Japanese film director
Koreyoshi Kurahara
Koreyoshi Kurahara in 1967
Born (1927-05-31 ) 31 May 1927Died 28 December 2002(2002-12-28) (aged 75) Occupation(s) Film director and screenwriter Years active 1942 - 2002
Koreyoshi Kurahara (蔵原惟繕 , Kurahara Koreyoshi ) (31 May 1927 – 28 December 2002) was a Japanese screenwriter and director. He is perhaps best known for directing Antarctica (1983), which won several awards and was entered into the 34th Berlin International Film Festival .[1] He also co-directed Hiroshima (1995) with Roger Spottiswoode , which was nominated for the Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Miniseries .
Biography
He was born in Kuching , Kingdom of Sarawak (now a state of Malaysia ) on Borneo ,[2] to an agricultural engineer. His family returned to Japan when Kurahara was in elementary school.[3] He was the nephew of literary critic Korehito Kurahara , and older brother of film director Koretsugu Kurahara . His son Jun Iwasaki , a former producer for Ishihara International Productions Inc. , is currently secretary to politician Nobuteru Ishihara .
While a film student at Nihon University College of Art , he became a live-in student of Kajiro Yamamoto [4] at the introduction of Ishirō Honda . Upon graduation in 1952 he joined Shochiku 's Kyoto studio and worked as an assistant director.[4] He switched to Nikkatsu in 1954,[4] working mainly as chief assistant director to Eisuke Takizawa .[2]
He made his directorial debut in 1957 with I Am Waiting , starring Yujiro Ishihara ,[4] and gained recognition for his bold camera work and angles. He subsequently directed numerous films starring Ishihara and Ruriko Asaoka .
In 1960 he made the first Japanese film noir Intimidation and in 1964 he made the film Black Sun the story of a Black GI on the run who meets a Japanese jazz fan with a soundtrack from Max Roach 's band featuring Clifford Jordan and Abbey Lincoln . The soundtrack was issued on CD in Japan only in 2007.
After going freelance in 1967, he helmed a succession of blockbusters and popular works including Eiko e no 5,000 Kiro , Kitakitsune Monogatari , The Gate of Youth and Umi e, See You .[2] His 1983 film Nankyoku Monogatari (aka, Antarctica ) was a 5.9 billion yen hit and held the Japanese box office record for a domestic film until it was surpassed by Miyazaki Hayao 's Princess Mononoke in 1997.[2] The film was later adapted into a 2006 film, Eight Below which is also dedicated to him.
Filmography
Film
I Am Waiting (俺は待ってるぜ Ore wa matteru ze , 1957)
A Man in the Fog (霧の中の男 Kiri no naka no otoko , 1958)
Fūsoku 40 metres (風速40米 Fūsoku yonjū mētoru , 1958)
Arashi no naka o tsuppashire (嵐の中を突っ走れ Arashi no naka o tsuppashire , 1958)
The Third Dead Angle (第三の死角 Dai san no shikaku , 1959)
Dynamite ni Hi o Tsukero (爆薬に火をつけろ Dynamite Ni Hi o Tsukero , 1959)
The Woman from the Sea (海底から来た女 Kaitei kara kita onna , 1959)
A Turning to Hell (地獄の曲り角 Jigoku no magarikado , 1959)
The Age of Our Own (われらの時代 Warera no jidai , 1959)
Intimidation (ある脅迫 Aru kyōhaku , 1960)
The Warped Ones (狂熱の季節 Kyōnetsu no kisetsu , 1960)
Desperation (破れかぶれ Yabure kaburo , 1961)
Kono wakasa aru kagiri (この若さある限り Kono wakasa aru kagiri , 1961)
Gambler at Sea (海の勝負師 Umi no shōbuchi , 1961)
The Jet That Flew Into the Storm (嵐を突っ切るジェット機 Arashi wo tsukkiru jettoki , 1961)
Mexico mushuku (メキシコ無宿 Mexico mushuku , 1962)
Love in Ginza (銀座の恋の物語 Ginza no koi no monogatari , 1962)
I Hate But Love (憎いあンちくしょう Nikui anchikushō , 1962)
Glass-hearted Johnny [ja ] (硝子のジョニー 野獣のように見えて Garasu no johnny yajû no yō ni miete , 1962)
I Fly for Kicks (何か面白いことないか Nani ka omoroi koto nai ka , 1963)
Black Sun (黒い太陽 Kuroi taiyō , 1964) features a soundtrack by Max Roach
The Flame of Devotion (執炎 Shûen , 1964)
Dawn Song (夜明けのうた Yoake no uta , 1965)
The Hearth of Hiroshima (愛と死の記録 Ai to shi no kiroku , 1966)
Thirst for Love (愛の渇き Ai no kawaki , 1967)
Safari 5000 (栄光への5000キロ Eiko e no 5000 kiro , 1969)
Sunset Sunrise (陽は沈み陽は昇る Hi wa shizumi hi wa noboru , 1973)
Two in the Amsterdam Rain (雨のアムステルダム Ame no Amsterdam , 1975)
The Glacier Fox (キタキツネ物語 Kita-kitsune monogatari , 1978) (documentary)
The Gate of Youth (青春の門 Seishun no mon , 1981) (co-directed with Kinji Fukasaku )
The Gate of Youth Part 2 (青春の門 自立篇 Seishun no mon jiritsu-hen , 1982)
Antarctica (南極物語 Nankyoku Monogatari , 1983)
Spring Bell (春の鐘 Haru no kane , 1985)
The Road (道 Michi , aka Des gens sans importance , 1986)
See You (海へ Umi e , 1988)
Strawberry Road (ストロベリーロード Strawberry road , 1991)
Hiroshima (1995) (co-directed with Roger Spottiswoode )
Television
Tasukenin Hashiru (1974) episode1,6,13,14,21,22,35,36
Hissatsu Shiokiya Kagyō (1975) episode1,6,7,12,15,18,28
Hissatsu Karakurinin Keppūhen (1976) episode1,5,7
Daitokai (1976–79)
References
External links
International National People