Directed credits
9
Active
Regular directing credits.
Director
Shinzo Katayama
Directing
Career Snapshot
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Directed movies: 5Directed series: 4All crew credits: 12
TMDB ID: 2230559
IMDb ID: nm4293909
Known for: Directing
Born: February 7, 1981
Age: 45
Place of birth: Osaka, Japan
Gender: Male
Adult content flag: No
Career span: 2008 - 2026
Years active: 19
Average TMDB rating: 7.39
Wikidata: Q105258937
Frequent jobs
Director (5)Assistant Director (3)Third Assistant Director (1)Screenplay (3)
Biography
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.
Movies
Directed Movies
Movies directed by Shinzo Katayama.
Lust in the Rain
Director
2024 Movie
The Man Who Was There
Director
2020 Movie
Hana's Miso Soup
Assistant Director
2015 Movie
Mother
Third Assistant Director
2009 Movie
Tokyo!
Assistant Director
2008 Movie
Series
Directed Series
Series directed by Shinzo Katayama.
Human Vapor
Director • 8 eps
2026 Series
Gannibal
Director • 15 eps
2022 Series
The Hovering Blade
Director • 6 eps
2021 Series
Majimuri Academy
Assistant Director • 10 eps
2018 Series
Movies
Top Rated Movies
Highest rated movies linked with Shinzo Katayama.
Mother
Third Assistant Director
2009 Movie
Tokyo!
Assistant Director
2008 Movie
Series
Top Rated Series
Highest rated series linked with Shinzo Katayama.
Gannibal
Director • 15 eps
2022 Series
Movies
Most Popular Movies
Most viewed movie titles linked with Shinzo Katayama.
Mother
Third Assistant Director
2009 Movie
Tokyo!
Assistant Director
2008 Movie
Lust in the Rain
Director
2024 Movie
Life of Mariko in Kabukicho
Screenplay
2023 Movie
Hana's Miso Soup
Assistant Director
2015 Movie
Missing
Screenplay
2022 Movie
Siblings of the Cape
Screenplay
2019 Movie
The Night Before Upheaval
2022 Movie
The Man Who Was There
Director
2020 Movie
Series
Most Popular Series
Most viewed series linked with Shinzo Katayama.
Human Vapor
Director • 8 eps
2026 Series
Gannibal
Director • 15 eps
2022 Series
The Hovering Blade
Director • 6 eps
2021 Series
Majimuri Academy
Assistant Director • 10 eps
2018 Series
Movies
Other Crew Work in Movies
Additional movie credits for Shinzo Katayama.
Life of Mariko in Kabukicho
Screenplay
2023 Movie
Missing
Screenplay
2022 Movie
Siblings of the Cape
Screenplay
2019 Movie
Movies
Acting Appearances in Movies
Movie cast credits for Shinzo Katayama.
The Night Before Upheaval
2022 Movie