is a Japanese film director.

Career

Kumakiri debuted with ''Kichiku'' in 1997. His 2001 film, ''Hole in the Sky'', starred

Susumu Terajima is a Japanese actor. Though he has played a wide range of characters, he is perhaps best known for his portrayal of ''yakuza'' figures, most notably in the films of Takeshi Kitano. Terajima made his acting debut in 1986's ''A Homansu''. He ...

and Yuriko Kikuchi. His 2004 film, ''Green Mind, Metal Bats'', screened at the

International Film Festival Rotterdam The International Film Festival Rotterdam (IFFR) is an annual film festival held at the end of January in various locations in Rotterdam, the Netherlands. Since its foundation in 1972, it has maintained a focus on independent and experimental fi ...

in 2006. He directed ''

Sketches of Kaitan City is a 2010 Japanese drama film directed by Kazuyoshi Kumakiri and starring Mitsuki Tanimura and Ryo Kase. Cast * Mitsuki Tanimura as Honami Ikawa * Pistol Takehara as Futa Ikawa * Ryo Kase as Haruo Meguro * Masaki Miura as Hiroshi Hagiya * Takash ...

'' in 2010. In 2012, he returned with ''Blazing Famiglia'', which starred the comedian Yoshimi Tokui. His 2014 film, ''My Man'', won the “Golden George” prize for the best film at the 36th

Moscow International Film Festival The Moscow International Film Festival (russian: Моско́вский междунаро́дный кинофестива́ль, translit. ''Moskóvskiy myezhdunaródniy kinofyestivál''; abbreviated as MIFF) is the film festival first h ...

Filmography

* ''

Kichiku Dai Enkai is a 1997 Japanese film. It was written and directed by Kazuyoshi Kumakiri. Story In the year 1972 a small group of left-wing students are living at a dingy Tokyo apartment in the mountain village of Karuizawa in Nagano-ken, Japan. While the gr ...

'' (1997) * ''Hole in the Sky'' (2001) * ''Antena'' (2004) * ''Green Mind, Metal Bats'' (2006) * '' Freesia: Icy Tears'' (2007) * ''Nonko'' (2008) * ''

'' (2010) * ''Blazing Famiglia'' (2012) * ''The End of Summer'' (2013) * '' My Man'' (2014) * ''Mukoku'' (2017) * ''#Manhole'' (2023) * ''658 km, Yōko's Journey'' (2023)

References

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Kumakiri Kazuyoshi Japanese film directors People from Obihiro, Hokkaido 1974 births Living people