Chris Tashima

from Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Chris Tashima

Chris Tashima (born March 24, 1960 in Cambridge , Massachusetts ) is an American - Japanese director and actor . He won an Oscar in 1998 for directing the short film Visas and Virtue .

Life

Tashima was born in the US state of Massachusetts , but grew up in the California cities of Pasadena and Berkeley . His father Atsushi Wallace Tashima was the first Japanese-born judge on a US federal appeals court . Tashima studied film production at UC Santa Cruz and UC Los Angeles .

In 1985 he began his acting career with the East West Players theater company . In the following years he played in numerous feature and short films and was also active in the theater. He had smaller guest roles a. a. in the US television series The Shield - Law of Violence and Shadow of Passion . At the theater he also worked as a set designer and later as a director and producer. For his sets he won a Drama-Logue Award for Into the Woods in 1992 and an Ovation Award for Sweeney Todd in 1995 .

In 1996, Tashima co-founded the production company Cedar Grove Productions . He directed the 26-minute short Visas and Virtue in 1997 and also wrote the screenplay, which is based on a play by Tim Toyama. At the same time he also took on the main role of the diplomat Chiune Sugihara . Together with producer Chris Donahue , he won an award in the Best Short Film category at the 1998 Academy Awards . He was also honored with the Crystal Heart Award at the Heartland Film Festival and a nomination at the Algarve International Film Festival .

In 2003 the short film Day of Independence was made , for which Tashima was again responsible for the direction and script. With this film he won numerous awards at various film festivals.

Web links

personal data
SURNAME Tashima, Chris
BRIEF DESCRIPTION American-Japanese director and actor
DATE OF BIRTH March 24, 1960
PLACE OF BIRTH Cambridge , Massachusetts , USA