2009Winner
Best Director
Mother
Shinzo Katayama
Director · Producer · Writer
Osaka, Japan
February 7, 1981
Biography
Born in 1981 in Osaka prefecture, Japan, Katayama Shinzo worked as an assistant director for Nobuhiro Yamashita before becoming an assistant director for Bong Joon Ho on two of his projects: Tokyo! (2008) and Mother (2009). His debut feature, Siblings of the Cape (2019), won the Best Picture – Feature Length at Skip City International D-Cinema Festival and was invited to numerous international film festivals including Göteborg Film Festival, Geneva International Film Festival and Taipei Film Festival.
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Representative Works
Awards and Honors
Critical Favorites
2008Nominee
Best Director
Tokyo!
2024Nominee
Best Director
Lust in the Rain
Career Highlights
2023Highlight
Best Writing
Life of Mariko in Kabukicho
2015Highlight
Best Director
Hana's Miso Soup