Eriko Kitagawa (åŒ—å· æ‚¦å å ) (born December 24, 1961) is a
Japanese screenwriter and film director. She is best known for writing
Japanese television dramas, notably Long Vacation (1996), Beautiful
Life (2000), Sora Kara Furu Ichioku no Hoshi (2002) and Orange Days
(2004).In 2009, Kitagawa made her directorial debut in the
coming-of-age film Halfway, which she also wrote and co-edited. She
then wrote and directed the 2012 film I Have to Buy New Shoes, a
contemporary romantic comedy set in Paris. Both films were produced by
her friend Shunji Iwai, and Kitagawa appeared in his 2011 documentary
Friends after 3.11, which explores the aftermath of the 2011 TÅ hoku
earthquake and tsunami.
Japanese screenwriter and film director. She is best known for writing
Japanese television dramas, notably Long Vacation (1996), Beautiful
Life (2000), Sora Kara Furu Ichioku no Hoshi (2002) and Orange Days
(2004).In 2009, Kitagawa made her directorial debut in the
coming-of-age film Halfway, which she also wrote and co-edited. She
then wrote and directed the 2012 film I Have to Buy New Shoes, a
contemporary romantic comedy set in Paris. Both films were produced by
her friend Shunji Iwai, and Kitagawa appeared in his 2011 documentary
Friends after 3.11, which explores the aftermath of the 2011 TÅ hoku
earthquake and tsunami.
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