Genjiro Arato
Japanese film producer, actor and director (1946–2016)
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Genjirō Arato (荒戸 源次郎, Arato Genjirō; 10 October 1946 – 7 November 2016) was a Japanese film producer, actor and director.
Genjirō Arato | |
|---|---|
| Born | 10 October 1946 Nagasaki, Japan |
| Died | 7 November 2016 (aged 70) Tokyo, Japan |
| Occupations | Film producer, director, actor |
Career
In 1980, Arato produced Zigeunerweisen for director Seijun Suzuki. He was unable to secure exhibitors for the film and famously exhibited it himself in a specially-built, inflatable, mobile tent. The film won four Japanese Academy Awards, including Best Picture, and was voted the best Japanese film of the 1980s by Japanese critics.[1] He also produced Tatsushi Ōmori's The Whispering of the Gods in 2005.[2]
In 1995, Arato directed The Girl of the Silence, which stars Mami Nakamura and Kaori Momoi.[3] He returned with the 2003 film, Akame 48 Waterfalls, starring Takijirō Ōnishi, Michiyo Okusu and Shinobu Terajima.[4] His 2010 film, The Fallen Angel, starred Toma Ikuta.[5]
He died of ischemic heart disease on 7 November 2016 at the age of 70.[6]
Filmography
Producer
- Zigeunerweisen (1980)
- Kagerō-za (1981)
- Knockout (1989)
- Tekken (1990)
- Checkmate (1991)
- Yumeji (1991)
- The Operating Room (1992)
- Tokarefu (1994)
- The Whispering of the Gods (2005)
Director
- The Girl of the Silence (1995)
- Akame 48 Waterfalls (2003)
- The Fallen Angel (2010)
