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{{Nihongo|'''Koreyoshi Kurahara'''|蔵原惟繕|Kurahara Koreyoshi}} (31 May 1927 &ndash; 28 December 2002) was a [[Japan]]ese screenwriter and director. He is perhaps best known for directing ''[[Nankyoku Monogatari|Antarctica]]'' (1983), which won several awards and was entered into the [[34th Berlin International Film Festival]].<ref name="Berlinale">{{cite web |url=http://www.berlinale.de/en/archiv/jahresarchive/1984/02_programm_1984/02_Programm_1984.html |title=Berlinale: 1984 Programme |accessdate=2011-01-04 |work=berlinale.de}}</ref> He also co-directed ''[[Hiroshima (film)|Hiroshima]]'' (1995) with [[Roger Spottiswoode]], which was nominated for the [[Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Miniseries]].
{{Nihongo|'''Koreyoshi Kurahara'''|蔵原惟繕|Kurahara Koreyoshi}} (31 May 1927 &ndash; 28 December 2002) was a [[Japan]]ese screenwriter and director. He is perhaps best known for directing ''[[Nankyoku Monogatari|Antarctica]]'' (1983), which won several awards and was entered into the [[34th Berlin International Film Festival]].<ref name="Berlinale">{{cite web |url=http://www.berlinale.de/en/archiv/jahresarchive/1984/02_programm_1984/02_Programm_1984.html |title=Berlinale: 1984 Programme |accessdate=2011-01-04 |work=berlinale.de}}</ref> He also co-directed ''[[Hiroshima (film)|Hiroshima]]'' (1995) with [[Roger Spottiswoode]], which was nominated for the [[Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Miniseries]].

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Koreyoshi Kurahara
Koreyoshi Kurahara in 1967
Born(1927-05-31)31 May 1927
Kuching, Sarawak
Died28 December 2002(2002-12-28) (aged 75)
Occupation(s)Film director and screenwriter

Koreyoshi Kurahara (蔵原惟繕, Kurahara Koreyoshi) (31 May 1927 – 28 December 2002) was a Japanese screenwriter and director. He is perhaps best known for directing Antarctica (1983), which won several awards and was entered into the 34th Berlin International Film Festival.[1] He also co-directed Hiroshima (1995) with Roger Spottiswoode, which was nominated for the Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Miniseries.

Biography

He was born in the city of Kuching, then part of the kingdom of Sarawak (now a state of Malaysia) on Borneo.[2] He was the nephew of literary critic Korehito Kurahara, and older brother of film director Koretsugu Kurahara. His son Jun Iwasaki, a former producer for Ishihara International Productions Inc., is currently secretary to politician Nobuteru Ishihara.

While a film student at Nihon University College of Art, he became a live-in student of Kajiro Yamamoto[3] at the introduction of Ishirō Honda. Upon graduation in 1952 he joined Shochiku's Kyoto studio and worked as an assistant director.[3] He switched to Nikkatsu in 1954,[3] working mainly as chief assistant director to Eisuke Takizawa.[2]

He made his directorial debut in 1957 with I Am Waiting, starring Yujiro Ishihara,[3] and gained recognition for his bold camera work and angles. He subsequently directed numerous films starring Ishihara and Ruriko Asaoka.

In 1960 he made the first Japanese film noir Intimidation and in 1964 he made the film Black Sun the story of a Black GI on the run who meets a Japanese jazz fan with a soundtrack from Max Roach's band featuring Clifford Jordan and Abbey Lincoln. The soundtrack was issued on CD in Japan only in 2007.

After going freelance in 1967, he helmed a succession of blockbusters and popular works including Eiko e no 5,000 Kiro, Kitakitsune Monogatari, The Gate of Youth and Umi e, See You.[2] His 1983 film Nankyoku Monogatari (aka, Antarctica) was a 5.9 billion yen hit and held the Japanese box office record for a domestic film until it was surpassed by Miyazaki Hayao's Princess Mononoke in 1997.[2]

The film, Eight Below, is dedicated to him.

Filmography

Film

Television

References

  1. ^ "Berlinale: 1984 Programme". berlinale.de. Retrieved 4 January 2011.
  2. ^ a b c d "KoreyoshiKurahara bio". Kinema Junpo. Retrieved 4 January 2021.
  3. ^ a b c d "KoreyoshiKurahara". kotobank. Retrieved 4 January 2021.


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