In the history of cinema, Shunji Iwai is one of the names that keeps returning.
The record lists Shunji Iwai as Japanese film director.
Shunji Iwai was born at Sendai in 1963. His recorded nationality is Japan. He trained at Yokohama National University and Sendai Daiichi High School.
By this period cinema was global and fragmented: independent finance, festival circuits and television drama competing for the same talent.
Shunji Iwai is credited as screenwriter, film director and film editor.
Cinema keeps its people visible long after the industry that produced them has changed shape.
That the work was made from Japan shaped it: national industries differ in what they finance, who they cast and which audiences they can reach.
Shunji Iwai is still working, and the shape of the career is not yet settled.
Achievements
- Worked as screenwriter, film director and film editor
