human affairs encounters the “man with a movie camera”. His playground has no boundaries, his curiosity no limits. Characters, situations and places pitch camp in the life of a humanity that is at once the viewer and the thing viewed. But what are the last days of this humanity? Have they already passed? Are they now or still to come?

Special Broadcast Movie "Shin Kamen Rider" Premise/Act 1: Kumo-Aug
6.0
Movie

Special Broadcast Movie "Shin Kamen Rider" Premise/Act 1: Kumo-Aug

2023

A TV special which contained the first 23 minutes of "Shin Kamen Rider" footage and was broadcasted on MBS in order to promote the movie.

Shin Kamen Rider
6.9
Movie

Shin Kamen Rider

2023

A man forced to bear power and stripped of humanity. A woman skeptical of happiness. Takeshi Hongo, an Augmentation made by SHOCKER, and Ruriko Midorikawa, a rebel of the organization, escape while fighting off assassins. What’s justice? What’s evil? Will this violence end? Despite his power, Hongo tries to remain human. Along with freedom, Ruriko has regained a heart. What paths will they choose?

Hana Sugisaki's Filming Break
7.5
TV

Hana Sugisaki's Filming Break

2023

Depicts how Hana Sugisaki spends her days off during breaks in shooting dramas and movies.

Lost Man Found
7.9
TV

Lost Man Found

2022

Satoru Matsudo moves to Tokyo in hopes of becoming an actor. He has trouble breaking into the industry, but his luck begins to change when he finds an airplane ticket belonging to a talent agency CEO. Time passes, and Satoru makes a name for himself as an actor. He gets a call from America. Hoping it is a Hollywood offer, he instead hears about his estranged older brother.