
Director
Shinzo Katayama
Born 1981 · Osaka, Japan
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.
Directed

Mother
Third Assistant Director · 2009

Tokyo!
Assistant Director · 2008

Gannibal
Director · 2022

Missing
Director · 2022

Hana's Miso Soup
Assistant Director · 2015

The Hovering Blade
Director · 2021

Life of Mariko in Kabukicho
Director · 2023

Siblings of the Cape
Director · 2019

The Man Who Was There
Director · 2020

Majimuri Academy
Assistant Director · 2018

Lust in the Rain
Director · 2024