Shinya Kawakami

History

Received numerous awards for commercials and music videos in Japan and overseas. He has written and directed short films "KI・RYU," "A Can of Peach," and films of Japanese Cultural Agency's ndjc Project (New Directions in Japanese Cinema,) "LAST JUDGMENT" and "Negai No Kakuteru" starring Jun Kunimura.

Profile

Movies

Docking!

Director

Three high school students at the Robocon Research Club learned that an UFO will destroy the earth from Akane, a mysterious new student, who suddenly appeared in the area of Hayama and Iijima. They gather junk to save the Earth by building a three-body-combined robot and stand up to the enemies.

A Can of Peach

Director

Yuichi is a photographer. He is preparing for his trip to shoot whales at the North Pole. Sachiko, his girlfriend, is helping him prepare. Sachiko gets angry when Yuichi tells a bad joke about him eating the peach can in case of an emergency. But later on...

Last Judgement

Director

A young man who's failed the Tokyo University of the Arts exam five times is jealous of a talented high school artist who eventually helps him unlock his hidden potential. -JAPAN CUTS: Festival of New Japanese Film