Hirokazu Kore-eda | |||||
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是枝 裕和 | |||||
 Kore-eda in 2025 | |||||
| Born | (1962-06-06)6 June 1962 (age 63) | ||||
| Alma mater | Waseda University | ||||
| Occupation(s) | Film director,film producer,screenwriter,film editor | ||||
| Years active | 1991–present | ||||
| Children | 1 | ||||
| Japanese name | |||||
| Hiragana | これえだ ひろかず | ||||
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| Website | www | ||||
Hirokazu Kore-eda (是枝 裕和,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 dozenfeature films, includingNobody Knows (2004) andStill Walking (2008).
ForLike Father, Like Son (2013) andShoplifters (2018), he won theCannes Film Festival'sJury Prize andPalme d'Or, respectively.Shoplifters was also nominated for theAcademy Award for Best Foreign Language Film. Kore-eda has since directedBroker (2022) andMonster (2023).
Kore-eda's father was born inTaiwan. Kore-eda's paternal grandparents could not marry under Japanese law at the time as they had the same last name, so they had eloped to Taiwan, then underJapanese colonial rule, where they could marry.[1] Kore-eda has cited this as a reason for his affinity toward Taiwan.[2]
Kore-eda's father was conscripted into the Japanese military duringWorld War II and detained inSiberia for three years after the end of the war.[3]
Hirokazu Kore-eda was born on 6 June 1962[4] inNerima,Tokyo, Japan. He is the youngest of three children.[5] From an early age, Kore-eda watched movies with his mother. He said through an interpreter, "My mother loved films! She adoredIngrid Bergman,Joan Fontaine,Vivien Leigh! We couldn't afford to go together to the cinema, but she was always watching their movies on TV. She stopped all family business or discussions to watch these movies. We would watch together. So I adored film—like her."[6]
After seeing Japan win the gold medal in men's volleyball at the1972 Munich Olympics, he started playing in middle school. He rose to team captain in high school as asetter.[7]
He initially failed his entrance exams, but was accepted intoWaseda University a year later.[7] He graduated from Waseda University's Graduate School of Letters, Arts and Sciences in 1987.[8][9]
Before becoming a director, Kore-eda worked as anassistant director on televisiondocumentaries. He directed his first television documentary,Lessons from a Calf, in 1991. He directed several other documentary films thereafter.[10]
Kore-eda's 1994 documentaryAugust without Him depicts his friendship withAIDS sufferer Hirata Yutaka. It follows Kore-eda as he meets Yutaka and films his life between 1992 and 1994. The first Japanese to admit he contracted the disease via homosexual contact, Yutaka speaks openly about his condition. The film ends with his condition having deteriorated. Yutaka died of AIDS complications on May 29, 1994.[11]
At the 1995Venice Film Festival, Kore-eda's first fiction feature film,Maborosi, won aGolden Osella for Best Cinematography.[12] At the firstBuenos Aires International Festival of Independent Cinema in 1999, he won awards for Best Film and Best Screenplay for his filmAfter Life.[13]
In 2005, Kore-eda won theBlue Ribbon Awards for Best Film and Best Director for his filmNobody Knows.[14] His 2008 filmStill Walking also earned accolades, including Best Director at the 2009Asian Film Awards[15][16] and the Golden Ástor for Best Film at the 2008Mar del Plata International Film Festival.[17]
Kore-eda's 2013 filmLike Father, Like Son premiered and was nominated for thePalme d'Or at the2013 Cannes Film Festival.[18] It did not win, but it won theJury Prize[19] and a commendation from the Ecumenical Jury.[20] In October 2013, the film won the Rogers People's Choice Award at the2013 Vancouver International Film Festival.[21]
Kore-eda's 2015 filmOur Little Sister was selected to compete for thePalme d'Or at the2015 Cannes Film Festival.[22] His 2016 filmAfter the Storm debuted to critical acclaim at the2016 Cannes Film Festival in theUn Certain Regard category.[23] For his work on it, Kore-eda won Best Director at theYokohama Film Festival.[24] He won Best Film and Best DirectorJapan Academy Prizes for his 2017 filmThe Third Murder, which also screened in the main competition of the74th Venice International Film Festival.[25]
In 2018, his filmShoplifters, about a young girl welcomed in by a family ofshoplifters, premiered and won thePalme d'Or at theCannes Film Festival.[26] It was also nominated for theAcademy Award for Best Foreign Language Film.[27]
In 2018, he won theDonostia Award for his lifetime achievement atSan Sebastián International Film Festival.[28]
In 2019, Kore-eda directedThe Truth, starringCatherine Deneuve,Juliette Binoche andEthan Hawke. It is his first film shot in Europe and not in Japanese.[29][30]
In 2021, Kore-eda directedBroker. The film was shot in South Korea, featuring a predominantly South Korean cast and crew.[31][32] It was first released on 8 June 2022.[33] The film was selected to compete for the Palme d'Or at theCannes Film Festival in 2022 and won thePrize of the Ecumenical Jury.
