Yuya Ishii (director)
Yuya Ishii | |
|---|---|
| Born | 石井裕也 1983 |
| Nationality | Japanese |
| Occupation | Movie director & writer |
| Years active | 2005-present |
| Spouse | Hikari Mitsushima (Actress) |
Yuya Ishii (石井裕也, Ishii Yūya) is a Japanese film director, writer, editor, producer and actor best known for his 2013 movie The Great Passage for which he won best director at the 2013 Japanese Academy Awards.[1]
Personal life
Yuya Ishii won best director at the 2010 Blue Ribbon Awards,[2][3] and the movie also resulted in his marriage in late 2010 to the lead actress Hikari Mitsushima, a former member of the J-pop group member Folder 5 and actress in such films as Death Note (2006) and Love Exposure (2008).[4]
Filmography
- Rebel, Jiro's Love (2006)
- Girl Sparks (2007)
- Of Monster Mode (2007)
- Bare-assed Japan (2007)
- Kimi to arukō (2009)
- Sawako Decides (2010)
- Hara ga kore nande (2011)
- Azemichi no dandi (2011)
- The Great Passage (2013)
- The Vancouver Asahi (2014)
Awards
- 2008 - Edward Yang New Talent
- 2011 - "Best Director" - Sawako Decides
- 2013 - "Best Director" - The Great Passage
- 2013 - "Best Director" - The Great Passage
- 2013 - "Best Director" - The Great Passage
References
- ^ "'The Great Passage' Wins Best Picture at Japan's Academy Awards".
- ^ "Rekidai jushō ichiranhyō". Cinema Hochi. Retrieved 30 June 2011.
- ^ "53rd Blue Ribbon Awards: Tetsuya Nakashima's "Kokuhaku" named Best Picture". TokyoGraph. 25 January 2011. Retrieved 30 June 2011.
- ^ "53rd Blue Ribbon Awards: Tetsuya Nakashima's "Kokuhaku" named Best Picture". TokyoGraph. 25 January 2011. Retrieved 30 June 2011.
External links
- Yûya Ishii at IMDb
- 'Bare-Assed Japan' (2005) - Edward Yang New Talent at the 2nd Asian Film awards http://www.lovehkfilm.com/panasia/bare_assed_japan.html
- Yuya Ishii marries actress Hikari Mitsushima http://www.tokyograph.com/news/hikari-mitsushima-marries-director-yuya-ishii