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Kaori Oda

Known For
Directing

Known Credits
3

Gender
Female

Birthday
Birthday not available

Place of Birth
Osaka Prefecture, Japan

Kaori Oda

Biography

Kaori Oda, born in Osaka, Japan in 1987, is a filmmaker and artist. In 2016, she completed a Doctor of Liberal Arts in filmmaking in Sarajevo, supervised by Béla Tarr. Aragane (2015), shot in a Bosnian coal mine, premiered at Yamagata International Film Festival. Toward a Common Tenderness (2017) had its world premiere at DOK Leipzig and TS’ONOT / Cenote (2019), shot in underwater caves in Yucatán, premiered in Rotterdam. GAMA (2023) screened at MoMA Doc Fortnight and Cinéma du Réel. Oda received the Nagisa Oshima Prize in 2020 and the New Face Award of the Japanese Education Minister in 2021.

Known For

Crew

2026Masayume...Cinematography
2025Jibun, Maru! Ippo no Hanashi...Cinematography
2025In Their Traces...Cinematography
2022Karaoke Cafe BOSA...Cinematography
2021My Love: Six Stories of True Love...Cinematography
2017Toward a Common Tenderness...Cinematography
2017Theory of Colours: prologue...Cinematography
2015FLASH...Cinematography
2014Conniving...Cinematography

Camera

2025A Very Straight Neck...Director of Photography
2025Underground...Director of Photography
2025FUKUSHIMA with BÉLA TARR...Director of Photography
2024Lighthouse...Director of Photography
2023Ryuichi Sakamoto | Opus...Camera Operator
2020Cenote...Director of Photography
2017Aragane...Director of Photography
2012Thus a Noise Speaks...Camera Operator

Directing

2025GAMA...Director
2025Underground...Director
2025FUKUSHIMA with BÉLA TARR...Director
2025Recording with Mother "Working Hands"...Director
2024By the Sea...Director
2024Kandachime...Director
2024Black Red Ultramarine White Lemon...Director
2024Lighthouse...Director
2022Karaoke Cafe BOSA...Director
2022Would You Like to Go to the Cinema Today?...Director
2022Homo Mobilitas...Director
2021Night Train...Director
2021colere-ON: Sep 27 - Oct 5...Director
2020Cenote...Director
2019Night Cruise...Director
2018Church of the Wind...Director
2018TUNE...Director
2017Aragane...Director
2017Toward a Common Tenderness...Director
2017TEN...Director
2017Theory of Colours: prologue...Director
2015FLASH...Director
2014Lost in Bosnia...Director
2014Conniving...Director
2012Thus a Noise Speaks...Director
2012The Thread of Red Cocoons...Director

Editing

2025Underground...Editor
2025FUKUSHIMA with BÉLA TARR...Editor
2024Lighthouse...Editor
2022Karaoke Cafe BOSA...Editor
2020Cenote...Editor
2017Aragane...Editor
2017Toward a Common Tenderness...Editor
2017Theory of Colours: prologue...Editor
2014Conniving...Editor
2012Thus a Noise Speaks...Editor
2012The Thread of Red Cocoons...Editor

Writing

2025Underground...Writer
2020Cenote...Writer
2017Toward a Common Tenderness...Writer
2014Lost in Bosnia...Writer
2014Conniving...Writer
2012Thus a Noise Speaks...Writer
2012The Thread of Red Cocoons...Writer

Sound

2022Karaoke Cafe BOSA...Sound
2017Toward a Common Tenderness...Sound
2012Thus a Noise Speaks...Sound Mixer
2012Thus a Noise Speaks...Sound Editor

Production

2020Cenote...Producer

Acting

2025FUKUSHIMA with BÉLA TARRas
2017Toward a Common Tendernessas Herself
2012Thus a Noise Speaksas