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.
Mother
(Third Assistant Director)
Siblings of the Cape
(Screenplay)
Missing
(Screenplay)
Siblings of the Cape
(Editor)
Siblings of the Cape
(Producer)
Missing
(Director)
Hana's Miso Soup
(Assistant Director)
Tokyo!
(Assistant Director)
Life of Mariko in Kabukicho
(Screenplay)
Life of Mariko in Kabukicho
(Director)
The Man Who Was There
(Director)
Lust in the Rain
(Director)
Lust in the Rain
(Screenplay)
Siblings of the Cape
(Director)
The Hovering Blade
(Director)
Gannibal
(Director)
Majimuri Academy
(Assistant Director)
The Human Vapor
(Director)
Gannibal
(Creator)