Kishu Izuchi (井土紀州, Izuchi Kishū, born 1968[1]) is a film director and screenwriter from Japan. He has often collaborated with Takahisa Zeze.
Career
editIzuchi began making films while a student at Hosei University, winning an award at the Tokyo Student Film Festival.[2] He began writing screenplays for pink films while starting his own independent production company, Spiritual Movies.[1][3] His 8mm directorial film Jesus in Nirvana[4] was released commercially in theaters.[2] His films have been introduced at Frankfurt's Nippon Connection film festival.[5]
His works
editAs director
edit- Jesus in Nirvana (Hyakunen no zesshō), 1998
- Mole’s Festival (Mogura no matsuri), 2010
- Muddy Planet (Doro no wakusei), 2010
- Naomi, 2024[6]
As screenwriter
editSee also
edit- Haruhiko Arai
- Kojin Karatani- who appears in a documentary film 'Left Alone' directed by Izuchi[7]
References
edit- ^ a b "井土紀州 Izuchi Kishu". 映画美学校. 13 June 2014. Retrieved 20 August 2016.
- ^ a b "Interview #17: Izuchi Kishū". Hogaholic. Retrieved 20 August 2016.
- ^ "『行旅死亡人』 井土紀州（監督）インタビュー: 映画芸術". Eiga Geijutsu. Retrieved 20 August 2016.
- ^ Gerow, Aaron. "Jesus in Nirvana". Kinema Club. Retrieved 20 August 2016.
- ^ Nippon Connection
- ^ "痴人の愛". eiga.com. Retrieved 29 September 2024.
- ^ trailer of the film in YouTube[1]
External links
edit- Kishu Izuchi at IMDb
- Izuchi Kishu- His profile in International Film Festival Rotterdam's webpage
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