Writing

Shimako Iwai

Born December 5, 1964 (age 61)

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Known For

Why Don't You Play in Hell?Why Don't You Play in Hell? · 2013
Why Don't You Play in Hell?
7.32013
MovieDramaAction
In Japan, gonzo filmmakers hatch a three-pronged plan to save an actress's career, end a yakuza war and make a hit movie.
ImprintImprint · 2006
Imprint
6.82006
MovieHorrorTV Movie
An American journalist travels through 19th-century Japan to find the prostitute he fell in love with but instead learns of the physical and existential horror that befell her after he left.
Lesson in MurderLesson in Murder · 2022
Lesson in Murder
7.52022
MovieMysteryDrama
Masaya is a university student, but he attends a school that's not his ideal school. His days are generally gloomy. One day, he receives a letter from serial killer Haimura. He was convicted for nine murders and received the death penalty. Back when Haimura was committing his murders, he ran a bakery store. At that time, Masaya was a middle-school student and a customer at his bakery store. According to the letter, Haimura confesses to having committed eight murders, but he insists that he did not commit the last murder. Masaya begins to investigate the last murder case involving Haimura.
Meg LionMeg Lion · 2020
Meg Lion
2020
Movie
A special effects science fiction comedy starring Mami Hase.
Chai koiChai koi · 2013
Chai koi
2013
MovieDrama
Film adaptation of the erotic romance novel by Iwai Shimako, author of Too Scary, starring Kawashima Naomi. Kawashima returns to the big screen for the first time since her appearance in Maitresse 13 years ago, and delivers an intense performance of a heroine burning with sexual desire. She nails the passionate sex scenes. Maiko (Kawashima) visits Bangkok to get away from work and love, and meets Korean Muay Thai boxer Ha-Neul (Yi Te-Gang). Mutual attraction trumps language barriers as the couple buries their loneliness in all-consuming lust.
Junji Inagawa: Sleepless Ghost Stories: Tales 1Junji Inagawa: Sleepless Ghost Stories: Tales 1 · 2009
Junji Inagawa: Sleepless Ghost Stories: Tales 1
2009
MovieHorror
This is the first volume of a horror variety show featuring Junji Inagawa, the "King of Nemurenae" as the main dealer.
Junji Inagawa: Sleepless Ghost Stories: All-Stars 2Junji Inagawa: Sleepless Ghost Stories: All-Stars 2 · 2010
Junji Inagawa: Sleepless Ghost Stories: All-Stars 2
2010
MovieHorror
This is the second volume of a horror variety series with Junji Inagawa, the master of ghost stories, as the host.
Game of SharkGame of Shark · 2024
Game of Shark
2024
MovieComedyAction
Tomoko wakes up trapped in an unknown and terrifying place. She tries to ask for help, but no one comes. After rolling a dice she travels to an even stranger place where a kung fu expert cybernetic shark awaits her.

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Shinjuku Midnight BabyShinjuku Midnight Baby · 2015
Shinjuku Midnight Baby
1.02015
MovieDrama
Secret auctions have been held for decades in Shinjuku, Tokyo, where people buy and sell babies. These exclusive gatherings accurately portray the selfishness and greediness of the various people who come to buy, or to sell. The film also focuses on minorities and the disabled who are championed by the Minister, Machiko, and the people in her orbit. Machiko's son, Akira, and Toru, one of her political supporters, are lovers. These two brave young men have decided to undertake the first same-sex marriage in Japan, despite a rigidly enforced legal ban on gay marriage. They are guided through this political and emotional minefield by Masaru, a hard-of-hearing lawyer who stands firmly behind them. Masaru is actually Minister Machiko's son who had been given to his mother at one of the very early Midnight Baby Parties. The film ends on a high note, celebrating Japan's first gay marriage.