Kore-eda Hirokazu

Director, Writer, Editor

Birthdate: Jun 6, 1962

Birthplace: Tokyo, Japan

Born in Tokyo in 1962. Originally intended to be a novelist, but after graduating from Waseda University in 1987 went on to become an assistant director at T.V. Man Union. Snuck off set to film Mou hitotsu no kyouiku - Ina shogakkou haru gumi no kiroku (1991). His first feature, Maborosi (1995), based on a Teru Miyamoto novel and drawn from his own experiences while filming August Without Him (1994), won jury prizes at Venice and Chicago. The main themes of his oeuvre include memory, loss, death and the intersection of documentary and fictive narratives.

Kore-eda Hirokazu Movies

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2023 |
Monster
Monster
2023
PG-13
2h 7m
Drama, Thriller
7.8
A mother demands answers from her son's teacher when her son begins acting strangely.
2022 |
Broker
Broker
2022
R
2h 9m
Comedy, Crime, Drama
7.1
When a young mother reconsiders abandoning her baby, she discovers a scheme selling foundlings for adoption.
2020 |
The Truth
The Truth
2020
PG
1h 46m
Comedy, Drama
6.5
A stormy reunion between scriptwriter Lumir with her famous mother and actress, Fabienne, against the backdrop of Fabienne's autobiographic book and her latest role in a Sci-Fi picture as a daughter of a mother who never grows old.
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2018 |
Shoplifters
Shoplifters
2018
R
2h 1m
Crime, Drama, Thriller
7.9
On the margins of Tokyo, a dysfunctional band of outsiders are united by loyalty, a penchant for petty theft and playful grifting. When the young son is arrested, secrets are exposed that upend their tenuous, below-the-radar existence.
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2018 |
The Third Murder
The Third Murder
2018
Other
2h 4m
Crime, Drama, Mystery
6.7
A courtroom drama centered around the murder of a factory president.
2017 |
After the Storm
After the Storm
2017
Other
1h 58m
Comedy, Drama
7.4
After the death of his father, a private detective struggles to find child support money and reconnect with his son and ex-wife.
2016 |
Our Little Sister
Our Little Sister
2016
PG
2h 7m
Drama, Family
7.6
Three sisters live together in Kamakura. When their father - absent for 15 years - dies, they travel to the countryside for his funeral and meet their half-sister. Bonding quickly with the orphaned Suzu, they invite her to live with them.