Writing
Community Rating
6.8
TMDB estimate
Born
July 11, 1957 (age 68)
Born in
Himeji, Hyōgo Prefecture, Japan
Born in 1957, Japan. He studied in the Department of Arts of the Yokohama Movie and Broadcasting College. In 1993 he branched out into film, and his movie All Under the Moon(1993) won the prize for Best Screenplay in the Mainichi Film Competition and the Kinema Junpo Award for Best Screenplay. He won several awards for his movie Begging for Love(1998), including the Japan Academy Prize for Best Screenplay, and the First Asia-Pacific Film Festival Award for Best Screenplay. He also won the 2001 National Arts Festival Grand Prize for his TV drama I'll Be Eighteen Tomorrow(2001), and published a collection of essays Andreas's Hat(1995). In 2008, his Japan-South Korea joint production the play Yakiniku Dragon was staged in Tokyo and Seoul.
Parasite
as Director
2023
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Yakiniku Dragon
as Director, Writer
2018
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Forget Me Not
as Writer
2010
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Lady Joker
as Writer
2004
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Blood and Bones
as Screenplay
2004
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Out
as Screenplay
2002
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Doing Time
as Writer
2002
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Gojoe: Spirit War Chronicle
as Shoshinbo
2001
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The Pig's Retribution
as Screenplay
1999
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Dog Race
as Writer
1998
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Begging for Love
as Screenplay
1998
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Labyrinth of Dreams
as Ebisu
1997
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Boys, Be Ambitious
as Screenplay
1996
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Heisei Irresponsible Family: Tokyo de Luxe
as Screenplay
1995
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All Under the Moon
as Screenplay
1993
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Burning Dog
as Writer
1991
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