Shûji Terayama

Shûji Terayama

writer, director, producer

Shûji Terayama was born on Dec 10, 1935 in Japan. Shûji Terayama's big-screen debut came with Dry Lake directed by Masahiro Shinoda in 1960. Shûji Terayama is known for Wilderness: Part One directed by Yoshiyuki Kishi, Masaki Suda stars as Shinji Sawamura and Yang Ik-joon as Kenji. Shûji Terayama has got 1 awards and 6 nominations so far. The most recent award Shûji Terayama achieved is Sitges - Catalonian International Film Festival. The upcoming new movie Shûji Terayama plays is Wilderness: Part Two which will be released on Oct 21, 2017.

Terayama Shuji was born the only son of Terayama Hachiro and Terayama Hatsu in Hirosaki City, Aomori on December 10th, 1935; but his birth and name were officially registered on January 10th, 1936. His father, an officer in the "thought police", leaves for the Pacific War in early 1941. He dies in September of 1945 of dysentery on the Indonesian island of Celebes, one month after HIroshima and the end of the war. Terayama himself lived through the Aomori air raids that killed more than 30,000 people when he was 9 years old.

  • Birthday

    Dec 10, 1935
  • Place of Birth

    Aomori, Japan

Known For

Awards

1 wins & 6 nominations

Sitges - Catalonian International Film Festival
1985
Best Director
Winner - Caixa de Catalunya