Kirio Urayama
| Kirio Urayama | |
|---|---|
| Born |
14 December 1930 Hyōgo Prefecture, Japan |
| Died | 20 October 1985 (aged 54) |
| Occupation | Film director, screenwriter |
| Years active | 1956-1985 |
Kirio Urayama (浦山 桐郎 Urayama Kirio, 14 December 1930 – 20 October 1985)[1] was a Japanese film director and screenwriter.
Career
Born in Hyōgo Prefecture, Urayama graduated from Nagoya University before joining the Nikkatsu studio in 1954.[1] After working as an assistant director to Yūzō Kawashima and Shohei Imamura, he debuted as a director with Foundry Town in 1962,[1] a film that depicted the life of Zainichi Korean residents of Japan. He won the Directors Guild of Japan New Directors Award for that film.[2] His 1963 film Bad Girl (Each day I cry)[3] was entered into the 3rd Moscow International Film Festival where it won a Golden Prize.[4]
He directed a total of nine films before his untimely death in 1985.[1]
Selected filmography
- Victory Is Mine (1956, writer)
- Foundry Town (1962, director and writer)
- Bad Girl (1963)
- The Gate of Youth (1975, director and writer)[5]
- Taro the Dragon Boy (1979, director and screenplay)[6]
References
- 1 2 3 4 "Urayama Kirio". Nihon jinmei daijiten+Plus. Kōdansha. Retrieved 16 May 2011.
- ↑ "Nihon Eiga Kantoku Kyōkai Shinjinshō" (in Japanese). Directors Guild of Japan. Retrieved 11 December 2010.
- ↑ http://www.eddistribution.com/en/film.php?id_film=78
- ↑ "3rd Moscow International Film Festival (1963)". MIFF. Retrieved 2012-11-25.
- ↑ http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0203100/
- ↑ http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0061069/?ref_=ttfc_fc_tt
External links
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