Country Director: Japan
by carosolucas | created - 01 May 2016 | updated - 07 Nov 2019 | Public
1. Hiroshi Shimizu
Director | Kanzashi
Hiroshi Shimizu was born on March 28, 1903 in Shizuoka, Japan. He was a director and writer, known for Ornamental Hairpin (1941), Children in the Wind (1937) and Sono ato no hachi no su no kodomotachi (1951). He was married to Kinuyo Tanaka. He died on June 23, 1966 in Kyoto, Japan.
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1- Os Massagistas e a Mulher : 9
2- Sr. Obrigado : 9
3- Garotas no Porto : 9
4- Crianças ao Vento : 9
2. Teinosuke Kinugasa
Director | Jigokumon
Former female impersonator who entered films in 1917 as an actor, turned to directing in 1922 and made some of the most formally brilliant Japanese films of the following decades. The few of Kinugasa's early works to have reached the West betray a highly mature, sophisticated talent. His best-known...
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1- Uma Página de Loucura : 10
2- Portal do Inferno : 8
3- Encruzilhada : 8
3. Yasujirô Ozu
Writer | Tôkyô monogatari
Tokyo-born Yasujiro Ozu was a movie buff from childhood, often playing hooky from school in order to see Hollywood movies in his local theatre. In 1923 he landed a job as a camera assistant at Shochiku Studios in Tokyo. Three years later, he was made an assistant director and directed his first ...
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1- Pai e Filha : 10
2- Era Uma Vez Em Tóquio : 10
3- Filho Único : 9
4- Flor de Equinócio : 9
5- Crepúsculo de Tóquio : 9
6- Uma História de Ervas Flutuantes : 9
7- Galinha No Vento : 9
8- Também Somos Felizes : 9
9- Meninos de Tóquio : 9
10- As Irmãs Munekata : 9
11- O Sabor do Chá Verde Sobre o Arroz : 9
12- Discurso de um Proletário : 9
13- Era Uma Vez Um Pai : 9
14- Uma Estalagem em Tóquio : 9
15- Mulher de Tóquio : 9
16- Começo de Primavera : 8
17- O Que Esta Mulher Esqueceu? : 8
18- Os Irmãos da Família Toda : 8
19- Coral de Tóquio : 8
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4. Kenji Mizoguchi
Director | Ugetsu monogatari
Coming from a lower class family Mizoguchi entered the production company Nikkatsu as an actor specialized in female roles. Later he became an assistant director and made his first film in 1922. Although he filmed almost 90 movies in the silent era, only his last 12 productions are really known ...
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5. Keisuke Kinoshita
Writer | Nijûshi no hitomi
Keisuke Kinoshita was born on December 5, 1912 in Hamamatsu, Shizuoka, Japan. He was a writer and director, known for Twenty-Four Eyes (1954), The Ballad of Narayama (1958) and The Garden of Women (1954). He died on December 30, 1998 in Tokyo, Japan.
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6. Mikio Naruse
Director | Ukigumo
Considered a major figure of Japan's 'golden age of cinema', Mikio Naruse was a filmmaker, screenwriter, and producer who directed 89 films in the period 1930 to 1967. Although Naruse's work is lesser known in the twenty-first century than those of his contemporaries Akira Kurosawa, Kenji Mizoguchi...
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7. Akira Kurosawa
Writer | Kakushi-toride no san-akunin
After training as a painter (he storyboards his films as full-scale paintings), Kurosawa entered the film industry in 1936 as an assistant director, eventually making his directorial debut with Sanshiro Sugata (1943). Within a few years, Kurosawa had achieved sufficient stature to allow him greater...
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1- Rashomon : 10
2- Ran : 10
3- Trono Manchado de Sangue : 10
4- Os Sete Samurais : 10
5- Ikiru : 10
6- Homem Mau Dorme Bem : 10
7- Céu e Inferno : 9
8- Kagemusha : 9
9- Cão Danado : 9
10 Anatomia do Medo : 9
11- Barba Ruiva : 9
12- Yojimbo : 9
13- Rapsódia em Agosto : 9
14- Dersu Uzala : 9
15- Um Domingo Maravilhoso : 9
16- Anjo Embriagado : 8
17- Sanjuro : 8
18- A Fortaleza Escondida : 8
19- Sonhos : 8
20- Dodeskaden : 8
21- A Luta Solitária : 8
22- O Idiota : 8
23- Juventude Sem Arrependimentos : 8
24- Madadayo : 8
25- O Escândalo : 7
26- Ralé : 7
8. Kon Ichikawa
Director | Inugami-ke no ichizoku
Kon Ichikawa has been influenced by artists as diverse as Walt Disney and Jean Renoir, and his films cover a wide spectrum of moods, from the comic to the overwhelmingly ironic and even the perverse. Ichikawa began his career as a cartoonist, and this influence is apparent in his skillful use of ...
