Shinya Ayabe Filmography and Biography

Shinya Ayabe (綾部真弥) is a Japanese film and television director, screenwriter, and assistant director born in Tokyo, Japan, in 1980.

Career and Major Works

Ayabe has worked extensively across Japanese cinema and television, contributing as a director, screenwriter, and assistant director on numerous projects. He is perhaps best recognized for his multiple installments in The Werewolf Game franchise, serving variously as director and screenwriter.

Selected Film Direction

• Shiba Park (2019)
• The Peers: Connecting the People (2019)
• Zenigata (2018)
• The Werewolf Game: Inferno (2018)
• The Werewolf Game: Mad Land (2017)
• The Werewolf Game: Lovers (2017)
• The Werewolf Game: Prison Break (2016)
• The Werewolf Game: Crazy Fox (2015)

Selected Television Drama Direction

• Yokohama Neighbors Season 1 (Fuji TV, 2026)
• Ai no Nai Koibitotachi (TV Asahi, 2024)
• Classmate no Joshi, Zenin Sukideshita (NTV, 2024)
• The Werewolf Game: Lost Eden (2018)
• PTA Grandpa (NHK, 2017)

Assistant Directing and Screenwriting

In addition to his primary directing roles, Ayabe has contributed as an assistant director on films such as Care (2017), The Whispering Star (2016), Himeanole (2016), and Tag (2015). He has also worked as a screenwriter for several entries in The Werewolf Game franchise.