Where to watch Makoto Shimazaki in the UK
Find every Makoto Shimazaki film and TV show streaming, free, or available to rent in the UK. Updated daily — verified 1 August 2026.
Born in Tokyo, Shimazaki attended Rikkyo University where he studied under Shigehiko Hasumi, made 8mm films, and appeared in the then amateur works of other Rikkyo graduates such as Kiyoshi Kurosawa. After graduating, he worked at the film company Cine Saison and starting writing about film and doing long interviews of directors such as Quentin Tarantino and Takeshi Kitano for magazines. While working as a projectionist for the Athénée Français Cultural Center in Tokyo, he saved up enough money to make his first 35mm film, Okaeri, for which he won the Wolfgang Staudte Award at the Berlin Film …
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- Walking With The Dog (2004) Director
- Bumpkin Soup (1985) as Member of a Mysterious Group
- Yakuza-Busting Girls: Duel in Hell (2010) Story
- The Guard from Underground (1992) as Man Drinking Coffee on a Roof/Policeman Removing a Hanging Banner
- Tokyo Island (2010) Director
- Masters of Killing (2006) Director
- Tengoku no Soup (2008) Director
- The Soup of Heaven (2008) Director
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Most-watched Makoto Shimazaki films currently: Walking With The Dog (2004), Bumpkin Soup (1985), Yakuza-Busting Girls: Duel in Hell (2010), The Guard from Underground (1992), Tokyo Island (2010).
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Selected TV credits: Tengoku no Soup (2008).
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