FILM DIRECTOR

Hirokazu Kore-eda

1962 - Today

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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 dozen feature films, including Nobody Knows (2004) and Still Walking (2008). For Like Father, Like Son (2013) and Shoplifters (2018), he won the Cannes Film Festival's Jury Prize and Palme d'Or, respectively. Shoplifters was also nominated for the Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in 36 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 35 in 2024). Hirokazu Kore-eda is the 423rd most popular film director (down from 249th in 2024), the 714th most popular biography from Japan (down from 343rd in 2019) and the 18th most popular Japanese Film Director.

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Among FILM DIRECTORS

Among film directors, Hirokazu Kore-eda ranks 423 out of 2,041. Before him are John Landis, Denys Arcand, Karel Reisz, Saul Bass, John Guillermin, and Christian-Jaque. After him are Bo Widerberg, Sofia Coppola, J. Lee Thompson, Michael Apted, Mikio Naruse, and Richard Boleslawski.

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Among people born in 1962, Hirokazu Kore-eda ranks 85. Before him are Matteo Messina Denaro, Chuck Palahniuk, Matt Cameron, Gabe Newell, Jennifer Jason Leigh, and Branko Crvenkovski. After him are Takashi Murakami, Barry E. Wilmore, Paula Abdul, Flea, Srettha Thavisin, and Shinya Yamanaka.

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In Japan

Among people born in Japan, Hirokazu Kore-eda ranks 714 out of 6,245. Before him are Osami Nagano (1880), Hōnen (1133), Taro Kagawa (1922), Shusaku Hirasawa (1949), Hiroyoshi Nishizawa (1920), and Sakanoue no Tamuramaro (758). After him are Takashi Murakami (1962), Mikio Naruse (1905), Ikuo Takahara (1957), Ii Naosuke (1815), Aritatsu Ogi (1942), and Shō Shin (1465).

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Among FILM DIRECTORS In Japan

Among film directors born in Japan, Hirokazu Kore-eda ranks 18. Before him are Hideaki Anno (1960), Satoshi Kon (1963), Makoto Shinkai (1973), Kiyoshi Kurosawa (1955), Kinji Fukasaku (1930), and Ishirō Honda (1911). After him are Mikio Naruse (1905), Kon Ichikawa (1915), Yoshiyuki Tomino (1941), Takashi Miike (1960), Hiroshi Teshigahara (1927), and Hiroshi Inagaki (1905).

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