(born 16 July 1941
) is a Japanese
film director.
Career
Born in
Gifu Prefecture, Kōyama attended
Nihon University
, abbreviated as , is a private university, private research university in Japan. Its predecessor, Nihon Law School (currently the Department of Law), was founded by Yamada Akiyoshi, the Minister of Justice (Japan), Minister of Justice, in 1889. ...
but quit midway to join the independent production company
Kindai Eiga Kyokai
Kindai may refer to:
* Kindai, Tanzania, an administrative ward
* Kindai High School, Higashiosaka, Osaka, Japan
* Kindai University, Osaka, Japan
* Kanazawa University
Kanazawa University ( ja, 金沢大学, Kanazawa Daigaku, abbreviated to ...
, where he worked as an assistant director under such directors as
Kaneto Shindō,
Kōzaburō Yoshimura
was a Japanese film director.
Biography
Born in Shiga Prefecture, he joined the Shōchiku studio in 1929. He debuted as director in 1934, but continued working as an assistant director for such filmmakers as Yasujirō Ozu and Yasujirō Shim ...
, and
Tadashi Imai
was a Japanese film director known for social realist filmmaking informed by a left-wing perspective. His most noted films include ''An Inlet of Muddy Water'' (1953) and ''Bushido, Samurai Saga'' (1963).
Life
Although leaning towards left-wing p ...
.
He made his directorial debut in 1971 with the
children's film
A children's film, or family film, is a film genre that contains children or relates to them in the context of home and family. Children's films are made specifically for children and not necessarily for a general audience, while family films ar ...
''
Koi no iru mura''.
His second film, ''
Futatsu no hāmonika'' (1976), earned him a
New Directors Citation from the
Directors Guild of Japan.
His 1983 film ''
Hometown'' was entered into the
13th Moscow International Film Festival
The 13th Moscow International Film Festival
The Moscow International Film Festival (russian: Моско́вский междунаро́дный кинофестива́ль, translit. ''Moskóvskiy myezhdunaródniy kinofyestivál''; ab ...
.
His 1987 film, ''
Hachiko Monogatari'', about the faithful dog
Hachikō
was a Japanese Akita dog remembered for his remarkable loyalty to his owner, Hidesaburō Ueno, for whom he continued to wait for over nine years following Ueno's death.
Hachikō was born on November 10, 1923, at a farm near the city of Ōda ...
, was the top Japanese film at the box office that year. He is known for his humanistic perspective.
Kōyama was given the Chūnichi Culture Award in 2000 for "producing films that scrutinize the age and the region."
Selected filmography
* ''Koi no iru mura'' (鯉のいる村) (1971)
* ''Futatsu no hāmonika'' (二つのハーモニカ) (1976)
* ''
Hometown'' (1983)
* ''
Hachiko Monogatari'' (ハチ公物語) (1987)
* ''
Tōki Rakujitsu
is a 1992 Japanese film directed by Seijirō Kōyama. It is about the Japanese scientist Hideyo Noguchi. It is based on two biographical novels, ''Tōki Rakujitsu'' written by Junichi Watanabe and ''Noguchi no haha: Noguchi Hideo Monogatari'' wri ...
'' (遠き落日) (1992)
* ''Toki no Kōro'' (時の行路) (2019)
References
External links
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Japanese film directors
1941 births
Living people
People from Gifu Prefecture
Nihon University alumni