Takashi Koizumi (小泉堯史 ''Koizumi Takashi'') (born November 6, 1944, in

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) is a Japanese

film director A film director controls a film's artistic and dramatic aspects and visualizes the screenplay (or script) while guiding the film crew and actors in the fulfilment of that vision. The director has a key role in choosing the cast members, pr ...

. After graduating from

Waseda University , mottoeng = Independence of scholarship , established = 21 October 1882 , type = Private , endowment = , president = Aiji Tanaka , city = Shinjuku , state = Tokyo , country = Japan , students = 47,959 , undergrad = 39,382 , postgrad ...

, he served as an assistant director for

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for many years.

Filmography

Awards

Nominations

AFI Fest The American Film Institute (AFI) is an American nonprofit film organization that educates filmmakers and honors the heritage of the motion picture arts in the United States. AFI is supported by private funding and public membership fees. Leade ...

1999: ** Grand Jury Prize for '' After the Rain'' *

Award of the Japanese Academy The , often called the Japan Academy Prize, the Japan Academy Awards, and the Japanese Academy Awards, is a series of awards given annually since 1978 by the Japan Academy Film Prize Association (日本アカデミー賞協会, ''Nippon Akademii- ...

2001: ** Best Director for '' After the Rain'' *

2003: ** Best Director for ''

Letters from the Mountains is a 2002 Japanese film directed by Takashi Koizumi. The film was adapted from the novel ''Amidadō Dayori'' written by Keishi Nagi. It stars Akira Terao. Letters from the Mountains was nominated for 13 awards at the 26th Japan Academy Film Pr ...

'' ** Best Screenplay for ''

Won

Venice International Film Festival The Venice Film Festival or Venice International Film Festival ( it, Mostra Internazionale d'Arte Cinematografica della Biennale di Venezia, "International Exhibition of Cinematographic Art of the Venice Biennale") is an annual film festival h ...

1999: ** CinemAwenire Award in Best Film on the Relationship of Man-Nature for '' After the Rain'' *

São Paulo International Film Festival The São Paulo International Film Festival ( pt, Mostra Internacional de Cinema de São Paulo), also known internationally as Mostra, is an annual film festival held in the city of São Paulo, Brazil. A non-profit event, the festival is organi ...

1999: ** Mostra Special Award for '' After the Rain'' *

Portland International Film Festival PAM CUT–Center for an Untold Tomorrow, formerly the ''Northwest Film Center'' is a regional media arts resource and service organization based in Portland, Oregon, United States that was founded to encourage the study, appreciation, and utilizat ...

2001: ** Audience Award for Best First Film: '' After the Rain'' *

27th Fajr International Film Festival The 27th Fajr International Film Festival ( fa, بیست و هفتمین جشنواره بین‌المللی فیلم فجر) held from 31 January to 10 February 2009 in Tehran, Iran. ''Doubt'' (Varuzh Karim-Masihi, 2009) — which adapted from ...

2009 (Eastern Vista section): ** Best Screenplay for ''

Best Wishes for Tomorrow ''Best Wishes for Tomorrow'' ( ) is a Japanese film by director Takashi Koizumi and based on the novel '' Nagai Tabi'' ("A long journey") by Shōhei Ōoka. It stars Makoto Fujita as Lieutenant General Tasuku Okada during the Yokohama War Crimes ...

References

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JMDb Listing (in Japanese)
Japanese film directors Living people 1944 births {{Japan-film-bio-stub