Hirokazu Kore-eda (æ˜¯æž è£•å'Œ, Koreeda Hirokazu, 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). He won the Jury Prize at the 2013
Cannes Film Festival for Like Father, Like Son and won the Palme d'Or
at the 2018 Cannes Film Festival for Shoplifters.Before embarking on a
career as a film director, Kore-eda worked as an assistant director on
documentaries for television. He eventually transitioned into
directing, and directed his first television documentary, Lessons from
a Calf, in 1991. He directed several other documentary films
thereafter.In 1995, at the Venice Film Festival, his first fiction
feature film Maborosi won a Golden Osella Award for Best
Cinematography. At the 1999 Buenos Aires International Festival of
Independent Cinema, he won awards for Best Film and Best Screenplay
for his film After Life.
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). He won the Jury Prize at the 2013
Cannes Film Festival for Like Father, Like Son and won the Palme d'Or
at the 2018 Cannes Film Festival for Shoplifters.Before embarking on a
career as a film director, Kore-eda worked as an assistant director on
documentaries for television. He eventually transitioned into
directing, and directed his first television documentary, Lessons from
a Calf, in 1991. He directed several other documentary films
thereafter.In 1995, at the Venice Film Festival, his first fiction
feature film Maborosi won a Golden Osella Award for Best
Cinematography. At the 1999 Buenos Aires International Festival of
Independent Cinema, he won awards for Best Film and Best Screenplay
for his film After Life.
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