In January 2022, it was announced that Kore-eda would be working with a team of directors including Megumi Tsuno,Hiroshi Okuyama, and Takuma Sato on a nine-episode series,The Makanai: Cooking for the Maiko House, adapted from the mangaKiyo in Kyoto.[34]
In November 2022, Kore-eda disclosed that he had completed shooting his next Japanese film,Monster.[35] With post-production underway,Monster was scheduled for release in Japan on 2 June 2023.[36] This release date positioned the film for a potential world premiere in May at Cannes.[37] It won theQueer Palm and theBest Screenplay Award at the2023 Cannes Film Festival.[38][39]
In 2025,Netflix released Kore-eda's TV seriesAsura. It is based onKuniko Mukōda's novel of the same name.[40] In September of that year, Kore-eda began work on his next movie,Sheep in the Box.Neon is reuniting with him to distribute the movie in the US, UK and Australia.[41]
According to theHarvard Film Archive, Kore-eda's works "reflect the contemplative style and pacing of such luminaries asHou Hsiao-hsien andTsai Ming-liang".[42] Kore-eda is often compared toYasujirō Ozu, but has said he feels more influenced byKen Loach andMikio Naruse.[6]
In a 2009 interview, Kore-eda said thatStill Walking is based on his own family.[43]
Kore-eda was married in 2002 and has a daughter, born in 2007.[5][44]
| Year | English Title | Original Title | Credited as | Notes | Ref. | ||
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| Director | Writer | Editor | |||||
| 1995 | Maborosi | 幻の光 | Yes | No | No | ||
| 1998 | After Life | ワンダフルライフ | Yes | Yes | Yes | ||
| 2001 | Distance | DISTANCE ディスタンス | Yes | Yes | Yes | ||
| 2004 | Nobody Knows | 誰も知らない | Yes | Yes | Yes | Also producer | |
| 2006 | Hana | 花よりもなほ | Yes | Yes | Yes | ||
| 2008 | Still Walking | 歩いても 歩いても | Yes | Yes | Yes | ||
| 2009 | Air Doll | 空気人形 | Yes | Yes | Yes | Also producer | |
| 2011 | I Wish | 奇跡 | Yes | Yes | Yes | ||
| 2013 | Like Father, Like Son | そして父になる | Yes | Yes | Yes | ||
| 2015 | Our Little Sister | 海街diary | Yes | Yes | Yes | ||
| 2016 | After the Storm | 海よりもまだ深く | Yes | Yes | Yes | ||
| 2017 | The Third Murder | 三度目の殺人 | Yes | Yes | Yes | ||
| 2018 | Shoplifters | 万引き家族 | Yes | Yes | Yes | Also producer | |
| 2019 | The Truth | La Vérité | Yes | Yes | Yes | French-language debut | |
| 2022 | Broker | 브로커 | Yes | Yes | Yes | Korean-language debut | |
| 2023 | Monster | 怪物 | Yes | No | Yes | Also executive producer | |
| 2026 | Sheep in the Box | 箱の中の羊 | Yes | Yes | Yes | Filming | [45] |
| Year | Film | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| 1993 | Kakuto | |
| 2003 | Hebi ichigo | |
| 2006 | Yureru | Planner |
| 2014 | leji | Consulting producer |
| 2020 | Ten Years Japan | Executive producer[46] |
| 2022 | Mai Sumoru Rando |
| Year | Film | Notes |
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| 1991 | Lessons from a Calf | |
| However... | Also producer | |
| 1992 | Where Has All the Pollution Gone? | |
| I Wish I Could Be Japanese | ||
| 1993 | When Cinema Reflects the Times: Hou Hsiao-hsien and Edward Yang | Documentary about filmmakersHou Hsiao-hsien andEdward Yang |
| Soul Sketches-Every Person's Kenji Miyazawa | Documentary short film | |
| Yottsu no shibu jikoku | ||
