Shunji Iwai

Shunji Iwai was born on Jan 24, 1963 in Japan. Shunji Iwai's big-screen debut came with Ghost Soup directed by Shunji Iwai in 1992. Shunji Iwai is known for A Bride for Rip Van Winkle directed by Shunji Iwai, Haru Kuroki stars as Nanami Minagawa and Cocco as Mashiro Satonaka. Shunji Iwai has got 16 awards and 12 nominations so far. The most recent award Shunji Iwai achieved is Fantasia Film Festival. The upcoming new movie Shunji Iwai plays is Last Letter which will be released on Jan 17, 2020.

Having received his education at Yokohama National University, Shunji Iwai started out in the entertainment industry by directing music videos and television dramas, including the likes of Maria, Lunatic Love and Fireworks, for which he received the award for Best Newcomer from the Japanese Director's Association. He eventually moved onto larger things with his short film Undo (1994), later followed by the hit Suwarôteiru (1996) starring Japanese pop singer, Chara.As his career progressed, he received even more awards, especially for his films Love Letter (1995) and All About Lily Chou-Chou (2001) (All About Lily Chou-Chou). Shunji Iwai resides in Japan.