Kazuaki Kiriya

Kazuaki Kiriya (紀里谷 和明)
Born	Kazuhiro Iwashita (岩下 和裕) April 20, 1968 (1968-04-20) Asagiri, Kumamoto, Japan
Occupation	Film director, music video director, photographer
Spouse	Hikaru Utada (2002-2007)

Kazuaki Kiriya (紀里谷 和明, Kiriya Kazuaki), born April 20, 1968 in Kumamoto Prefecture, Japan, is a Japanese photographer and director of films and music videos. His birth name is Kazuhiro Iwashita (岩下 和裕, Iwashita Kazuhiro).

He made his feature film debut writing and directing the live action film adaptation of Casshern in 2004. In 2009, he wrote and directed his second film, Goemon, a fantasy epic based on the life of Ishikawa Goemon.

On September 6, 2002, Kiriya was wed to well-known Japanese pop artist Hikaru Utada. The two divorced four years later on March 2, 2007.

In addition to his feature films, Kiriya has also directed several music videos for Hikaru, GLAY, The Back Horn, and Shunsuke Nakamura.

Filmography

Films

Role	Casshern (2004)	Goemon (2009)
Director	Y	Y
Writer	Y	Y
Cinematographer	Y	Y
Producer		Y
Editor	Y	Y
Actor		Y

Music videos

Year	Artist	Song
2000	The Back Horn	"Fūsen" (風船, "Balloon")
2001		"Sora, Hoshi, Umi no Yoru" (空、星、海の夜, "Night of Sky, Stars and Sea")
		"Hitorigoto" (ひとり言, "Soliloquy")
	Shunsuke Nakamura	"Yuki ga Tokeru Mae ni..." (雪がとける前に･･･, "Before the Snow Melts...")
	Hikaru Utada	"Final Distance"
		"Traveling"
2002		"Hikari"
		"Sakura Drops"
		"Deep River"
2004		"Dareka no Negai ga Kanau Koro"
2005		"You Make Me Want to Be a Man"
		"Be My Last"
		"Passion"
2006		"Keep Tryin'"
	Glay	"Koi" (恋, "Love")

Sources

• Goemon movie official website
• 紀里谷和明 (Kazuaki Kiriya) at the Internet Movie Database
• 紀里谷和明 (Kazuaki Kiriya) at the Japanese Movie Database (Japanese)