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Shinji Aoyama was born on 13 July, 1964 in Kitakyushu, Fukuoka Prefecture, Japan, is a Japanese film director (1964–2022). Discover Shinji Aoyama's Biography, Age, Height, Physical Stats, Dating/Affairs, Family and career updates. Learn How rich is he in this year and how he spends money? Also learn how he earned most of networth at the age of 57 years old?
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| Occupation |
Film director, screenwriter, composer, film critic, novelist |
| Age |
57 years old |
| Zodiac Sign |
Cancer |
| Born |
13 July, 1964 |
| Birthday |
13 July |
| Birthplace |
Kitakyushu, Fukuoka Prefecture, Japan |
| Date of death |
21 March, 2022 |
| Died Place |
Tokyo, Japan |
| Nationality |
Fukuoka
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Shinji Aoyama Height, Weight & Measurements
At 57 years old, Shinji Aoyama height not available right now. We will update Shinji Aoyama's Height, weight, Body Measurements, Eye Color, Hair Color, Shoe & Dress size soon as possible.
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Who Is Shinji Aoyama's Wife?
His wife is Maho Toyota (m. 2002)
| Family |
| Parents |
Not Available |
| Wife |
Maho Toyota (m. 2002) |
| Sibling |
Not Available |
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Shinji Aoyama Net Worth
His net worth has been growing significantly in 2023-2024. So, how much is Shinji Aoyama worth at the age of 57 years old? Shinji Aoyama’s income source is mostly from being a successful Film director. He is from Fukuoka. We have estimated Shinji Aoyama's net worth, money, salary, income, and assets.
| Net Worth in 2024 |
$1 Million - $5 Million |
| Salary in 2024 |
Under Review |
| Net Worth in 2023 |
Pending |
| Salary in 2023 |
Under Review |
| House |
Not Available |
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| Source of Income |
Film director |
Shinji Aoyama Social Network
Timeline
Shinji Aoyama (青山 真治) was a Japanese film director, screenwriter, composer, film critic, and novelist.
He graduated from Rikkyo University.
He made his directorial debut with the V-Cinema production It's Not in the Textbook! in 1995.
In 1996, Aoyama made Helpless, which is his first feature film.
He won two awards at the 2000 Cannes Film Festival for his film Eureka.
Shinji Aoyama was born in Kitakyushu, Fukuoka Prefecture, Japan.
He began to be interested in cinema when he watched Apocalypse Now and he thought seriously about making films after watching Jean-Luc Godard's films such as Pierrot le Fou and Two or Three Things I Know About Her.
He graduated from Rikkyo University, where he was deeply influenced by the film critic Shigehiko Hasumi, from whom he took classes.
His 2000 film Eureka, also set in Fukuoka, opened at the 2000 Cannes Film Festival where it received both the FIPRESCI prize and the Prize of the Ecumenical Jury.
Aoyama's literary output includes his 2001 novelization of Eureka, which won the Yukio Mishima Prize, as well as the novel Hotel Chronicles, which was nominated for the Noma Literary Prize in 2005.
He has also contributed as a critic to Cahiers du Cinéma Japon and Esquire Japan.
Together with the 2007 film Sad Vacation, Eureka and Helpless comprise Aoyama's "Kitakyushu Saga."
In 2011, he returned with the romance film Tokyo Park, which won the special Golden Leopard award at the 64th Locarno International Film Festival to honor his whole career.
As of 2012, he became a professor in the Department of Moving Images and Performing Arts at Tama Art University.
He was married to Japanese actress Maho Toyota, who played a leading role in Desert Moon.
Aoyama died on March 21, 2022, of esophageal cancer.
Mark Schilling of The Japan Times described Aoyama as "A smart, dedicated cinephile who works his influences into his films while experimenting with various genres".
Aoyama stated that the origin of the desire to continue the story in "Kitakyushu Saga" is François Truffaut, a French film director who used the same character (Antoine Doinel) in some of his films.
Regarding Faust he said, "I always want to remember that movies are made out of the joy of the replica. The fascination of movies is not their realism, but how to enjoy the 'real'. In that sense, I always have Faust in my mind as I face a movie, make a movie, and talk about a movie."
Regarding Johnny Guitar he said, "Johnny Guitar is the only movie that I‘d like to remake someday, although I know that it’s impossible. It’s probably closest to the worst nightmare I can have. I know for sure that my desire to remake this movie comes from my warped thought that I want to remake my own nightmare."
His next film, The Backwater, was released in 2013.