| 1994 | August without Him | |
| 1996 | This World | A filmed correspondence betweenKawase Naomi and Koreeda. Also writer and cinematographer |
| 2003 | Birthplace | Documentary about the old sets from his first featureMaborosi Also editor |
| 2008 | Daijōbu Dearu Yō ni: Cocco Owaranai Tabi | Documentary aboutCocco |
| Series Constitution. Article 9. War Renunciation. Oblivion | ||
| 2012 | The Message from Fukushima | Documentary short |
| 2021 | The Center Lane | Documentary short about swimmerRikako Ikee |
| Year | Film | Credited as | Notes | ||
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| Director | Writer | Editor | |||
| 1991 | Nonfix | Yes | No | No | TV Series |
| 1996 | Without Memory | Yes | Yes | Yes | TV Documentary Movie |
| 2010 | Kaidan Horror Classics | Yes | Yes | No | Anthology TV Series Directed episode "Nochi no hi" |
| 2012 | Going My Home[47] | Yes | Yes | Yes | TV Miniseries |
| 2015 | Ishibumi[48] | Yes | No | No | TV Documentary film[48] |
| 2020 | A Day-Off of Kasumi Arimura[49] | Yes | No | No | TV Series Directed episodes "Tada ima no nochi ni" and "Ningen Doku"[49] |
| 2023 | The Makanai: Cooking for the Maiko House[50] | Yes | Yes | Yes | TV Miniseries Also executive producer[50] |
| 2025 | Asura[51] | Yes | Yes | Yes | TV Series |
Work Actor | 1995 | 1998 | 2001 | 2004 | 2006 | 2008 | 2009 | 2011 | 2013 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2022 | 2023 | 2026 |
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| Sayaka Yoshino | |||||||||||||||||
| Tadanobu Asano | |||||||||||||||||
| Akira Emoto | |||||||||||||||||
| Susumu Terajima | |||||||||||||||||
| Arata Iura | |||||||||||||||||
| Yusuke Iseya | |||||||||||||||||
| Natsuo Ishidō | |||||||||||||||||
| Kenichi Endō | |||||||||||||||||
| Yui Natsukawa | |||||||||||||||||
| Ryo Kase | |||||||||||||||||
| Sei Hiraizumi | |||||||||||||||||
| Hiei Kimura | |||||||||||||||||
| Yūichi Kimura | |||||||||||||||||
| You | |||||||||||||||||
| Shirō Katō | |||||||||||||||||
| Yoshio Harada† | |||||||||||||||||
| Shohei Tanaka | |||||||||||||||||
| Jun Kunimura | |||||||||||||||||
| Tetsushi Tanaka | |||||||||||||||||
| Kirin Kiki† | |||||||||||||||||
| Hiroshi Abe | |||||||||||||||||
| Ryōga Hayashi | |||||||||||||||||
| Kazuya Takahashi | |||||||||||||||||
| Joe Odagiri | |||||||||||||||||
| Bae Doona | |||||||||||||||||
| Kazuaki Shimizu | |||||||||||||||||
| Yuri Nakamura | |||||||||||||||||
| Oshiro Maeda | |||||||||||||||||
| Masami Nagasawa | |||||||||||||||||
| Isao Hashizume | |||||||||||||||||
| Lily Franky | |||||||||||||||||
| Ichirō Ogura | |||||||||||||||||
| Jun Fubuki | |||||||||||||||||
| Yōko Maki | |||||||||||||||||
| Masaharu Fukuyama | |||||||||||||||||
| Tomomitsu Adachi | |||||||||||||||||
| Suzu Hirose | |||||||||||||||||
| Aju Makita | |||||||||||||||||
| Izumi Matsuoka | |||||||||||||||||
| Sosuke Ikematsu | |||||||||||||||||
| Daisuke Kuroda | |||||||||||||||||
| Hajime Inoue | |||||||||||||||||
| Sakura Ando | |||||||||||||||||
| Haruka Ayase |
祖父母因為同姓氏無法在日本結婚，當年從奄美大島「私奔」到高雄後生下他父親，身為「灣生」後代的是枝裕和，卻是在侯孝賢的電影裡取得與父親成長的連結，視台灣如另一個故鄉。
... Hirokazu Kore-eda nabbed the director honor for "Still Walking."
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