Writing

Makoto Shiina

Born

1944-06-14 (82)

Place of birth

Setagaya, Tokyo, Japan

Known for

Writing

Credits

11 titles

Makoto Shiina is a Japanese novelist , essayist , photographer , and film director .

Known for

Behind the camera

Wordholic Prisoner poster
5.0

A wordholic man, acting as the chief editor by a certain publishing company, is confined by the writer who wishes to publish.

Wordholic Prisoner

2012

The Adventures of Gaku poster
NR

A dog is separated from his master and searches for him across the wilderness

The Adventures of Gaku

1990

The Adventures of Gaku poster
NR

A dog is separated from his master and searches for him across the wilderness

The Adventures of Gaku

1990

I Can Hear the Duck Singing poster
9.0

A man fed up with city life moves to a village in the mountains

I Can Hear the Duck Singing

1993

I Can Hear the Duck Singing poster
9.0

A man fed up with city life moves to a village in the mountains

I Can Hear the Duck Singing

1993

Shizuka na ayashii gogo ni poster
NR

Anthology consisting of three films.

Shizuka na ayashii gogo ni

1997

Shizuka na ayashii gogo ni poster
NR

Anthology consisting of three films.

Shizuka na ayashii gogo ni

1997

The Legend of the Sea, Sky and Coral poster
8.0

A mother and her daughter move from the urban sprawl of Tokyo to the remote island of Ishigaki in the Ryukyu archipelago, and try to adapt to life there.

The Legend of the Sea, Sky and Coral

1991

The Legend of the Sea, Sky and Coral poster
8.0

A mother and her daughter move from the urban sprawl of Tokyo to the remote island of Ishigaki in the Ryukyu archipelago, and try to adapt to life there.

The Legend of the Sea, Sky and Coral

1991

Naran poster
8.0

Naran and his five brothers and sisters are returning to the family farm for summer. During the rest of the year, they must attend school in the city. Once they arrive, the family heads off to summer pastures for their horses and sheep. One day, Naran meets a lone minstrel and hears the tale of Sukh and his white horse who win the great Naadam horse race. Naran is deeply moved and swears that he will compete in the race with his own beloved white horse.

Naran

1995

Naran poster
8.0

Naran and his five brothers and sisters are returning to the family farm for summer. During the rest of the year, they must attend school in the city. Once they arrive, the family heads off to summer pastures for their horses and sheep. One day, Naran meets a lone minstrel and hears the tale of Sukh and his white horse who win the great Naadam horse race. Naran is deeply moved and swears that he will compete in the race with his own beloved white horse.

Naran

1995