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Hirokazu Kore-eda

Known For
Directing

Known Credits
20

Gender
Male

Birthday
June 6, 1962 (64 years old)

Place of Birth
Tokyo, Japan

Hirokazu Kore-eda

Biography

Hirokazu Kore-eda (born 6 June 1962) is a Japanese film director, producer, screenwriter, and editor. He began his career in television and has since directed more than a dozen feature films, including Nobody Knows (2004), Still Walking (2008), and After the Storm (2016). He won the Jury Prize at the 2013 Cannes Film Festival for Like Father, Like Son and won the Palme d'Or at the 2018 Cannes Film Festival for Shoplifters.

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Known For

Directing

2026Look Back...Director
2026Sheep in the Box...Director
2025Last Scene...Director
2025Asura...Director
2023Monster...Director
2023The Makanai: Cooking for the Maiko House...Director
2022Broker...Director
2021The Center Lane...Director
2020A Day-Off of Kasumi Arimura...Director
2019The Truth...Director
2018Shoplifters...Director
2017The Third Murder...Director
2016After the Storm...Director
2015Ishibumi...Director
2015Our Little Sister...Director
2013Like Father, Like Son...Director
2012Going My Home...Director
2012The Message from Fukushima...Director
2011I Wish...Director
2010Kaidan Horror Classics...Director
2010Kaidan Horror Classics...Director
2010The Days After...Director
2009Air Doll...Director
2008So I Can Be Alright: Cocco's Endless Journey...Director
2008Still Walking...Director
2006Hana...Director
2006Series Constitution. Article 9: War Renunciation "Oblivion"...Director
2004Nobody Knows...Director
2003Birthplace...Director
2003Kaettekita! Deka Matsuri...Director
2001Distance...Director
1999After Life...Director
1996Without Memory...Director
1996This World (A Correspondence Between Naomi Kawase and Hirokazu Koreeda)...Director
1995Maborosi...Director
1994August Without Him...Director
1993Yottsu no shibu jikoku...Director
1993Soul Sketches - Every Person's Kenji Miyazawa...Director
1993When Cinema Reflects the Times: Hou Hsiao-Hsien and Edward Yang...Director
1992I Wish I Could Be Japanese...Director
1991Where Has All the Pollution Gone?...Director
1991Lessons from a Calf...Director
1991However......Director
1989Nonfix...Director
1989Great SFX Adventure: Take Me to 'Sweet Home'...Assistant Director
Untitled Hirokazu Kore-eda Film...Director

Editing

2026Look Back...Editor
2026Sheep in the Box...Editor
2025Asura...Editor
2023Monster...Editor
2022Broker...Editor
2019The Truth...Editor
2018Shoplifters...Editor
2017The Third Murder...Editor
2016After the Storm...Editor
2015Our Little Sister...Editor
2013Like Father, Like Son...Editor
2012Going My Home...Editor
2011I Wish...Editor
2009Air Doll...Editor
2008Still Walking...Editor
2006Hana...Editor
2004Nobody Knows...Editor
2003Birthplace...Editor
2001Distance...Editor
1999After Life...Editor
1996Without Memory...Editor

Writing

2026Look Back...Writer
2026Sheep in the Box...Original Concept
2026Sheep in the Box...Screenplay
2025Asura...Writer
2023The Makanai: Cooking for the Maiko House...Screenplay
2022Broker...Writer
2021National Theatre Live: After Life...Writer
2019The Truth...Screenplay
2018Shoplifters...Screenplay
2017The Third Murder...Screenplay
2016After the Storm...Original Concept
2016After the Storm...Screenplay
2015Our Little Sister...Screenplay
2013Like Father, Like Son...Screenplay
2012Going My Home...Writer
2011I Wish...Screenplay
2010Kaidan Horror Classics...Screenplay
2010The Days After...Screenplay
2009Air Doll...Screenplay
2008Still Walking...Screenplay
2008Still Walking...Original Story
2006Hana...Writer
2004Nobody Knows...Screenplay
2001Distance...Writer
1999After Life...Screenplay
1996Without Memory...Writer
1996Without Memory...Idea
1996This World (A Correspondence Between Naomi Kawase and Hirokazu Koreeda)...Writer
1991However......Writer
Untitled Hirokazu Kore-eda Film...Screenplay

Production

2026THE ORIGIN OF ULTRAMAN...Producer
2023Monster...Executive Producer
2023The Makanai: Cooking for the Maiko House...Executive Producer
2022My Small Land...Executive Producer
2022HAJIKERU...Producer
2020Any Crybabies Around?...Development Producer
2018Ten Years Japan...Executive Producer
2018Shoplifters...Producer
2014Homeland...Consulting Producer
2012Live Fukushima: Kaze to Rock Super Nomaoi...Producer
2011Ending Note: Death of a Japanese Salaryman...Producer
2010Beautiful Islands...Executive Producer
2009Air Doll...Producer
2006Sway...Producer
2004Nobody Knows...Producer
2004Elephant Kashimashi Documentary Film: Tobira no Mukō...Producer
2004Tobira no muko Rock kashu miyamoto hiroji to iu ikikata...Producer
2003Wild Berries...Producer
2003Kakuto...Producer
1996Without Memory...Producer
1995Maborosi...Producer
1991However......Producer

Creator

2025Asura...Creator
2023The Makanai: Cooking for the Maiko House...Creator
2019Junichi...Creator
2012Going My Home...Creator

Camera

2004A Making of Nobody Knows...Still Photographer
1996This World (A Correspondence Between Naomi Kawase and Hirokazu Koreeda)...Director of Photography

Acting

2026THE ORIGIN OF ULTRAMANas Self
2026Mr. Kim Goes to the Cinemaas Self
2025The Legend of the Palme d’Or Continuesas Self
2024Walking in the Moviesas Self
2023Free Beats: The Musical Journey of CHEN Ming Changas
2023Catherine Deneuve, in the eye of the cameraas Self (archive footage)
2022Jiseokas Self
2021Once upon a time... "Shoplifters"as Self
2019Kiki Kirin's Lifeas
2019I AM NONas Self
2019A Story on the Shoreas Self
2018Vidéo Clubas Self
2018Movie Roomas Self
2015Song FUKUYAMAas
2014Flowers of Taipei: Taiwan New Cinemaas Self
2009Making 'Still Walking'as Self
2005Le Cercleas Self
2004A Making of Nobody Knowsas Self
2003Birthplaceas Self
1996Without Memoryas Self - Narrator (uncredited)