Biography
Born in Tokyo in 1962. After graduating from Waseda University in 1987 went on to become an assistant director at T.V. Man Union. His first feature, Maboroshi (1995), based on a Teru Miyamoto novel, won jury prizes at Venice and Chicago. The main themes of his oeuvre include memory, loss, death and the intersection of documentary and fictive narratives.
El Festival Internacional de Cine de Guanajuato
Director
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| 2023 |
Monster |
| 2022 |
Broker |
| 2019 |
The Truth |
| 2018 |
Shoplifters |
| 2017 |
The Third Murder |
| 2016 |
After the Storm |
| 2015 |
Our Little Sister |
| 2013 |
Like Father, Like Son |
| 2011 |
I Wish |
| 2009 |
Air Doll |
| 2008 |
Still Walking |
| 2006 |
Hana |
| 2004 |
Nobody Knows |
| 2001 |
Distance |
| 1998 |
After Life |
| 1995 |
Maborosi |
| 1992 |
Nihon-jin ni naritakatta |
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| 2023 |
The Makanai: Cooking for the Maiko House |
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Passage (E09) |
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Carnival (E08) |
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Illness (E07) |
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| 2020 |
Kasumi Arimura's Filming Break |
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| 2012 |
Going My Home |
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| Documentaries | |
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| 2015 |
Išibumi (TV movie) |
| 2008 |
Daijobude aruyouni: Cocco's Endless Journey |
| 1996 |
Without Memory |
| 1994 |
August Without Him |
| 1991 |
However |
Lessons from a Calf |
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| 2010 |
Kaidan - Horror Classics |
Editor
| Movies | |
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| 2023 |
Monster |
| 2022 |
Broker |
| 2019 |
The Truth |
| 2018 |
Shoplifters |
| 2017 |
The Third Murder |
| 2016 |
After the Storm |
| 2015 |
Our Little Sister |
| 2013 |
Like Father, Like Son |
| 2011 |
I Wish |
| 2009 |
Air Doll |
| 2008 |
Still Walking |
| 2006 |
Hana |
| 2004 |
Nobody Knows |
| 2001 |
Distance |
| 1998 |
After Life |
| Series | |
|---|---|
| 2012 |
Going My Home |
Screenwriter
| Movies | |
|---|---|
| 2022 |
Broker |
| 2019 |
The Truth |
| 2018 |
Shoplifters |
| 2017 |
The Third Murder |
| 2016 |
After the Storm |
| 2015 |
Our Little Sister |
| 2013 |
Like Father, Like Son |
| 2011 |
I Wish |
| 2009 |
Air Doll |
| 2008 |
Still Walking |
| 2006 |
Hana |
| 2004 |
Nobody Knows |
| 2001 |
Distance |
| 1998 |
After Life |
| Series | ||
|---|---|---|
| 2023 |
The Makanai: Cooking for the Maiko House |
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Passage (E09) |
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Carnival (E08) |
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Illness (E07) |
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| more episodes (6) | ||
| 2012 |
Going My Home |
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Episode 10 (E10) |
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Episode 9 (E09) |
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Episode 8 (E08) |
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| more episodes (6) | ||
Producer
| Movies | |
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| 2009 |
Air Doll |
| 2006 |
Sway |
| 2004 |
Nobody Knows |
| 2003 |
Kakuto |
Wild Berries |
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| Documentaries | |
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| 2011 |
Death of a Japanese Salesman |
Actor
| Series | |
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| 2016 |
The 39th Annual Japan Academy Awards |
| Documentaries | |
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| 2022 |
Jiseok |
| 2018 |
Sukita |
| 2014 |
Flowers of Taipei: Taiwan New Cinema |
Performer
| Shows | |
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| 2022 |
Tudum: A Netflix Global Fan Event |
| 2019 |
The 42th Annual Japan Academy Awards |
| 2014 |
The 37th Annual Japan Academy Awards |
| 2012 |
The Seventh Art |
| 2009 |
Red Carpet Report |
| 2007 |
Bokura no džidai |
| 1984 |
Cinema 3 |
| 1982 |
Waratte iitomo! |
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- Darksophie director
- Ukko director
- quimbo director
- dilema director
- Dlubal David screenwriter
- gonga director
- Shanghibli director
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