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 ...
from
Kumamoto. He served as assistant director on
Shunji Iwai
is a Japanese film director, video artist, writer and documentary maker.
Life and career
Iwai was born in Sendai, Miyagi, Japan. He attended Yokohama National University, graduating in 1987.
In 1988 he started out in the Japanese entertainment ...
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Love Letter'', ''
April Story
''April Story'' ( ja, 四月物語) is a Japanese film directed by Shunji Iwai starring Takako Matsu.
Plot
Uzuki Nireno, a shy girl from the countryside of northern Hokkaidō, leaves her family and gets on a train bound for Tokyo so she can atte ...
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Swallowtail Butterfly
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Filmography
Director
* ''Open House'' (1998)
* (Sunflower) (2000)
* ''A Closing Day'' (閉じる日) (2000)
* ''Luxurious Bone'' (贅沢な骨) (2001)
* ''
Go!'' (2001)
* ''
Rock 'n' Roll Missing'' (2002)
* ''
Justice'' (2002)
* (Sinking into the Moon) (2002)
* ''
Kanon
Kanon may refer to:
Buddhism
* Kanon, a Japanese name for Guanyin, a Buddhist spiritual figure
Media and literature
* ''Kanon'' (video game), a Japanese visual novel by Key, later adapted into anime series
* ''Kanon'' (manga), a manga by Chih ...
'' (TV, 2003)
* ''
Seventh Anniversary'' (2003)
* (2003)
* (2004)
* ''Kita no Zeronen'' (Year One in the North) (2005)
* ''
Spring Snow
is a novel by Yukio Mishima, the first in his Sea of Fertility tetralogy. It was published serially in ''Shinchō'' from 1965 to 1967, and then in book form in 1969. Mishima did extensive research, including visits to Enshō-ji in Nara, to ...
'' (2005)
* ''Toku no Sora ni Kieta'' (Into the Faraway Sky) (2007)
* ''Closed Note'' (2007)
* ''
A Good Husband'' (今度は愛妻家) (2009)
* ''
Parade
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'' (2010)
* ''
Five Minutes to Tomorrow'' (2014)
* ''
Pink and Gray
is a 2016 Japanese drama film directed by Isao Yukisada. It was released in Japan on January 9, 2016. It is based on the homonymous novel by Japanese idol writer Shigeaki Kato.
Plot
The film opens with the suicide of Shingo Suzuki and the subsequ ...
'' (2016)
* ''Pigeon'' (2016)
* ''Narratage'' (2017)
* ''
River's Edge'' (2018)
* ''
The Cornered Mouse Dreams of Cheese
is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Setona Mizushiro. ''The Cornered Mouse Dreams of Cheese'' was serialized in the manga magazine ''Judy'' from 2005 to 2006. The book was followed up with a one-volume sequel titled .
A ...
'' (2020)
* ''Theatre: A Love Story'' (2020)
* ''Revolver Lily'' (2023)
Awards and nominations
Awards
*2000:
FIPRESCI Prize: ''
Himawari''
*2001: Hochi Film Award: Best Film ''
Go!''
*2001: Nikkan Sports Film Award: Best Director ''
Go!''
*2002: Award of the Japanese Academy: Best Director for ''
Go!''
*2002: Blue Ribbon Award: Best Director for ''
Go!''
*2002: Kinema Junpo Award: Best Director and Film for ''
Go!''
*2002: Golden Star: ''
Go!''
*2002: FIPRESCI Prize: ''
Go!'' -
Palm Springs International Film Festival
*2002: Festival Prize: Best Director for ''
Go!''
*2010: "Fipresci Prize" - 2010 (60th) Berlin International Film Festival
Awards nominated
*2005: Award of the Japanese Academy: Best Director for ''
Crying Out Love, In the Center of the World''
*2006: Award of the Japanese Academy: Best Director for ''
Kita no zeronen
Kita or KITA may refer to:
People
* Kita (surname)
* Kita Alexander (born 1996), Australian singer-songwriter
* João Leithardt Neto, Brazilian footballer nicknamed Kita
* Sampsa Astala, Finnish musician whose stage name is Kita
Places In Japa ...
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References
External links
*
Isao Yukisada's JMDb Listing(in Japanese)
1968 births
Living people
People from Kumamoto Prefecture
Japan Academy Prize for Director of the Year winners
Japanese film directors
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