Hirokazu Koreeda
Koreeda Hirokazu (born in 1962 in Tokyo, Japan) is a Japanese film director. His films explore themes of memory, death and coming to terms with loss.
Koreeda originally planned to be a novelist, but after graduating from Waseda University instead worked as an assistant director making documentaries for TV Man Union. He snuck off set to direct his first film, Lessons from a Calf (1991).
Has produced films for directors Nishikawa Miwa and Iseya Yusuke.
Note: This profile was written in or before 2004.
Hirokazu Koreeda Facts
Occupation | Director |
Birthplace | Tokyo, Japan |
Selected Filmography
Not available. |