Shunji Iwai Movies

On the surface, Simon is a dedicated teacher living a normal life. But he has a terrible secret – he is compelled to drink human blood. Using online chat rooms…

Hiroko Watanabe’s fiancé Itsuki died two years earlier in a mountain climbing accident. While looking through his high school yearbook, Hiroko in a fit of grief decides to write a…

Believing that the world will end that very day, three mental patients Coco, Tsumuji, and Satoru set out upon a journey. Walking upon the tops of the walls of the…

After a young girl’s mother dies, she is cared for by Glico, a brassy hooker, who gives the girl the name “Ageha” (Butterfly). Ageha goes to work for a collection…

In spring, a girl leaves the island of Hokkaido to attend university in Tokyo. Once there, she’s very lonely and finds out people aren’t anywhere near as friendly like she’d…

Life isn’t easy for a group of high school kids growing up absurd in Japan’s pervasive pop/cyber culture. As they negotiate teen badlands- school bullies, parents from another planet, lurid…

“The Messenger” is a mysterious woman who appears to a mobster hiding underground to tell him about his ultimate fate. A bag with a “Kendama” ball and string toy gets…

Upon entering high school, two best friends named Hana and Alice notice a boy a year older them while waiting for the train, and they both develop a pretty strong…

Eleven vignettes, all homages to New York City life, are presented. I. Ben, a pickpocket, is attracted to Molly on first sight, and gets into an interesting “pissing match” with…