Keishi Ōtomo
Keishi Ōtomo | |
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 Keishi Ōtomo in 2014 | |
| Born | May 26, 1966 |
| Nationality | Japanese |
| Occupation | film director television director screenwriter |
| Years active | 1990−present |
Notable work | Rurouni Kenshin film series |
Keishi Ōtomo (Japanese: 大友啓史, Hepburn: Ōtomo Keishi, born May 26, 1966 in Morioka, Iwate, Japan) is a Japanese film and television director and screenwriter, best known for the Rurouni Kenshin film series.
Life and career[]
Ōtomo graduated from the Faculty of Law of Keio University and then joined national broadcaster NHK in 1990, working at the drama production department. There he was given the chance to study in the United States from 1997 to 1999, sponsored by his employer. He attended the University of Southern California, studying directing and scriptwriting. Upon returning to Japan, he directed several television series for NHK, some of which won several awards in and outside of Japan, as well. In 2011, he left NHK and founded his own production company.[1][2][3][4][5]
Filmography[]
Films[]
- Rurouni Kenshin live-action film series
- Rurouni Kenshin, 2012 (also as scriptwriter)
- Rurouni Kenshin: Kyoto Inferno, 2014 (also as scriptwriter)
- Rurouni Kenshin: The Legend Ends, 2014 (also as scriptwriter)
- Rurouni Kenshin: The Final, 2021 (also as scriptwriter, 2021 Cannes Film Festival official selection)
- Rurouni Kenshin: The Beginning, 2021 (also as scriptwriter, 2021 Cannes Film Festival official selection)
- The Vulture (ハゲタカ), 2009
- Platinum Data (プラチナデータ), 2013
- Museum, 2016
- The Top Secret: Murder in Mind (秘密 THE TOP SECRET), 2016 (also as scriptwriter)
- March Comes In like a Lion/March Comes In Like a Lamb, 2017 (also as scriptwriter)
- Million Dollar Man (億男), 2018 (also as scriptwriter)
- Beneath the Shadow (影裏), 2020
Television series[]
- Hideyoshi (NHK, 1996)
- Churasan (ちゅらさん, NHK, 2001)
- Hagetaka: Road to Rebirth (ハゲタカ, NHK, 2007)
- Ryōmaden (NHK, 2010)
References[]
- ^ "Advice on Studying Abroad: Film Director Keishi Otomo". U.S. Embassy Japan. 2018-03-06. Retrieved 2020-10-13.
- ^ "OHTOMO Keishi". BIFAN. Retrieved 2020-10-13.
- ^ "8時のGOOD STORY 映画「ハゲタカ」の想い". 上柳昌彦のお早うGood Day! (in Japanese). ニッポン放送. 2009-05-18. Archived from the original on 2012-07-16. Retrieved 2016-08-16.
- ^ 『Location Japan』2010年8月号、p.64-p.67 (in Japanese)
- ^ "仕事を知りたがれ：ディレクター（ドラマ）". NHK職員採用情報 (in Japanese). NHK. Archived from the original on 2009-11-21. Retrieved 2016-08-16.
External links[]
- Keishi Ōtomo at IMDb
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- 1966 births
- Japanese film directors
- Japanese screenwriters
- Living people
- Japanese television directors
- Keio University alumni
- University of Southern California alumni