(born 16 July 1941) is a Japanese

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Career

Born in

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, Kōyama attended

Nihon University , abbreviated as , is a private university, private research university in Japan. Its predecessor, Nihon Law School (currently the Department of Law), was founded by Yamada Akiyoshi, the Minister of Justice (Japan), Minister of Justice, in 1889. ...

but quit midway to join the independent production company

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, where he worked as an assistant director under such directors as

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, and

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. He made his directorial debut in 1971 with the

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'' Koi no iru mura''. His second film, '' Futatsu no hāmonika'' (1976), earned him a New Directors Citation from the

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. His 1983 film ''

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'' was entered into the 13th Moscow International Film Festival. His 1987 film, '' Hachiko Monogatari'', about the faithful dog

Hachikō was a Japanese Akita dog remembered for his remarkable loyalty to his owner, Hidesaburō Ueno, for whom he continued to wait for over nine years following Ueno's death. Hachikō was born on November 10, 1923, at a farm near the city of Ōdate, ...

, was the top Japanese film at the box office that year. He is known for his humanistic perspective. Kōyama was given the Chūnichi Culture Award in 2000 for "producing films that scrutinize the age and the region."

Selected filmography

* ''Koi no iru mura'' (鯉のいる村) (1971) * ''Futatsu no hāmonika'' (二つのハーモニカ) (1976) * ''

'' (1983) * '' Hachiko Monogatari'' (ハチ公物語) (1987) * ''

Tōki Rakujitsu is a 1992 Japanese film directed by Seijirō Kōyama. It is about the Japanese scientist Hideyo Noguchi. It is based on two biographical novels, ''Tōki Rakujitsu'' written by Junichi Watanabe and ''Noguchi no haha: Noguchi Hideo Monogatari'' wri ...

'' (遠き落日) (1992) * ''Toki no Kōro'' (時の行路) (2019)

References

External links

* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Koyama, Seijiro Japanese film directors 1941 births Living people People from Gifu Prefecture Nihon University alumni