About

Known credits:
15
Birthday:
1945-10-29
Place of birth:
Maebashi, Gunma Prefecture, Japan
Website:
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Kōhei Oguri

Overview

Kōhei Oguri (小栗康平, Oguri Kōhei, born October 29, 1945, in Maebashi, Gunma, Japan) is a Japanese film director and screenwriter.

Born in Gunma, Oguri first became a freelance assistant director after graduating from Waseda University. He made his directorial debut in 1981 with Muddy River, which earned him both a Japan Academy Prize for Director of the Year and a citation in the Directors Guild of Japan New Directors Award. Muddy River was also nominated for the Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film and won the Silver Prize at the 12th Moscow International Film Festival. In 1985 he was a member of the jury at the 14th Moscow International Film Festival. His film The Sting of Death won the Grand Prize of the Jury at the 1990 Cannes Film Festival. He has also authored several books.

Known for

Acting
2006 What's a Director? Actor N/A
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Directing
2015 Foujita Directing Director 59
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2005 The Buried Forest Directing Director 59
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1996 Sleeping Man Directing Director 59
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1990 The Sting of Death Directing Director 59
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1984 For Kayako Directing Director 59
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1981 Muddy River Directing Director 59
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1977 House Directing First Assistant Director 66
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1974 Himiko Directing Assistant Director 59
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1969 Double Suicide Directing Assistant Director 59
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Writing
2015 Foujita Writing Writer 59
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2005 The Buried Forest Writing Writer 59
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1996 Sleeping Man Writing Writer 59
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1990 The Sting of Death Writing Writer 59
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1984 For Kayako Writing Writer 59
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