Hirokazu Kore-eda

Hirokazu Kore-eda
是枝 裕和
Born (1962-06-06) 6 June 1962 (age 62)
Alma materWaseda University
Occupation(s)Film director, film producer, screenwriter, film editor
Years active1991–present
Japanese name
Hiraganaこれえだ ひろかず
Transcriptions
RomanizationKoreeda Hirokazu
Websitewww.kore-eda.com

Hirokazu Kore-eda (是枝 裕和, Koreeda Hirokazu, born 6 June 1962) is a Japanese film director, producer, screenwriter, and editor. He began his career in television and has since directed more than a dozen feature films, including Nobody Knows (2004), Still Walking (2008), and After the Storm (2016). He won the Jury Prize at the 2013 Cannes Film Festival for Like Father, Like Son, and won the Palme d'Or at the 2018 Cannes Film Festival for Shoplifters.