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, pr ...

. 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 Hochi Film Award and at the 9th Yokohama Film Festival 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. In 2017 he released the documentary ''Sennan Asbestos Disaster'' which received the 2017 Audience Award at the

Tokyo Filmex TOKYO FILMeX (東京フィルメックス) is an international film festival established in 2000. The film festival was launched by Office Kitano, the agency and production company co-founded by leading actor-filmmaker Takeshi Kitano. TOKYO FI ...

International Film Festival and the 2017 BIFF Mecenat Award at the Busan International Film Festival. 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'' (Zenshin shōsetsuka) * 1999: * 2005: (fictional film) * 2017: * 2019:

As actor

* 2016: '' Shin Godzilla''

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