Shunpei Shimizu

SHIMIZU Shunpei

Associate Professor Film and Performing Arts Course

area of expertise: Film direction, screenwriting, visual expression

Main subjects

Film Research A, Project Research

Research Themes and Keywords

Visual expression / Film direction / Screenwriting / Visual body theory

Final academic background/degree

Tokyo University of the Arts Graduate School of Film and New Media, Department of Film Research / Master of Film and New Media

Major achievements

[Director/Screenplay]
　　　　　　　　
"Don't mess with me" (2014)
Official Selection of the 27th Tokyo International Film Festival
34th Vancouver International Film Festival Dragon and Tiger Award
　
"Mizumoto-san" (2017)
Screenplay by Yuji Sakamoto / Starring Touko Miura

"Breathless Lovers" (2017)
Official Selection, Indie Forum Section, 12th Osaka Asian Film Festival
Official exhibitor at JAPAN CUTS 2017 (New York)

From F (2024)
Producer Béla Tarr
Official Selection of the 37th Tokyo International Film Festival
Released nationwide in theaters from Shibuya Eurospace (part of 'LETTERS FROM FUKUSHIMA')

[Contributed Article]
"Me and Mr. Sakamoto" Eureka (Seidosha), February 2021 issue = Special Feature: Yuji Sakamoto

For detailed Research achievements, see Here

extracurricular activities

"Sidney in Wonderland" (directed by Elise Girard / 2024)
Starring Isabelle Huppert / French interpreter and personal assistant

Social contribution activities

FUKUSHIMA with BÉLA TARR filmmakers in residence (2024)

message

"You can't create anything better than yourself." Whenever I feel like I'm wavering or about to give up, I remember this.
That was always my seminar professor's catchphrase: What's important is yourself and the way you live your life.
Find at least one thing that is truly important to you, and try to express it in words or images.