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9. Kaneto Shindô
Writer | Ichimai no hagaki
Kaneto Shindô was born on April 22, 1912 in Hiroshima, Japan. He was a writer and director, known for Postcard (2010), The Naked Island (1960) and A Last Note (1995). He was married to Nobuko Otowa and Miyo Shindo. He died on May 29, 2012 in Hiroshima, Japan.
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10. Masaki Kobayashi
Director | Seppuku
Masaki Kobayashi was born on February 14, 1916 in Hokkaido, Japan. He was a director and writer, known for Harakiri (1962), Samurai Rebellion (1967) and The Human Condition III: A Soldier's Prayer (1961). He died on October 4, 1996 in Tokyo, Japan.
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11. Koreyoshi Kurahara
Director | Nankyoku monogatari
Koreyoshi Kurahara was born on May 31, 1927 in Kuching, Sarawak, Malaysia. He was a director and writer, known for Antarctica (1983), Eight Below (2006) and Kaitei kara kita onna (1959). He was married to Yumiko Miyagino. He died on December 28, 2002 in Yokohama, Japan.
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12. Yasuzô Masumura
Director | Daichi no komoriuta
Born in Yamanashi, Japan, Yasuzô Masumura would become known as a maverick director whose main legacy was films portraying and promoting individualism, which was the opposite of the norm in Japanese society. He earned a law degree towards the end of World War II from Tokyo University, yet joined ...
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13. Seijun Suzuki
Director | Tsigoineruwaizen
Seijun Suzuki was born in Nihonbashi, Tôkyô, on May 24, 1923. In 1943, he entered the army to fight at the front. In 1946, he enrolled in the film department of the Kamakura Academy and passed the assistant director's exam. For the next few years, he worked as an assistant director at several ...
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1- História de Uma Prostitua : 9
2- A Marca do Assassino : 9
3- Tóquio Violenta : 9
4- Zigeurnerweisen : 9
5- Portal da Carne : 9
6- Teatro das Ilusões : 9
7- Juventude da Besta : 9
8- Elegia da Briga : 9
9- Pistol Opera : 8
10- Tudo Vai Mal : 8
11- A Vida de um Tatuado : 8
12- Yumeji : 8
13- História de Melancolia e Tristeza : 8
14- Escritório Detetive 2-3 : 8
15- Capone Chora Muito : 7
16- Princesa Guaxinim : 7
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14. Hiroshi Teshigahara
Director | Suna no onna
Hiroshi Teshigahara was born the son of Sofu Teshigahara who was the founder of the Sogetsu School of Ikebana (flower arrangement). In 1950, he graduated from the Tokyo National University of Fine Arts and Music in oil painting. In 1958, he became the director of Sogetsu Art Centre and took a ...
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15. Nagisa Ôshima
Director | Merry Christmas, Mr. Lawrence
Nagisa Oshima's career extends from the initiation of the "Nuberu bagu" (New Wave) movement in Japanese cinema in the late 1950s and early 1960s, to the contemporary use of cinema and television to express paradoxes in modern society. After an early involvement with the student protest movement in ...
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16. Shôhei Imamura
Director | Kuroi ame
Shohei Imamura's films dig beneath the surface of Japanese society to reveal a wellspring of sensual, often irrational, energy that lies beneath. Along with his colleagues Nagisa Ôshima and Masahiro Shinoda, Imamura began his serious directorial career as a member of the New Wave movement in Japan....
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17. Yoshishige Yoshida
Director | Ningen no yakusoku
Yoshishige Yoshida was born on February 16, 1933 in Fukui, Japan. He was a director and writer, known for A Promise (1986), Akitsu Springs (1962) and Wuthering Heights (1988). He was married to Mariko Okada. He died on December 8, 2022 in Japan.
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18. Masahiro Shinoda
Director | Shinjû: Ten no Amijima
Masahiro Shinoda was born on March 9, 1931 in Gifu, Japan. He is a director and writer, known for Double Suicide (1969), Chinmoku (1971) and Ballad of Orin (1977). He has been married to Shima Iwashita since 1967. They have one child.
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19. Toshio Matsumoto
Director | Dogura magura
Matsumoto was born in Nagoya, Aichi Prefecture, Japan and graduated from Tokyo University in 1955. His first short was Ginrin, which he made in 1955. His most famous film is Funeral Parade of Roses, featuring a transvestite trying to move up in the world of Tokyo Hostess clubs. Matsumoto published ...
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20. Shûji Terayama
Writer | Saraba hakobune
Terayama Shuji was born the only son of Terayama Hachiro and Terayama Hatsu in Hirosaki City, Aomori on December 10th, 1935; but his birth and name were officially registered on January 10th, 1936. His father, an officer in the "thought police", leaves for the Pacific War in early 1941. He dies in ...
