was 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 ...

. He was a director of Toei film company and he often worked with Ken Takakura in such films as '' Eki'' and ''Shin Abashiri Bangaichi''. He won the 2000

Japan Academy Prize for Director of the Year The of the Japan Academy Film Prize is one of the annual Awards given by the Japan Academy Film Prize Association. List of winners External links Japan Academy Film Prize official website- {{Japan Academy Film Prize for Director of the Yea ...

and

31st International Film Festival of India The 31st International Film Festival of India was held from 10-20 January 2000 in New Delhi. The competitive edition was restricted to "Asian Directors". The follow up 32nd IFFI edition was cancelled due to interim decision. Winners * Golden Pea ...

for ''

Poppoya is a 1999 Japanese film directed by Yasuo Furuhata. It was Japan's submission to the 72nd Academy Awards for the Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film, but was not accepted as a nominee. It was chosen as Best Film at the Japan Academy P ...

''. He died 20 May 2019.

Filmography

* ''Hikō Shōjo Yōko'' (1966) * ''Boss in a Jail'' (1968) * '' Gendai Yakuza: Yotamono Jingi'' (1969) * '' Rise and Fall of Yakuza'' (1970) * ''Winter's Flower'' (1978) * '' Nihon no Fixer'' (1979) * '' Eki'' (1981) * ''

Shikake-nin Baian is a 1981 Japanese film directed by Yasuo Furuhata. The film was adapted from Shōtarō Ikenamis novel. Fujieda Baian is a doctor/assassin. Cast * Kinnosuke Yorozuya as Fujieda Baian * Katsuo Nakamura as Hikosan * Takayuki Godai as Kosugi * ...

'' (1981) * ''

Izakaya Chōji is a 1983 Japanese film directed by Yasuo Furuhata. Cast * Ken Takakura : Tōno Eiji * Reiko Ohara : Kamiya Sayo * Tokiko Kato : Shigeko * Kunie Tanaka : Iwashita Yoshiharu * Juzo Itami : Kawahara * Hideji Ōtaki : Aiba * Naomi Chiaki : Mineko * ...

'' (1983) * '' Yasha'' (1985) * '' Shogun's Shadow'' (1989) * '' Buddies'' (1989) * '' Tasmania Monogatari'' (1990) * ''

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'' (1995) * ''

'' (1999) * ''The Firefly'' (2001) * '' Akai Tsuki'' (2004) * ''

Riding Alone for Thousands of Miles ''Riding Alone for Thousands of Miles'' (, ja, 単騎, 千里を走る) is a 2005 drama film directed by Zhang Yimou and starring Ken Takakura. It premiered at the Tokyo International Film Festival on 22 October 2005 and was released in China on ...

'' (2005) * '' Anata e'' (2012) * ''

A Boy Called H is a 2013 Japanese war drama film directed by Yasuo Furuhata. It is based on the book by Kappa Senoh, translated into English by John Bester. Cast * Yutaka Mizutani * Ran Ito * Tatsuki Yoshioka Reception Box office The film grossed US$15.3 ...

'' (2013) * '' Reminiscences'' (2017)

References

External links

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Yasuo Furuhata's JMDb Listing (in Japanese)
1934 births 2019 deaths Japan Academy Prize for Director of the Year winners Japanese film directors Samurai film directors Yakuza film directors People from Matsumoto, Nagano {{japan-film-bio-stub