Hiroshi Teshigahara | |
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| Born | January 28, 1927 |
| Died | April 14, 2001 (aged 74) Tokyo, Japan |
| Alma mater | Tokyo National University of Fine Arts and Music, Tokyo, Japan |
| Occupation | Film director |
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| Movement | Japanese New Wave |
| Spouse | Toshiko Kobayashi |
| Relatives | Sofu Teshigahara (father) |
Hiroshi Teshigahara (勅使河原 宏, Teshigahara Hiroshi, January 28, 1927 – April 14, 2001) was a Japanese avant-garde filmmaker and artist from the Japanese New Wave era. He is best known for the 1964 film Woman in the Dunes. He is also known for directing other titles such as The Face of Another (1966), Natsu no Heitai (Summer Soldiers, 1972), and Pitfall (1962), which was Teshigahara's directorial debut. He has been called "one of the most acclaimed Japanese directors of all time".[1] Teshigahara is the first person of Asian descent to be nominated for the Academy Award for Best Director, accomplishing this in 1964 for his work on Woman in the Dunes. Apart from being a filmmaker, Teshigahara also practiced other arts, such as calligraphy, pottery, painting, opera and ikebana.[2][3]
- ^ "Three Films by Hiroshi Teshigahara". The Criterion Collection. Retrieved 2019-07-20.
- ^ Bergan, Ronald (2001-04-26). "Obituary: Hiroshi Teshigahara". The Guardian. ISSN 0261-3077. Retrieved 2019-07-20.
- ^ "Hiroshi Teshigahara's Multimedia Tradition". Retrieved 2019-07-20.