Shingo Wakagi

Directing

Shingo Wakagi

Born

1971-03-26 (55)

Place of birth

Hamamatsu, Shizuoka Prefecture, Japan

Known for

Directing

Credits

6 titles

Shingo Wakagi (若木 信吾, Wakagi Shingo, March 26, 1971) is a Japanese photographer and film director. After graduating from the Department of Photography, Rochester Institute of Technology, New York, he has been active as a photographer in various media such as magazines, advertisements, and music media. He made his debut as a film director in the family movie Waltz in Starlight, which was the subject of the photo book Takuji released in 1999 and modeled on his grandfather who passed away in 2004. In 2009, he released the documentary work Totemu: Song for Home that follows a band called Totem, which was formed by young indigenous people who have lived in Taiwan for a long time, and has been h…

Known for

Behind the camera

Asleep poster
5.3

Terako is a young woman without a job. She has an affair with Iwanaga who is married. His wife is in a coma. One day, Terako's friend kills herself. After that, Terako sleeps all day long and wakes up only when Iwanaga calls her.

Asleep

2015

Asleep poster
5.3

Terako is a young woman without a job. She has an affair with Iwanaga who is married. His wife is in a coma. One day, Terako's friend kills herself. After that, Terako sleeps all day long and wakes up only when Iwanaga calls her.

Asleep

2015

Nihon no Uta Film (Blue Disc) poster
NR

Collaborations between some of contemporary Japan's finest musicians and filmmakers. The Nihon no Uta Executive Committee produced a series of original short films inspired by the classic Japanese songs included in the albums Nihon no Uta Vol. 1–4, released by commmons (founded by Ryuichi Sakamoto). Each film pairs a celebrated musician with an acclaimed filmmaker, creating a unique fusion of music and visual storytelling. Artists: Kicell, Maia Barouh, Mishio Ogawa, Mitsuko Koike + Tomoki Kanda, Kirinji, Keiichi Sokabe, Uri Nakayama, Sean Lennon, Ren Takada

Nihon no Uta Film (Blue Disc)

2010

Waltz in Starlight poster
6.0

A young photographer, Nobuto (Nobuto Yamaguchi), returns to his native village in Hamamatsu to visit his grandfather, a man full of vitality. The atmosphere of rural life in the village is depicted in a film that moves between documentary and home cinema, tinged with a feeling of unconcerned happiness and full of little everyday details.

Waltz in Starlight

2007

Waltz in Starlight poster
6.0

A young photographer, Nobuto (Nobuto Yamaguchi), returns to his native village in Hamamatsu to visit his grandfather, a man full of vitality. The atmosphere of rural life in the village is depicted in a film that moves between documentary and home cinema, tinged with a feeling of unconcerned happiness and full of little everyday details.

Waltz in Starlight

2007

No artwork available
NR

From "Waltz in Starlight" director Shingo Wakagi.

Totemu: Song for home

2009