Kōhei Oguri

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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.

Most Popular Kōhei Oguri Trailers

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The Buried Forest Trailer (2005)

12 May 2005

Three high school girls living out in the country build stories out from their local environment, mountainous and bordered by an unkempt buried forest.

Foujita Trailer (2015)

24 November 2015

A biopic of seminal 20th century artist Leonard Foujita, a contemporary of Picasso and Modigliani, who was famous for mixing up European and Japanese styles.

House Trailer (1977)

26 August 1977

Hoping to find a sense of connection to her late mother, Gorgeous takes a trip to the countryside to visit her aunt at their ancestral house.

For Kayako Trailer (1984)

10 November 1984

A film about the substantial population of Koreans living in Japan, and the love affair between Kayako, a Japanese girl, and Im, a Korean.

Sleeping Man Trailer (1996)

03 February 1996

Ever since an accident in the mountains outside town, Takuji's slept in a coma; his neighbors care for him as new events occur every day.

What's a Director? Trailer (2006)

04 November 2006

Works commemorating the 70th anniversary of the founding of Japan mapping Supervision Association

Double Suicide Trailer (1969)

24 May 1969

Successful and married with children, paper-mill owner Jihei knows better than to contradict the strict social and moral codes of 18th-century Japan.

Himiko Trailer (1974)

09 March 1974

The myth of the Sun Goddess who founded Japanese society is seen through the lens of a modern view of history.

Muddy River Trailer (1981)

30 January 1981

Two boys, whose parents ply their trade by the mouth of a muddy river in Osaka, become close friends.

Japanese Cinema: New Territories Trailer (2011)

25 March 2011

This documentary by Hubert Niogret looks at the revival of Japanese cinema during the 1990s.

The Sting of Death Trailer (1990)

28 April 1990

Miho and Toshio, putting their children and household at stake, duel for control in their degrading, middle-aged marriage.