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Hirokazu Kore-eda (是枝 裕和, Koreeda Hirokazu, born 6 June 1962) is a Japanese film director, producer, screenwriter, and editor. He began his career in television and has since directed more than a dozen feature films , including Nobody Knows (2004), Still Walking (2008), and After the Storm (2016).
IMDb profile of Kore-eda Hirokazu, a Japanese director, writer and editor known for his themes of memory, loss and documentary. See his credits, photos, trivia and contact info.
- January 1, 1
- Director, Writer, Editor
- Tokyo, Japan
- Hirokazu Koreeda
- Shoplifters (2018) In Koreeda’s 13th feature film, a deserving Palme d’Or winner, the definition family is not something bound to biology or genetic makeup.
- After Life (1998) Koreeda’s second film After Life is also his most inventive and innovative, presenting, and a fantastic alternate reality in which the recently deceased must choose just one memory from their lifetime to pass onto the next dimension with.
- Maborosi (1995) Debut features don’t get much more assured than Maborosi, as Koreeda deeply troubling themes of grief and depression with the conviction of an experienced pro.
- Distance (2001) Though like Maborosi (released six years prior), it deals with grief and unexplainable trauma, Koreeda’s 2001 film Distance remains something of an anomaly within his body of work.
Nov 15, 2016 · Discover the best works of Japan's master of cinema, Hirokazu Koreeda, who excels at capturing the lyrical and poetic elements in everyday life. From documentaries to dramas, from samurai to family tragedies, here are his most acclaimed films.
- Patrick Norrie
Sep 16, 2023 · Mr. Kore-eda decided to bring Monster to Toronto for its North American premiere. Across the vast seas of international cinema, Hirokazu Kore-eda is an unsuspecting hurricane, a tempest of emotional control, authenticity, and catharsis.
- Rafael Cordero
May 13, 2022 · Learn about the humanist dramas of Japan's best living filmmaker, from Shoplifters to The Truth. Kore-eda's films explore themes of family, identity, and loss with compassion and realism.
Mar 14, 2024 · Midway through Monster, the tonic of a new film from Japanese director Hirokazu Kore-eda, a school principal offers a cynical life lesson. “What actually happened doesn’t matter,” she says.
