
Director
Tetsuya Nakashima
Born 1959 · Fukuoka, Fukuoka Prefecture, Japan
Tetsuya Nakashima is a Japanese film director and screenwriter. He was born in Fukuoka, attending high school in Chikushino. His 2010 film Confessions was awarded Best Picture at the Japanese Academy Awards, where Nakashima was also awarded Director of the Year and Screenplay of the Year.
Directed

Confessions
Director · 2010

Memories of Matsuko
Director · 2006

Kamikaze Girls
Director · 2004

The World of Kanako
Director · 2014

It Comes
Director · 2018

Paco and the Magical Book
Director · 2008

Yonimo Kimyou na Monogatari Tokubetsuhen
Director · 1990

The Private Detective Mike
Director · 2002

Beautiful Sunday
Director · 1998

Happy-Go-Lucky
Director · 1997

Bakayaro! I'm Plenty Mad
Director · 1988

The Brightest Sun
Director · 2026

Smap Short Films
Director · 2001

Rolling Bomber Special
Director · 2001

The Birth of Unicorn Ryuji
Director · 2004

Flarella
Director · 2010
Forget The Letter
Director · 1981
Writing

Confessions
Screenplay · 2010

Memories of Matsuko
Screenplay · 2006

Kamikaze Girls
Screenplay · 2004

The World of Kanako
Screenplay · 2014

It Comes
Screenplay · 2018

Paco and the Magical Book
Screenplay · 2008

The Private Detective Mike
Writer · 2002

Beautiful Sunday
Writer · 1998

Happy-Go-Lucky
Writer · 1997

Lalapipo
Screenplay · 2009

The Brightest Sun
Screenplay · 2026

Rolling Bomber Special
Writer · 2001