About
Born in 1981 in Osaka prefecture, Japan, Katayama Shinzo worked as an assistant director for Nobuhiro Yamashita before becoming an assistant director for Bong Joon Ho on two of his projects: Tokyo! (2008) and Mother (2009). His debut feature, Siblings of the Cape (2019), won the Best Picture – Feature Length at Skip City International D-Cinema Festival and was invited to numerous international film festivals including Göteborg Film Festival, Geneva International Film Festival and Taipei Film Festival.
Filmography
Lust in the Rain2024 · Director, Screenplay
Life of Mariko in Kabukicho2023 · Screenplay, Director
Missing2022 · Screenplay, Director
The Man Who Was There2020 · Director
Siblings of the Cape2019 · Producer, Screenplay, Editor, Director
Hana's Miso Soup2015 · Assistant Director
Mother2009 · Third Assistant Director
Tokyo!2008 · Assistant Director