Kazuyoshi Kumakiri
Japanese film director (born 1974)
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Kazuyoshi Kumakiri (熊切 和嘉, Kumakiri Kazuyoshi; born 1 September 1974) is a Japanese film director.[2]
Kazuyoshi Kumakiri | |
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Kumakiri at Berlinale 2023 | |
| Born | September 1, 1974 |
| Alma mater | Osaka University of Arts |
| Occupation | Film director |
Career
Kumakiri debuted with Kichiku in 1997.[3] His 2001 film, Hole in the Sky, starred Susumu Terajima and Yuriko Kikuchi.[4] His 2004 film, Green Mind, Metal Bats, screened at the International Film Festival Rotterdam in 2006.[5] He directed Sketches of Kaitan City in 2010.[6] In 2012, he returned with Blazing Famiglia, which starred the comedian Yoshimi Tokui.[7] His 2014 film, My Man, won the “Golden George” prize for the best film at the 36th Moscow International Film Festival.[8] In 2023, his feature film Yoko won the Golden Goblet Award for Best Feature Film, which is the highest prize at the 25th Shanghai International Film Festival.[9]
Filmography
- Kichiku Dai Enkai (1997)
- Hole in the Sky (2001)
- Antena (2004)
- The Ravaged House: Zoroku's Disease (2004)
- Green Mind, Metal Bats (2006)
- Freesia: Icy Tears (2007)
- Nonko (2008)
- Sketches of Kaitan City (2010)
- Blazing Famiglia (2012)
- The End of Summer (2013)
- My Man (2014)
- Mukoku (2017)[10]
- #Manhole (2023)[11]
- Yoko, aka 658km, Yoko no tabi (2023)[12]
- All of Tokyo! (2024)[13]
- The Shrine (2026, South Korean film)[14]
- All of World! (TBA, All of Tokyo! sequel)[15]