Koreyoshi Kurahara

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Koreyoshi Kurahara
Koreyoshi Kurahara.jpg
Koreyoshi Kurahara in 1967
Born(1927-05-31)31 May 1927
Kuching, Sarawak
Died28 December 2002(2002-12-28) (aged 75)
Japan
OccupationActor, Voice actor, Film director, and screenwriter
Years active1942 - 2002

Koreyoshi Kurahara (蔵原惟繕, Kurahara Koreyoshi) (31 May 1927 – 28 December 2002) was a Japanese actor, voice actor, 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 , and older brother of film director . His son , a former producer for Ishihara International Productions Inc., is currently secretary to politician Nobuteru Ishihara.

While a film student at , 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 , , The Gate of Youth and .[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[]

  • I Am Waiting (俺は待ってるぜ Ore wa matteru ze, 1957)
  • (霧の中の男 Kiri no naka no otoko, 1958)
  • Fūsoku 40 metres (風速４０米 Fūsoku yonjū mētoru, 1958)
  • Arashi no naka o tsuppashire (嵐の中を突っ走れ Arashi no naka o tsuppashire, 1958)
  • (第三の死角 Dai san no shikaku, 1959)
  • (爆薬に火をつけろ Dynamite Ni Hi o Tsukero, 1959)
  • (海底から来た女 Kaitei kara kita onna, 1959)
  • (地獄の曲り角 Jigoku no magarikado, 1959)
  • (われらの時代 Warera no jidai, 1959)
  • (ある脅迫 Aru kyōhaku, 1960)
  • The Warped Ones (狂熱の季節 Kyōnetsu no kisetsu, 1960)
  • (破れかぶれ Yabure kaburo, 1961)
  • (この若さある限り Kono wakasa aru kagiri, 1961)
  • (海の勝負師 Umi no shōbuchi, 1961)
  • (嵐を突っ切るジェット機 Arashi wo tsukkiru jettoki, 1961)
  • (メキシコ無宿 Mexico mushuku, 1962)
  • (銀座の恋の物語 Ginza no koi no monogatari, 1962)
  • (憎いあンちくしょう Nikui anchikushō, 1962)
  • (硝子のジョニー 野獣のように見えて Garasu no johnny yajû no yō ni miete, 1962)
  • (何か面白いことないか Nani ka omoroi koto nai ka, 1963)
  • Black Sun (黒い太陽 Kuroi taiyō, 1964) features a soundtrack by Max Roach
  • (執炎 Shûen, 1964)
  • (夜明けのうた Yoake no uta, 1965)
  • (愛と死の記録 Ai to shi no kiroku, 1966)
  • Thirst for Love (愛の渇き Ai no kawaki, 1967)
  • (栄光への5000キロ Eiko e no 5000 kiro, 1969)
  • (陽は沈み陽は昇る Hi wa shizumi hi wa noboru, 1973)
  • (雨のアムステルダム Ame no Amsterdam, 1975)
  • (キタキツネ物語 Kita-kitsune monogatari, 1978) (documentary)
  • The Gate of Youth (青春の門 Seishun no mon, 1981) (co-directed with Kinji Fukasaku)
  • (青春の門 自立篇 Seishun no mon jiritsu-hen, 1982)
  • Antarctica (南極物語 Nankyoku Monogatari, 1983)
  • Spring Bell (春の鐘 Haru no kane, 1985)
  • (道 Michi, aka Des gens sans importance, 1986)
  • (海へ Umi e, 1988)
  • (ストロベリーロード Strawberry road, 1991)
  • Hiroshima (1995) (co-directed with Roger Spottiswoode)

Television[]

References[]

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

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