About

Known credits:
64
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Place of birth:
Osaka Prefecture, Japan
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Kaori Oda

Overview

Kaori Oda, born in Osaka, Japan in 1987, is a filmmaker and artist. In 2016, she completed a Doctor of Liberal Arts in filmmaking in Sarajevo, supervised by Béla Tarr. Aragane (2015), shot in a Bosnian coal mine, premiered at Yamagata International Film Festival. Toward a Common Tenderness (2017) had its world premiere at DOK Leipzig and TS’ONOT / Cenote (2019), shot in underwater caves in Yucatán, premiered in Rotterdam. GAMA (2023) screened at MoMA Doc Fortnight and Cinéma du Réel. Oda received the Nagisa Oshima Prize in 2020 and the New Face Award of the Japanese Education Minister in 2021.

Known for

Acting
2017 Toward a Common Tenderness Actor Herself 58
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2010 Thus a Noise Speaks Actor 59
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Directing
2025 GAMA Directing Director N/A
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2025 Underground Directing Director 58
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2025 FUKUSHIMA with Béla Tarr Directing Director N/A
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2024 Kandachime Directing Director N/A
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2024 Black Red Ultramarine White Lemon Directing Director N/A
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2024 Lighthouse Directing Director N/A
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2022 Karaoke Cafe BOSA Directing Director N/A
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2022 Would You Like to Go to the Cinema Today? Directing Director N/A
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2022 Homo Mobilitas Directing Director N/A
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2021 Night Train Directing Director N/A
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2021 colere-ON: Sep 27 - Oct 5 Directing Director N/A
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2020 Cenote Directing Director 58
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2019 Night Cruise Directing Director N/A
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2018 Church of the Wind Directing Director N/A
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2018 TUNE Directing Director N/A
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2017 Aragane Directing Director 58
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2017 Toward a Common Tenderness Directing Director 58
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2017 TEN Directing Director N/A
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2017 Theory of Colours: prologue Directing Director N/A
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2015 FLASH Directing Director N/A
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2014 Lost in Bosnia Directing Director N/A
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2014 Conniving Directing Director N/A
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2012 The Thread of Red Cocoons Directing Director N/A
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2010 Thus a Noise Speaks Directing Director 59
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Writing
2025 Underground Writing Writer 58
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2020 Cenote Writing Writer 58
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2017 Toward a Common Tenderness Writing Writer 58
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2014 Lost in Bosnia Writing Writer N/A
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2014 Conniving Writing Writer N/A
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2012 The Thread of Red Cocoons Writing Writer N/A
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2010 Thus a Noise Speaks Writing Writer 59
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Production
2020 Cenote Production Producer 58
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Sound
2022 Karaoke Cafe BOSA Sound Sound N/A
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2017 Toward a Common Tenderness Sound Sound 58
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2010 Thus a Noise Speaks Sound Sound Editor 59
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2010 Thus a Noise Speaks Sound Sound Mixer 59
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Camera
2025 A Very Straight Neck Camera Director of Photography 58
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2025 Underground Camera Director of Photography 58
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2025 FUKUSHIMA with Béla Tarr Camera Director of Photography N/A
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2024 Lighthouse Camera Director of Photography N/A
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2023 Ryuichi Sakamoto: Opus Camera Camera Operator 59
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2020 Cenote Camera Director of Photography 58
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2017 Aragane Camera Director of Photography 58
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2010 Thus a Noise Speaks Camera Camera Operator 59
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Crew
2025 In Their Traces Crew Cinematography N/A
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2022 Karaoke Cafe BOSA Crew Cinematography N/A
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2017 Toward a Common Tenderness Crew Cinematography 58
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2017 Theory of Colours: prologue Crew Cinematography N/A
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2015 FLASH Crew Cinematography N/A
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2014 Conniving Crew Cinematography N/A
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じぶん、まる！　いっぽのはなし Crew Cinematography N/A
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Editing
2025 Underground Editing Editor 58
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2025 FUKUSHIMA with Béla Tarr Editing Editor N/A
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2024 Lighthouse Editing Editor N/A
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2022 Karaoke Cafe BOSA Editing Editor N/A
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2020 Cenote Editing Editor 58
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2017 Aragane Editing Editor 58
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2017 Toward a Common Tenderness Editing Editor 58
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2017 Theory of Colours: prologue Editing Editor N/A
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2014 Conniving Editing Editor N/A
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2012 The Thread of Red Cocoons Editing Editor N/A
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2010 Thus a Noise Speaks Editing Editor 59
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