Kazuyoshi Kumakiri

Kazuyoshi Kumakiri
Kazuyoshi Kumakiri
	Kumakiri at Berlinale 2023
Born	September 1, 1974 (age 51); Obihiro, Hokkaido, Japan
Alma mater	Osaka University of Arts
Occupation	Film director
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Kazuyoshi Kumakiri (熊切和嘉, Kumakiri Kazuyoshi; born 1 September 1974) is a Japanese film director.^[2]

Career

Kumakiri debuted with Kichiku in 1997.^[3] His 2001 film, Hole in the Sky, starred Susumu Terajima and Yuriko Kikuchi.^[4] His 2004 film, Green Mind, Metal Bats, screened at the International Film Festival Rotterdam in 2006.^[5] He directed Sketches of Kaitan City in 2010.^[6] In 2012, he returned with Blazing Famiglia, which starred the comedian Yoshimi Tokui.^[7] His 2014 film, My Man, won the “Golden George” prize for the best film at the 36th Moscow International Film Festival.^[8] In 2023, his feature film Yoko won the Golden Goblet Award for Best Feature Film, which is the highest prize at the 25th Shanghai International Film Festival.^[9]

^ Lee, Maggie (January 7, 2012). "Sketches of Kaitan City: Film Review". The Hollywood Reporter.
^ Mes, Tom (July 3, 2001). "Midnight Eye interview: Kazuyoshi Kumakiri". Midnight Eye.
^ Harvey, Dennis (February 25, 2007). "Review: "Green Mind, Metal Bats"". Variety.
^ Holden, Stephen (April 7, 2001). "Film Festival Review; Deepening A Romance By Painting The Roof". The New York Times.
^ Guillen, Michael (February 13, 2007). "2007 Indiefest - Interview With Kumakiri Kazuyoshi". Twitch Film. Archived from the original on March 4, 2016. Retrieved August 22, 2013.
^ Adams, Mark (November 2, 2010). "Sketches Of Kaitan City - Reviews". Screen International.
^ Lee, Maggie (April 24, 2012). "Review: "Blazing Famiglia"". Variety.
^ "Kazuyoshi Kumakiri's 'My Man' wins top prize at Moscow film festival". The Asahi Shinbun. 20 June 2014. Archived from the original on 26 July 2014. Retrieved 29 June 2014.
^ "Winners of the 25th SIFF Golden Goblet Awards". SIFF. 17 June 2023. Archived from the original on March 28, 2024. Retrieved 15 June 2024.
^ "武曲 MUKOKU". eiga.com. Retrieved 12 September 2024.
^ "#マンホール". eiga.com. Retrieved May 20, 2022.
^ "658km、陽子の旅". eiga.com. Retrieved December 9, 2022.
^ "ゼンブ・オブ・トーキョー". eiga.com. Retrieved 11 September 2024.

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Kazuyoshi Kumakiri
Kumakiri at Berlinale 2023
Born	(1974-09-01) September 1, 1974 (age 51) Obihiro, Hokkaido, Japan^[1]
Alma mater	Osaka University of Arts
Occupation	Film director