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Born in 1957, Japan. He studied in the Department of Arts of the Yokohama Movie and Broadcasting College. In 1993 he branched out into film, and his movie All Under the Moon(1993) won the prize for Best Screenplay in the Mainichi Film Competition and the Kinema Junpo Award for Best Screenplay. He won several awards for his movie Begging for Love(1998), including the Japan Academy Prize for Best Screenplay, and the First Asia-Pacific Film Festival Award for Best Screenplay. He also won the 2001 National Arts Festival Grand Prize for his TV drama I'll Be Eighteen Tomorrow(2001), and published a collection of essays Andreas's Hat(1995). In 2008, his Japan-South Korea joint production the play Yakiniku Dragon was staged in Tokyo and Seoul.
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2023
Parasite
Movie Director
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2018
Yakiniku Dragon
Movie Writer
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2010
Forget Me Not
Movie Writer
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2004
Lady Joker
Movie Writer
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2004
Blood and Bones
Movie Screenplay
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2002
Out
Movie Screenplay
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2002
Doing Time
Movie Writer
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2001
Gojoe: Spirit War Chronicle
Movie Shoshinbo
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1999
The Pig's Retribution
Movie Screenplay
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1998
Dog Race
Movie Writer
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1998
Begging for Love
Movie Screenplay
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1997
Labyrinth of Dreams
Movie Ebisu
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1996
Boys, Be Ambitious
Movie Screenplay
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1995
Heisei Irresponsible Family: Tokyo de Luxe
Movie Screenplay
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1993
All Under the Moon
Movie Screenplay
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1991
Burning Dog
Movie Writer