is a Japanese
film director
A film director controls a film's artistic and dramatic aspects and visualizes the screenplay (or script) while guiding the film crew and actors in the fulfilment of that vision. The director has a key role in choosing the cast members, p ...
. He was given the
Directors Guild of Japan New Directors Award for his debut film, ''
Boy's Choir'', in 2000,
and then won the award for best director at the 31st
Yokohama Film Festival
The is an annual awards ceremony held in Yokohama, Japan. Ten films are chosen as the best of the year and various awards are given to personnel. The first festival, held on February 3, 1980, was a small affair by fans and film critics. In 1994, ...
for ''
Nonchan Noriben''.
Filmography
* ''
Boy's Choir'' (2000)
* ''
Itsuka dokusho suruhi'' (2005)
* ''
Nonchan Noriben'' (2009)
* ''
Shin Godzilla'' (2016, as an actor)
References
1959 births
Living people
Japanese film directors
People from Saga Prefecture
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