Claude Gagnon (born 1949 in

Saint-Hyacinthe Saint-Hyacinthe (; French: ) is a city in southwestern Quebec east of Montreal on the Yamaska River. The population as of the 2021 Canadian census was 57,239. The city is located in Les Maskoutains Regional County Municipality of the Montérég ...

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) is a

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film director, screenwriter, and producer, who frequently works in both Canada and Japan. His most noted films include '' Keiko'' (1979), ''

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'' (1988), '' The Pianist'' (1991), ''

Kamataki ''Kamataki'' is a Canadian-Japanese co-produced drama film, directed by Claude Gagnon and released in 2005.Charles-Henri Ramond"Kamataki – Film de Claude Gagnon" ''Films du Québec'', March 12, 2009. The film stars Matthew Smiley as Ken-Antoi ...

'' (2005), '' Karakara'' (2012) and '' Old Buddies (Les Vieux chums)'' (2020). He won the

Directors Guild of Japan New Directors Award The is given annually by the Directors Guild of Japan to a new director of a film released that year who is considered the most "suitable" for the award. The winner is selected by a committee formed of DGJ members. All formats—feature film, docu ...

in 1979 for '' Keiko''.

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* 1949 births Living people People from Saint-Hyacinthe Film directors from Quebec Canadian male film actors Male actors from Quebec French Quebecers Canadian film producers {{Canada-film-director-stub