is a Japanese documentary

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 ...

. After dropping out of university to work at a special education school, he made his 1972 debut work ''Goodbye CP'' about a group of individuals with cerebral palsy. He won the award for Best Director at the 12th

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and at the 9th

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for ''

The Emperor's Naked Army Marches On is a 1987 Japanese documentary film by director Kazuo Hara. The documentary centers on Kenzō Okuzaki, a 62-year-old veteran of Japan's campaign in New Guinea in the Second World War, and follows him around as he searches out those responsible ...

''. That film also earned him 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, docum ...

. In 2017 he released the documentary ''Sennan Asbestos Disaster'' which received the 2017 Audience Award at the

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International Film Festival and the 2017 BIFF Mecenat Award at the

Busan International Film Festival The Busan International Film Festival (BIFF, previously Pusan International Film Festival, PIFF), held annually in Haeundae-gu, Busan (''also'' Pusan), South Korea, is one of the most significant film festivals in Asia. The first festi ...

. His documentary works often depict people who push against the boundaries of propriety and obedience in Japanese society.

Filmography

As director

* 1972: * 1974: ''Extreme Private Eros: Love Song 1974'' * 1987: ''

'' * 1994: ''

A Dedicated Life is a 1994 Japanese documentary and docudrama film directed by Kazuo Hara about writer Mitsuharu Inoue. It shows the last four years of Inoue's life while fighting cancer, and tries to capture his character and the influence he had on the people ...

'' (Zenshin shōsetsuka) * 1999: * 2005: (fictional film) * 2017: * 2019:

As actor

* 2016: ''

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1945 births Living people Japanese film directors Japanese documentary film directors People from Yamaguchi Prefecture {{Japan-film-director-stub