Kazuyuki Izutsu

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Kazuyuki Izutsu
Born May 30, 1952 (1952-05-30) (age 59)
Nara Prefecture, Japan
Occupation Film director

Kazuyuki Izutsu (井筒和幸 Izutsu Kazuyuki?, born 30 May 1952) is a Japanese film director, screenwriter and film critic. Born in Nara Prefecture, he 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]

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[edit] Selected filmography

[edit] Director

[edit] References

  1. ^ a b c d e "Izutsu Kazuyuki" (in Japanese). Tarento dētabanku. Talent Databank. http://kotobank.jp/word/%E4%BA%95%E7%AD%92%E5%92%8C%E5%B9%B8. Retrieved 1 November 2010. 
  2. ^ "Nihon Eiga Kantoku Kyōkai Shinjinshō" (in Japanese). Directors Guild of Japan. http://www.dgj.or.jp/award_g/. Retrieved 11 December 2010. 
  3. ^ "Burū Ribon-shō historī" (in Japanese). Shinema Hōchi. http://cinemahochi.yomiuri.co.jp/b_award/1996/. 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. http://homepage3.nifty.com/yokohama-eigasai/27-2005/27_2005_shou.html. Retrieved 2010-03-31. 

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