Kazuyoshi Kumakiri | |
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Berlinale 2023 | |
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Alma mater | Osaka University of Arts |
Occupation | Film director |
Kazuyoshi Kumakiri (熊切 和嘉, Kumakiri Kazuyoshi, born 1 September 1974) is a Japanese film director. [2]
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]
Kazuyoshi Kumakiri | |
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![]() Kumakiri at
Berlinale 2023 | |
Born | |
Alma mater | Osaka University of Arts |
Occupation | Film director |
Kazuyoshi Kumakiri (熊切 和嘉, Kumakiri Kazuyoshi, born 1 September 1974) is a Japanese film director. [2]
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]