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21. Jûzô Itami
Writer | Osôshiki
A tragic end belies a life led with purpose. The son of a successful filmmaker, Juzo Itami made his name acting in television and films before making a late career shift into screenwriting and directing at age 50. Known to choose the subjects of his films through everyday observations, he often ...
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22. Kinji Fukasaku
Director | Batoru rowaiaru
Kinji Fukasaku was born on July 3, 1930 in Mito, Japan. He was a director and writer, known for Battle Royale (2000), Fall Guy (1982) and Crest of Betrayal (1994). He was married to Sanae Nakahara. He died on January 12, 2003 in Tokyo, Japan.
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23. Kiyoshi Kurosawa
Director | Tokyo Sonata
Kiyoshi Kurosawa was born on July 19, 1955 in Kobe, Japan. He is a director and writer, known for Tokyo Sonata (2008), Pulse (2001) and Cure (1997).
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1- Pulse : 9
2- Creepy : 8
3- Antes Que Tudo Desapareça : 7
4- Para o Outro Lado : 7
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24. Takeshi Kitano
Actor | Zatôichi
Takeshi Kitano originally studied to become an engineer, but was thrown out of school for rebellious behavior. He learned comedy, singing and dancing from famed comedian Senzaburô Fukami. Working as a lift boy on a nightclub with such features as comic sketches and striptease dancing, Kitano saw ...
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1- Fogos de Artifícios : 10
2- Dolls : 10
3- Sonatina : 9
4- Aquiles e a Tartaruga : 9
5- Policial Violento : 9
6- Zatoichi : 9
7- Takeshis' : 8
8- Verão Feliz : 8
9- De Volta às Aulas : 8
10- O Mar Mais Silencioso do Verão : 8
11- Outrage : 8
12- Ryuzo e Seus Sete Capangas : 8
13- Outrage: Beyond _ 8
14- Glória ao Cineasta : 7
15- Boiling Point : 7
16- Brother : 7
17- Getting Any? : 7
25. Takashi Miike
Director | Jûsan-nin no shikaku
Takashi Miike was born in the small town of Yao on the outskirts of Osaka, Japan. His main interest growing up was motorbikes, and for a while he harbored ambitions to race professionally. At the age of 18 he went to study at the film school in Yokohama founded by renowned director Shôhei Imamura, ...
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1- 13 Assassinos : 9
2- Hara-Kiri : 9
3- A Lâmina do Imortal : 8
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26. Kore-eda Hirokazu
Director | Manbiki kazoku
Born in Tokyo in 1962. Originally intended to be a novelist, but after graduating from Waseda University in 1987 went on to become an assistant director at T.V. Man Union. Snuck off set to film Mou hitotsu no kyouiku - Ina shogakkou haru gumi no kiroku (1991). His first feature, Maborosi (1995), ...
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1- Assunto de Família : 10
2- Ninguém Pode Saber : 10
3- Pais e Filhos: 9
4- Boneca Inflável : 9
5- Depois da Vida : 9
6- Andando : 8
7- A Luz da Ilusão : 8
8- Depois da Tempestade : 8
9- O Que Eu Mais Desejo : 8
10- Nossa Irmã Mais Nova : 8
11- O Terceiro Assassinato : 8
12- Tão Distante : 7
27. Naomi Kawase
Director | An
Naomi Kawase was born on May 30, 1969 in Nara, Japan. She is a director and writer, known for Sweet Bean (2015), Still the Water (2014) and Suzaku (1997). She was previously married to Takenori Sentô.
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1- O Sabor da Vida : 8
2- Esplendor : 7
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28. Sion Sono
Director | Ai no mukidashi
Shion Sono is a Japanese director, writer and poet. Born in Aichi Perfecture in 1961 he started his career working as a poet before taking his first steps in film directing. As a student he shot a series of short films in Super 8 and managed to make his first feature films in the late 80s and early...
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29. Shunji Iwai
Writer | Love Letter
Having received his education at Yokohama National University, Shunji Iwai started out in the entertainment industry by directing music videos and television dramas, including the likes of Maria, Lunatic Love and Fireworks, for which he received the award for Best Newcomer from the Japanese ...
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1- Uma Noiva Para Rip Van Winkle : 8
2- Hana e Alice : 8
3- O Caso de Hana e Alice : 8
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30. Tetsuya Nakashima
Director | Kokuhaku
Tetsuya Nakashima was born on September 2, 1959 in Fukuoka, Japan. He is a director and writer, known for Confessions (2010), Kiraware Matsuko no isshô (2006) and Kamikaze Girls (2004).
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