Hitoshi Yazaki

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Hitoshi Yazaki ( Japanese 矢 崎 仁 司 , Yazaki Hitoshi ; born November 20, 1956 in Yamanashi Prefecture ) is a Japanese film director .

In 1975, Yazaki began studying film at the Nihon University Arts Faculty . In the same year he made his first short film, Uramado . Before making his first own feature film, he worked as an assistant to directors Shunichi Nagasaki and Sōgo Ishii . Yazaki made his full- length debut, Fuyu no hikari , on 8mm film in 1977 . His first 16mm film, Kazetachi no gogo, followed in 1980 . This black and white film , which was made with the participation of Shunichi Nagasaki, is based on a true story and tells the story of an unhappy lesbian love.

It was not until ten years after Kazetachi no gogo that Yazaki made the color film March comes like a lion , which premiered at the 1991 Berlinale . After another ten years, Yazaki reported back in 2000 with the three-hour Hana o tsumu shōjo to mushi o korosu shōjo , which is set in London and was filmed with English and Japanese actors.

Yazaki's other films appeared at shorter intervals: in 2006 he adapted the manga of the same name by Kiriko Nananan with Strawberry Shortcakes . In 2010, Sweet Little Lies followed , based on a novel by Kaori Ekuni . Furin jun'ai from 2011 is another literary adaptation , this time from a novel by Fuyuki Shindo . The following year, 1 + 1 = 11 , a film with the original script by Yazaki himself was released. Taiyō no suwaru basho , published in 2014, is again based on a novel, in this case by Mizuki Tsujimura . Yazaki's most recent films are the comedy XXX - Kiss Kiss Kiss from 2015 and Mubansō from 2016. The latter is set in 1969 and deals with the Japanese student unrest .

Filmography

  • 1975: Uramado ( 裏 窓 , German "back window "; short film)
  • 1977: Fuyu no hikari ( 冬 の 光 , German "winter light")
  • 1980: Kazetachi no gogo ( 風 た ち の 午後 , Afternoon Breeze )
  • 1991: March comes like a lion ( 三月 の ラ イ オ ン , Sangatsu no raion )
  • 2000: Hana o tsumu shōjo to mushi o korosu shōjo ( 花 を 摘 む 少女 と 虫 を 殺 す 少女 , The Girl Who Picks Flowers and the Girl Who Kills Insects )
  • 2006: Strawberry Shortcakes ( ス ト ロ ベ リ ー シ ョ ー ト ケ イ ク ス , Sutoroberī Shōtokeikusu )
  • 2010: Sweet Little Lies ( ス イ ー ト リ ト ル ラ イ ズ , Suīto ritoru raizu )
  • 2011: Furin jun'ai ( 不 倫 純愛 , English Love and Treachery )
  • 2012: 1 + 1 = 11
  • 2014: Taiyō no suwaru basho ( 太陽 の 坐 る 場所 , The Place Where the Sun Sits )
  • 2015: XXX - Kiss Kiss Kiss
  • 2016: Mubansō ( 無 伴奏 , English A Cappella )

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ 21st International Forum of New Films . Berlin 1991 (program booklet).
  2. ↑ Yazaki Hitoshi. IFFR, accessed November 17, 2017 .
  3. ↑ Lisa Daniels and Claire Jackon (eds.): The Bent Lens. A World Guide to Gay & Lesbian Film . Los Angeles 2003, ISBN 978-1-55583-806-5 .
  4. ^ The Girl Who Picks Flowers and the Girl Who Kills Insects. In: Letterboxd. Retrieved November 17, 2017 .
personal data
SURNAME Yazaki, Hitoshi
ALTERNATIVE NAMES 矢 崎 仁 司 (Japanese)
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Japanese film director
DATE OF BIRTH November 20, 1956
PLACE OF BIRTH Yamanashi Prefecture