Hirokazu Koreeda

Hirokazu Koreeda

b. 1962 (age 64) Tokyo, Japan
Director Writer

Hirokazu Koreeda was born 1962 in Tokyo, Japan. He graduated from Waseda University in 1987. He is the winner of many awards at international film festivals. In 1995, his directorial debut, Maborosi, won the 52nd Venice International Film Festival’s Golden Osella. In 2011, I Wish won the Best Screenplay Award at the 59th San Sebastian International Film Festival. In 2015, Our Little Sister received four awards at the Cannes Film Festival. In 2017, The Third Murder won six awards at the 74th Venice International Film Festival.

Known For

Filmography

Sheep in the Box
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★ 5.9
Sheep in the Box
2026 Director Writer
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Look Back
2026 Director Writer
Asura
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★ 7.6
Asura
2025 Director Writer
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La légende de la Palme d'or continue...
2025 Self
Monster
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★ 7.8
Monster
2023 Director
The Makanai: Cooking for the Maiko House
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★ 7.9
The Makanai: Cooking for the Maiko House
2023 Director Writer
Broker
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★ 7.1
Broker
2022 Director Writer
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★ 7.2
Jiseok
2022 Self
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National Theatre Live: After Life
2021 Writer
A Day-Off of Kasumi Arimura
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★ 7.2
A Day-Off of Kasumi Arimura
2020 Director
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On Transmission: Ang Lee in Conversation with Kore-eda Hirokazu
2020 Self
The Truth
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★ 6.5
The Truth
2019 Director Writer
Shoplifters
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★ 7.9
Shoplifters
2018 Director Writer
Sukita
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★ 6.2
Sukita
2018 Self
The Third Murder
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★ 6.7
The Third Murder
2017 Director Writer
After the Storm
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★ 7.4
After the Storm
2016 Director Writer
Our Little Sister
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★ 7.6
Our Little Sister
2015 Director Writer
Guang yin de gu shi: Tai wan xin dian ying
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★ 6.9
Guang yin de gu shi: Tai wan xin dian ying
2015 Self
Ishibumi
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★ 4.5
Ishibumi
2015 Director
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The Two Directors: A Flame in Silence
2015 Self
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The 37th Annual Japan Academy Awards
2014 Self
Like Father, Like Son
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★ 7.8
Like Father, Like Son
2013 Director Writer
Going My Home
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★ 7.6
Going My Home
2012 Director Writer
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The Message from Fukushima
2012 Director
I Wish
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★ 7.4
I Wish
2011 Director Writer
Kaidan Horror Classics
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★ 5.8
Kaidan Horror Classics
2010 Director
Air Doll
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★ 6.9
Air Doll
2009 Director Writer
Let the Wind Carry Me
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★ 7.6
Let the Wind Carry Me
2009 Self
Still Walking
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★ 7.9
Still Walking
2008 Director Writer
Daijôbu de aruyô ni: Cocco owaranai tabi
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★ 5.4
Daijôbu de aruyô ni: Cocco owaranai tabi
2008 Director
Bokura no jidai
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★ 8.7
Bokura no jidai
2007 Self
Hana
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★ 6.6
Hana
2006 Director Writer
Nobody Knows
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★ 8.0
Nobody Knows
2004 Director Writer
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★ 3.6
Cinemaholic
2004 Self
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Birthplace
2003 Self Director
Distance
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★ 6.8
Distance
2001 Director Writer
After Life
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★ 7.6
After Life
1998 Director Writer
Without Memory
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★ 7.5
Without Memory
1996 Director Writer
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★ 4.6
This World
1996 Self Director Writer Cinematographer
Maborosi
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★ 7.5
Maborosi
1995 Director
August Without Him
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★ 6.8
August Without Him
1994 Self Director
When Cinema Reflects the Times: Hou Hsiao-Hsien and Edward Yang
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★ 7.1
When Cinema Reflects the Times: Hou Hsiao-Hsien and Edward Yang
1993 Director
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I Wish I Could Be Japanese
1992 Director
Lessons from a Calf
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★ 7.0
Lessons from a Calf
1991 Director
However...
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★ 6.0
However...
1991 Director Writer
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★ 3.2
Nonfix
1989 Director
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NNN Document
1970 Self
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Untitled Hirokazu Kore-eda & Eddie Redmayne / Searchlight Pictures Project
Director Writer
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Lost in Translation
Director
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Like Father, Like Son
Writer
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Nobody Knows
Writer