Kazuyuki Izutsu

Kazuyuki Izutsu
Born (1952-12-13) December 13, 1952
Nara Prefecture, Japan
Occupation Film director

Kazuyuki Izutsu (井筒 和幸 Izutsu Kazuyuki, born 13 December 1952) is a Japanese film director, screenwriter and film critic.

Career

Born in Nara Prefecture, Izutsu started making 8mm films in high school,[1] and directed his first 35mm film, a pink film, in 1975.[1] He earned a citation from the Directors Guild of Japan New Directors Award in 1981 for Gaki Teikoku,[1][2] and his Boys Be Ambitious won the best picture award at the 1996 Blue Ribbon Awards.[3] He received two Japanese Academy Award nominations in 2006 for writing and directing Pacchigi! and won the award for best director at the 27th Yokohama Film Festival for that film.[4] Izutsu frequently appears on television in Japan and is known for his critical commentary.[1] He has also directed many television commercials.[1]

Filmography

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 "Izutsu Kazuyuki". Tarento dētabanku (in Japanese). Talent Databank. Retrieved 1 November 2010.
  2. ↑ "Nihon Eiga Kantoku Kyōkai Shinjinshō" (in Japanese). Directors Guild of Japan. Retrieved 11 December 2010.
  3. ↑ "Burū Ribon-shō historī" (in Japanese). Shinema Hōchi. Retrieved 1 November 2010.
  4. ↑ 第27回ヨコハマ映画祭 2005年日本映画個人賞 (in Japanese). Yokohama Film Festival. Retrieved 1 March 2010.

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