Eriko Kitagawa

Eriko Kitagawa
Born (1961-12-24) December 24, 1961 (age 62)
Minokamo, Gifu Prefecture, Japan
EducationWaseda University - Literature and Philosophy
Occupation(s)Screenwriter, Film director

Eriko Kitagawa (北川 悦吏子) (born December 24, 1961) is a Japanese screenwriter and film director. She is best known for writing Japanese television dramas, notably Long Vacation (1996), Beautiful Life (2000), Sora Kara Furu Ichioku no Hoshi (2002), and Orange Days (2004).[1]

In 2009, Kitagawa made her directorial debut in the coming-of-age film Halfway, which she also wrote and co-edited.[2] She then wrote and directed the 2012 film I Have to Buy New Shoes, a contemporary romantic comedy set in Paris.[3][4][5] Both films were produced by her friend Shunji Iwai, and Kitagawa appeared in his 2011 documentary Friends after 3.11, which explores the aftermath of the 2011 Tōhoku earthquake and tsunami.[6]

  1. ^ Drake, Kate (1 September 2003). "Meet Japan's soap opera queen". Time. Archived from the original on May 1, 2008. Retrieved 2013-06-14.
  2. ^ Schilling, Mark (20 February 2009). "Halfway: Old genre gets new twist". The Japan Times. Retrieved 2013-06-14.
  3. ^ Lee, Maggie (15 October 2012). "Review: I Have to Buy New Shoes". Variety. Retrieved 2013-06-14.
  4. ^ Elley, Derek (10 December 2012). "I Have to Buy New Shoes". Film Business Asia. Retrieved 2013-06-14.
  5. ^ Schilling, Mark (28 December 2012). "Japan's female directors make a strong showing". The Japan Times. Retrieved 2013-06-14.
  6. ^ "<vol.10 friends after 3.11> Kitagawa Eriko & Matsuda Miyuki Complete Version". Iwai Shunji Film Festival. 1 February 2012. Retrieved 2013-06-14.