About

Known credits:
29
Birthday:
1930-12-14
Place of birth:
Aioi, Hyogo Prefecture, Japan
Website:
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Kirio Urayama

Overview

Kirio Urayama (浦山 桐郎, Urayama Kirio, 14 December 1930 – 20 October 1985) was a Japanese film director and screenwriter.

Born in Hyōgo Prefecture, Urayama graduated from Nagoya University before joining the Nikkatsu studio in 1954. After working as an assistant director to Yūzō Kawashima and Shohei Imamura, he debuted as a director with Foundry Town in 1962, a film that depicted the life of Zainichi Korean residents of Japan. He won the Directors Guild of Japan New Directors Award for that film. His 1963 film Bad Girl (Each day I cry) was entered into the 3rd Moscow International Film Festival where it won a Golden Prize.

He directed a total of nine films before his death in 1985.

Known for

Directing
1985 Friends Love Directing Director N/A
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1985 Yume-Chiyo Directing Director 58
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1983 Dark Room Directing Director 58
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1980 Child of the Sun Directing Director N/A
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1979 Taro the Dragon Boy Directing Director 59
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1977 The Gate of Youth Part 2 Directing Director 58
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1975 The Gate of Youth Directing Director 59
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1969 The Girl I Abandoned Directing Director N/A
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1963 Bad Girl Directing Director 58
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1962 Foundry Town Directing Director 59
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1961 Pigs and Battleships Directing Assistant Director 59
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1960 Yami wo saku kuchibue Directing Assistant Director N/A
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1959 My Second Brother Directing Assistant Director 58
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1959 Wakai hyou no mure Directing Assistant Director N/A
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1959 Abashiri Prison Directing Assistant Director N/A
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1959 I Will Challenge Directing Assistant Director N/A
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1958 Endless Desire Directing Assistant Director 58
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1958 Nishi Ginza Station Directing Assistant Director 58
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1958 Stolen Desire Directing Assistant Director 58
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1955 Burden of Love Directing Second Assistant Director 59
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Writing
1990 Ningen no sabaku Writing Screenplay N/A
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1980 Child of the Sun Writing Screenplay N/A
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1979 Taro the Dragon Boy Writing Writer 59
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1977 The Gate of Youth Part 2 Writing Writer 58
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1975 The Gate of Youth Writing Writer 59
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1963 Bad Girl Writing Screenplay 58
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1962 Foundry Town Writing Screenplay 59
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1961 Tōkyō no otenba musume Writing Screenplay N/A
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1956 Victory Is Ours Writing Screenplay N/A
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