Art Encouragement Newcomer Award of the Minister of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology
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Edition 51 (2001) award
Akira Ogata
おがた あきら
Ogata Akira
Profile
- Gender
- Male
- Born
- 1959 （Saga Prefecture, Japan）
- Nationality
- Japan
- Languages
- Japanese
- Residence History
- Saga Prefecture, Japan → Nagasaki City, Japan
Career
- Occupations
- film director, stage director, university professor, television director
- Active Years
- 1980-
- Affiliations
- Nihon Eiga University (faculty)
Education
| Institution | Faculty | Department | Degree | Period | Country |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fukuoka University | — | — | — | — | Japan |
Fukuoka University
Country:
Japan
Met director Sogo Ishii while at university and worked as assistant director
Awards
| Year | Award | Work | Category | Organization | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000 | Alfred Bauer Prize | Dokuritsu Shōnen Gasshōdan | — | Berlin International Film Festival (Berlinale) | winner |
| 2000 | Japan Directors Guild Newcomer Award | Dokuritsu Shōnen Gasshōdan | 新人監督賞 | Directors Guild of Japan | winner |
| 2005 | Japan Professional Movie Awards (Film of the Year) | Itsuka Dokusho Suru Hi | 作品賞 | Japan Professional Movie Awards | winner |
| 2000 | Japan Professional Movie Awards (New Director Award) | Dokuritsu Shōnen Gasshōdan | 新人監督賞 | Japan Professional Movie Awards | winner |
| 2005 | Grand Prize of the Jury (Special Mention) | Itsuka Dokusho Suru Hi | — | Montreal World Film Festival | winner |
| 2010 | Yokohama Film Festival Director Award | Non-chan no Nori Ben | 監督賞 | Yokohama Film Festival | winner |
| 2001 | Yokohama Film Festival New Director Award | Dokuritsu Shōnen Gasshōdan | 新人監督賞 | Yokohama Film Festival | winner |
| 2005 | Mainichi Film Awards - Director Award | Itsuka Dokusho Suru Hi | 監督賞 | Mainichi Film Awards | winner |
Alfred Bauer Prize
2000
Work:
Dokuritsu Shōnen Gasshōdan
Organization:
Berlin International Film Festival (Berlinale)
Result:
winner
Japan Directors Guild Newcomer Award
2000
Work:
Dokuritsu Shōnen Gasshōdan
Category:
新人監督賞
Organization:
Directors Guild of Japan
Result:
winner
Japan Professional Movie Awards (Film of the Year)
2005
Work:
Itsuka Dokusho Suru Hi
Category:
作品賞
Organization:
Japan Professional Movie Awards
Result:
winner
Japan Professional Movie Awards (New Director Award)
2000
Work:
Dokuritsu Shōnen Gasshōdan
Category:
新人監督賞
Organization:
Japan Professional Movie Awards
Result:
winner
Grand Prize of the Jury (Special Mention)
2005
Work:
Itsuka Dokusho Suru Hi
Organization:
Montreal World Film Festival
Result:
winner
Yokohama Film Festival Director Award
2010
Work:
Non-chan no Nori Ben
Category:
監督賞
Organization:
Yokohama Film Festival
Result:
winner
Yokohama Film Festival New Director Award
2001
Work:
Dokuritsu Shōnen Gasshōdan
Category:
新人監督賞
Organization:
Yokohama Film Festival
Result:
winner
Mainichi Film Awards - Director Award
2005
Work:
Itsuka Dokusho Suru Hi
Category:
監督賞
Organization:
Mainichi Film Awards
Result:
winner
Awards & Nominations
Works
Major Works
Dokuritsu Shōnen Gasshōdan
2000 FilmFeature film debut about boys and their community; a human drama centered on youth.
youthcommunityfamily
Itsuka Dokusho Suru Hi
2004 FilmAn ensemble drama about reading, memory and relationships; acclaimed at international festivals.
readingmemoryhuman relationships
Non-chan no Nori Ben
2009 FilmA human drama that carefully depicts local life and everyday details.
everyday lifelocal communityrenewal
Bibliography
- Tokyo Hakusai K-Sha (1980)
- Transistor Love (1981)
- Dokuritsu Shōnen Gasshōdan (2000)
- Itsuka Dokusho Suru Hi (2004)
- Kyōen (2006)
- Sono Yama o Kuzuse (2007)
- Kutsugahama Onsen Companion Waiting Room (2008)
- Non-chan no Nori Ben (2009)
- Death Row Elevator (2010)
- Cannot Become Stone nor Wind (2013)
- Let's Walk with Friends (2014)
- Bakumatsu Hippocrates (scheduled, 2026)
Style & Themes
- Literary Style
- realistic perspectivedirection that carefully depicts character detailsensemble-driven narratives
- Recurring Motifs
- children / youthfamily and communityreading and memory
Legacy
Akira Ogata is a director who achieved international festival recognition in the 2000s and is known for human dramas rooted in local everyday life. As an educator he has also taught and mentored students at Nihon Eiga University.
Trivia
- Appeared as an actor in Shin Godzilla (2016), playing a marine biologist.
- Has taught as a professor at Nihon Eiga University since 2013.