Kazuyuki Izutsu (井ç' å'Œå¹¸, Izutsu Kazuyuki, born 13 December
1952) is a Japanese film director, screenwriter and film critic.Born
in Nara Prefecture, Izutsu started making 8mm films in high school,
and directed his first 35mm film, a pink film, in 1975. He earned a
citation from the Directors Guild of Japan New Directors Award in 1981
for Gaki Teikoku, and his Boys Be Ambitious won the best picture award
at the 1996 Blue Ribbon Awards. He received two Japanese Academy Award
nominations in 2006 for writing and directing Pacchigi! and won the
award for best director at the 27th Yokohama Film Festival for that
film. Izutsu frequently appears on television in Japan and is known
for his critical commentary. He has also directed many television
commercials.
1952) is a Japanese film director, screenwriter and film critic.Born
in Nara Prefecture, Izutsu started making 8mm films in high school,
and directed his first 35mm film, a pink film, in 1975. He earned a
citation from the Directors Guild of Japan New Directors Award in 1981
for Gaki Teikoku, and his Boys Be Ambitious won the best picture award
at the 1996 Blue Ribbon Awards. He received two Japanese Academy Award
nominations in 2006 for writing and directing Pacchigi! and won the
award for best director at the 27th Yokohama Film Festival for that
film. Izutsu frequently appears on television in Japan and is known
for his critical commentary. He has also directed many television
commercials.
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