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Kore-eda Hirokazu. Director: Shoplifters. 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).
- January 1, 1
- Director, Writer, Editor
- Tokyo, Japan
- Hirokazu Koreeda
- Air Doll
- The Truth
- The Third Murder
- Hana
- I Wish
- Still Walking
- Our Little Sister
- Nobody Knows
- After The Storm
- Like Father, Like Son
Certain films, through strong filmmaking and thematic substance, can elevate a seemingly silly plot synopsis. Unfortunately, Hirokazu Koreeda’s Air Doll is most definitely not one such film. In fact, the bizarre storyline only serves to make this film the kind of cultural curio that is remarkable in its very existence, but mind-meltingly banal and ...
After a tepid reception at Venice, Koreeda’s latest effort, and first foray into Europe, The Truth went with a whimper from arthouse theatres early this year and as disappointing as it was to see the work of such a brilliant writer-director be so widely dismissed by the viewing public, there’s no denying that it is one of the director’s weakest fil...
One of Hirokazu’s very few excursions into direct genre cinema, 2017’s The Third Murder sees the modern master of the Japanese family drama tackle a different narrative altogether in, as the title would imply, the murder mystery. The film isn’t a total departure, however. The cinematography is as tasteful as always, as is the emphasis on both rural...
Despite its early promise, Hirokazu’s take on the Jidaigeki (a Japanese word for, usually, Edo period dramas) exists in about the same realm of quality as that of his on the murder mystery. Again the central issue can be boiled down to a dissonance between the gentle approach behind the camera, which neuters the stakes in a samurai film where that ...
In many ways I Wish acts as the antithesis to the grounded and harrowing presentation of childhood in 2004’s Nobody Knows, as in this 2011 effort the heartbreak of divorce is shown through the glowing, often whimsical, gaze of its cheery infantile protagonists. There is still a slight tinge of melancholy that permeates throughout, and one that welc...
In Koreeda’s most acclaimed yet, the director yet again settles within his comfort zone, turning his lens inwards into a close-knit family unit, and the foods, connections, and conversations that define a day in their simple life. Still Walking breezes along with its crisp visual palette and compelling performances, as well as some genuine flourish...
In many ways, Our Little Sister is the typical Koreeda movie. Dealing with themes of grief and unorthodox familial units through subdued visuals and pretty Tokyo landscapes, a cynic would deduce that Hirokazu was directing on autopilot here, and dealing in emotional and thematic territory too familiar to be effective. Though there is certain merit ...
Released to rapturous acclaim in 2004, Nobody Knows remains one of the most realized executions of Koreeda’s quietly poetic, slice-of-life visual style, as it here it serves to accentuate the heartbreaks of a typically humane portrait of an unorthodox family unit. Though Hirokazu has long been a master of writing and directing roles for children, t...
Above all else, After the Storm is an engaging demonstration of how much artistic refinement and progression its director has undertaken since the start of the 2010s. The thematic counterpart to Koreeda’s 2008 critical darling Still Walking, this time the concepts of fractured family relations are dealt with even more care and nuance, paired with a...
Even more so than any Koreeda movie before or after it, Like Father, Like Son goes straight for the heartstrings, questioning the meaning and definition of fatherhood through an interesting and engaging plot explored to its most emotive and rewarding extent. Like Shoplifters, the screenplays excels when exploring the societal structures and institu...
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1. Maborosi. 1995 1h 50m Not Rated. 7.5 (7.4K) Rate. 92 Metascore. A young woman's husband apparently commits suicide without warning or reason, leaving behind his wife and infant. Director Kore-eda Hirokazu Stars Makiko Esumi Takashi Naitô Tadanobu Asano.
14 titles. 1. After the Storm (2016) Not Rated | 118 min | Comedy, Drama. 7.4. Rate. 84 Metascore. After the death of his father, a private detective struggles to find child support money and reconnect with his son and ex-wife. Director: Kore-eda Hirokazu | Stars: Hiroshi Abe, Yôko Maki, Satomi Kobayashi, Lily Franky. Votes: 12,718 | Gross: $0.27M.
Hirokazu Koreeda is a Japanese film director, producer, screenwriter and editor. He is best-known for works such as Nobody Knows (2004) and Still Walking (2008). Before embarking on a career as a director, Koreeda worked as an assistant director on documentaries for television.
Website. www .kore-eda .com. Hirokazu Kore-eda (是枝 裕和, Koreeda Hirokazu, born 6 June 1962) [1] 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).
Hirokazu Kore-eda (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).
