Hirokazu Koreeda

Hirokazu Koreeda

DirectorWriterEditor
Born
June 6, 1962
Awards
80 wins, 214 nominations

Born in Tokyo in 1962. Originally intended to be a novelist, but after graduating from Waseda University in 1987 went on to become an assistant director at T.V. Man Union. Snuck off set to film Mou hitotsu no kyouiku - Ina shogakkou haru gumi no kiroku (1991). His first feature, Maborosi (1995),…

Biography

Born in Tokyo in 1962. Originally intended to be a novelist, but after graduating from Waseda University in 1987 went on to become an assistant director at T.V. Man Union. Snuck off set to film Mou hitotsu no kyouiku - Ina shogakkou haru gumi no kiroku (1991). His first feature, Maborosi (1995), based on a Teru Miyamoto novel and drawn from his own experiences while filming August Without Him (1994), won jury prizes at Venice and Chicago. The main themes of his oeuvre include memory, loss, death and the intersection of documentary and fictive narratives.

Director

Look BackLook Back(2026)
Sheep in the BoxSheep in the Box(2026)
RasutoshînRasutoshîn(2025)
AsuraAsura(2025)
MonsterMonster(2023)

Editor

Look BackLook Back(2026)
Sheep in the BoxSheep in the Box(2026)
AsuraAsura(2025)
MonsterMonster(2023)
BrokerBroker(2022)

Second Unit or Assistant Director

Great SFX Adventure: Take Me to 'Sweet Home'Great SFX Adventure: Take Me to 'Sweet Home'(1989)

Camera and Electrical Department

The Making of 'Dare mo shiranai'(2004)

Self

La légende de la Palme d'or continue...La légende de la Palme d'or continue...(2025)as Self
Cannes Film FestivalCannes Film Festival(1952)as Self - Jury Member, Self - Audience member, Self - Winner
The 42nd Hong Kong Film AwardsThe 42nd Hong Kong Film Awards(2024)as Self - Presenter
Días de cineDías de cine(1991)as Self - Interviewee
The Popcorn ShowThe Popcorn Show(2022)as Self

Archive Footage

Catherine Deneuve, à son imageCatherine Deneuve, à son image(2023)as Self
Film Önü / ArkasiFilm Önü / Arkasi(2019)as Self
Bokura no jidaiBokura no jidai(2007)as Self

Known for

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Hirokazu Koreeda in Guang yin de gu shi: Tai wan xin dian ying (2014)Hirokazu KoreedaHirokazu KoreedaHirokazu KoreedaPierfrancesco Favino, Hirokazu Koreeda, Ebru Ceylan, Omar Sy, Eva Green, Nadine Labaki, Greta Gerwig, and Lily GladstoneHirokazu Koreeda and Sakura Andô at an event for Monster (2023)