Tetsuya Nakashima

Biography

Tetsuya Nakashima is a Japanese film director and screenwriter. He was born in Fukuoka, attending high school in Chikushino. His 2010 film Confessions was awarded Best Picture at the Japanese Academy Awards, where Nakashima was also awarded Director of the Year and Screenplay of the Year.

Directed

1. Confessions (2010) — Director
2. Kamikaze Girls (2004) — Director
3. The World of Kanako (2014) — Director
4. Memories of Matsuko (2006) — Director
5. It Comes (2018) — Director
6. Paco and the Magical Book (2008) — Director
7. Beautiful Sunday (1998) — Director
8. Happy-Go-Lucky (1997) — Director
9. The Private Detective Mike (2002) — Director
10. Bakayaro! I'm Plenty Mad (1988) — Director
11. Yonimo Kimyou na Monogatari Tokubetsuhen (1990) — Director
12. Rolling Bomber Special (2001) — Director
13. Smap Short Films (2001) — Director
14. Forget The Letter (1981) — Director
15. Flarella (2010) — Director
16. The Birth of Unicorn Ryuji (2004) — Director
17. The Brightest Sun (2026) — Director

Also appeared in

1. 菩薩の仮想 (1981)
2. I Am Searching For Myself (2014)