Shinji Aoyama

Shinji Aoyama (青山 真治, Aoyama Shinji, 13 July 1964 – 21 March 2022) was a Japanese movie director, screenwriter, composer, critic, and novelist. He won two awards at the 2000 Cannes Film Festival for his movie Eureka.^[1] Aoyama was born in Kitakyushu, Japan. He was an art professor at Tama Art University.^[2]

Shinji Aoyama
Born	(1964-07-13)13 July 1964 Kitakyushu, Japan
Died	21 March 2022(2022-03-21) (aged 57) Tokyo, Japan
Occupation(s)	Movie director, screenwriter, composer, movie critic, novelist
Years active	1996–2021
Spouse	Maho Toyota

Aoyama died on 21 March 2022 in Tokyo, Japan from esophageal cancer, aged 57.^[3]

Movies

• EM Embalming (1999)
• Eureka (2000)
• Desert Moon (2001)
• Lakeside Murder Case (2004)
• My God, My God, Why Hast Thou Forsaken Me? (2005)
• Crickets (2006)
• Sad Vacation (2007)
• Tokyo Park (2011)
• The Backwater (2013)
• Living in the Sky (2020)^[4]

References

1. Gerow, Aaron (2002). "Aoyama Shinji". In Tasker, Yvonne (ed.). Fifty Contemporary Filmmakers. London: Routledge. ISBN 0-415-18973-X.
2. 映画監督・青山真治教授就任 (in Japanese). Tama Art University. Archived from the original on 12 November 2013. Retrieved 12 November 2013.
3. "映画監督の青山真治氏死去 57歳、食道癌で闘病 妻のとよた真帆「最後は眠るように…」" (in Japanese). Sports Nippon. Retrieved March 25, 2022.
4. "青山真治7年ぶりの長編映画で多部未華子が主演、岸井ゆきのや岩田剛典ら共演". Natalie. Retrieved August 24, 2020.

Other websites

• Shinji Aoyama on IMDb