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Kôhei Oguri

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Oguri Kohei

プロフィール

性別
男性
生誕
1945-10-29 (Maebashi, Gunma, Japan)
国籍
Japan
言語
Japanese

経歴

職業
film director, screenwriter
活動期間
1981年〜
影響を受けた人物
Kirio Urayama, Michio Yamamoto, Nobuhiko Obayashi, Masahiro Shinoda

学歴

Gunma Prefectural Maebashi High School
国: Japan
High school graduate; graduation year unknown so set to 0.
Waseda University, Second Faculty of Letters
Second Faculty of Letters
国: Japan
Graduated from university and then entered film industry. Graduation year unknown so set to 0.

受賞歴

Jury Prize (Grand Prix du Jury)
1990
対象作品: The Sting of Death
主催: Cannes Film Festival
結果: 受賞
FIPRESCI Prize
1990
対象作品: The Sting of Death
主催: Cannes Film Festival
結果: 受賞
Best Director (Japan Academy Prize)
1982
対象作品: The Muddy River
主催: Japan Academy Prize
結果: 受賞
Outstanding Director Award (Japan Academy Prize)
1997
対象作品: Sleeping Man
主催: Japan Academy Prize
結果: 受賞(優秀監督賞)
Best Film (Blue Ribbon Award)
1981
対象作品: The Muddy River
主催: Blue Ribbon Awards
結果: 受賞(作品賞)
Newcomer Award (Japan Directors Guild / Mainichi Film Concours)
1981
対象作品: The Muddy River
主催: Japan Directors Guild / Mainichi Film Concours
結果: 受賞
Georges Sadoul Prize
1984
対象作品: For Kayako
主催: French film circles (Georges Sadoul Prize)
結果: 受賞(日本人初受賞)
Art Encouragement Prize / Minister of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology Award
1990
対象作品: The Sting of Death
主催: Agency for Cultural Affairs / MEXT
結果: 受賞
Jury Special Grand Prize (Montreal World Film Festival)
1996
対象作品: Sleeping Man
主催: Montreal World Film Festival
結果: 受賞
Medal with Purple Ribbon
2006
主催: Government of Japan
結果: 叙勲
Order of the Rising Sun, Gold and Silver Rays
2006
主催: Government of Japan
結果: 叙勲

受賞・候補エディション

作品

代表作

The Muddy River

1981年 Film

Oguri's debut feature adapted from Teru Miyamoto depicting life in 1950s provincial Japan.

postwarfamilycoming-of-age

For Kayako

1984年 Film

Film adaptation of an original work by Lee Hwa-sung that received international recognition.

memoryhistory

The Sting of Death

1990年 Film

Adaptation of Toshio Shimao's novel; awarded the Jury Prize at Cannes and received international acclaim.

family collapsemadnesspostwar

Sleeping Man

1996年 Film

An original screenplay by Oguri; won awards at Berlin and Montreal film festivals.

lonelinesshuman observation

Buried Tree

2005年 Film

Released in 2005 and screened in the Directors' Fortnight at Cannes.

memorytime

FOUJITA

2015年 Film

A biopic about the painter Tsuguharu Foujita; released after a decade-long hiatus.

artidentity

全著作

  • Aisetsu to Tsūsetsu (Kei Shobo, 1987)
  • Messages from Africa to Japan (co-authored, Iwanami Booklet, 1989)
  • To See, To Be (Heibonsha, 1996)
  • Eyes to Watch Films (NHK Publishing, 2005)
  • Unraveling Time (Asahi Shimbun Publications, 2006)
  • A Song of Stillness (Hakusuisha, 2015)

作風・主題

文体
lyrical, poetic visual stylequiet observational depictionrestrained direction
頻出モチーフ
postwar Japanmemory and lossfamily conflict

評価・遺産

Kôhei Oguri is regarded as one of Japan's notable film directors since the 1980s. His lyrical visuals and sustained engagement with postwar themes earned him domestic and international acclaim; his debut The Muddy River and subsequent films enhanced the global presence of Japanese cinema.

豆知識

  • Born in Maebashi, Gunma, in 1945.
  • Studied at Waseda University's Second Faculty of Letters.
  • Worked in pink films and as an assistant director before debuting with The Muddy River in 1981.
  • The Sting of Death won the Jury Prize at the 1990 Cannes Film Festival.