FILM DIRECTOR

Shinya Tsukamoto

1960 - Today

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Shinya Tsukamoto (塚本 晋也, Tsukamoto Shin'ya; born January 1, 1960) is a Japanese filmmaker and actor. With a considerable cult following both domestically and abroad, Tsukamoto is best known for his body horror/cyberpunk film Tetsuo: The Iron Man (1989), which is considered the defining film of the Japanese Cyberpunk movement, as well as for its companion pieces Tetsuo II: Body Hammer (1992) and Tetsuo: The Bullet Man (2009). His other films include Tokyo Fist (1995), Bullet Ballet (1998), A Snake of June (2002), Vital (2004), Kotoko (2011) and Killing (2018). In addition to starring in almost all his films, Tsukamoto has also appeared as an actor in films by other directors, including Martin Scorsese, Takashi Miike and Hideaki Anno. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in 17 different languages on Wikipedia. Shinya Tsukamoto is the 926th most popular film director (up from 1,008th in 2024), the 1,228th most popular biography from Japan (down from 1,222nd in 2019) and the 40th most popular Japanese Film Director.

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Among FILM DIRECTORS

Among film directors, Shinya Tsukamoto ranks 926 out of 2,041. Before him are Wayne Wang, Masato Harada, Sergey Obraztsov, Mimi Leder, Albert Capellani, and Masoud Kimiai. After him are Hideo Nakata, Ol Parker, Juzo Itami, Kote Marjanishvili, John M. Stahl, and Ludwig Berger.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1960, Shinya Tsukamoto ranks 243. Before him are Annabella Sciorra, Abdullah bin Nasser bin Khalifa Al Thani, Mykelti Williamson, Igor Larionov, Mick Hucknall, and Bruno Retailleau. After him are Carol Alt, Mohammad Reza Zahedi, Kazuo Ozaki, Barbara Broccoli, Tomislav Ivković, and David Baldacci.

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In Japan

Among people born in Japan, Shinya Tsukamoto ranks 1,228 out of 6,245. Before him are Chieko Homma (1964), Masayuki Mori (1911), Satoshi Oishi (1972), Itō Noe (1895), Junko Ishida (1966), and Miyoshi Umeki (1929). After him are Hideo Nakata (1961), Yōko Ogawa (1962), Sunao Tawara (1873), Michiko Matsuda (1966), Juzo Itami (1933), and Shinichi Kawano (1969).

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Among FILM DIRECTORS In Japan

Among film directors born in Japan, Shinya Tsukamoto ranks 40. Before him are Rintaro (1941), Mamoru Hosoda (1967), Shinichirō Watanabe (1965), Shinobu Hashimoto (1918), Yoshishige Yoshida (1933), and Masato Harada (1949). After him are Hideo Nakata (1961), Juzo Itami (1933), Tadashi Imai (1912), Yasushi Akimoto (1958), Sion Sono (1961), and Yasuzo Masumura (1924).

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