| Kurosawa Kiyoshi
Born in Kobe, Hyogo-ken in 1955, Kurosawa Kiyoshi is a graduate of the sociology department of Rikkyo University. He began filmmaking in college with an 8mm camera, and won a prize at the 1980 PIA FILM FESTIVAL. After working as an assistant director with Hasegawa Kazuhiko and Somai Shinji, Kurosawa made his debut as a commercial film director in 1983 with Kandagawa Warriors. His popularity increased with such films as The Excitement Of The Do-Re-Mi-Fa Girl and The Guard From The Underground.
In 1992, Kurosawa was awarded the Sundance Institute Scholarship for his original film script Charisma and traveled to the United States for study in filmmaking. From 1995, he put out the Suit Yourself or Shoot Yourself and Revenge series to name a few. In 1997, he wrote and directed Cure, which received international acclaim. His film accomplished a Grand Slam, appearing at the three top film festivals in the world: the Cannes, Venice, and Berlin. Also, his retrospective was shown in the Toronto International Film Festival
Filmography
Kanda-gawa inran sensô (Kandagawa Wars, 1983); Do-re-mi-fa-musume no chi wa sawagu (The Excitement of the Do-Re-Mi-Fa Girl, 1985), Suito Homu (Sweet Home, 1989), Abunai hanashi mugen monogatari (We’re Back Again Tonight, 1989), Jigoku no keibîn (The Guard from the Underground, 1992), Katte ni shiyagare!! Gôdatsu keikaku (Suit Yourself or Shoot Yourself: The Heist, 1995), Katte ni shiyagare!! Dasshutsu keikaku (Suit Yourself or Shoot Yourself: 1995), Katte ni shiyagare!! Ôgon keikaku (Suit Yourself or Shoot Yourself: The Escape, 1995), Doa 3 (Door 3, 1996), Katte ni shiyagare!! Gyakuten keikaku (Suit Yourself or Shoot Yourself: The Turnaround, 1996), Katte ni shiyagare!! Narikin keikaku (Suit Yourself or Shoot Yourself: The Nouveau Riche, 1996), Katte ni shiyagare! Eiyû-keikaku (Suit Yourself or Shoot Yourself: The Hero, 1996), Fukushu. Unmei no hômonsha (The Revenge: A Visit from Fate, 1997), Fukushu. Kienai Kizuato(The Revenge: A Scar That Never Disappears, 1997), Kyua (Cure, 1997), Shura no gokudô. Hebi no michi (Serpent’s Path, 1998), Shura no ôkami. Kumo no itomi (Eyes of the Spider, 1998), Gakkô no kaidan G (tv, episode Kodama, 1998), Ningen gôkaku (License to Live, 1998), Karusima (Charisma, 1999), Ôinaru genei (Barren Illusions, 1999), Kôrei (Seance, 2000), Kairo (Pulse, 2001), Akarui mirai (Bright Future, 2002), Dopperugengâ (Doppelgänger, 2003), Ghost Cop (cm, 2004), Umezu Kazuo: Kyôfu gekijô – Mushi-tachi no ie (Kazuo Umezu's Horror Theater: Bug's House, 2005), Rofuto (Loft, 2005), Sakebi (Retribution, 2006).
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