Genjiro Arato
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is a Japanese
film producer
, actor
and director
. In 1980, he produced Zigeunerweisen
for director Seijun Suzuki
. He was unable to secure exhibitors
for the film and famously exhibited it himself in a specially-built, inflatable, mobile tent. The film won four Japanese Academy Awards, including Best Picture, and was voted the best Japanese film of the 1980s by Japanese critics.
Japanese people
The are an ethnic group originating in the Japanese archipelago and are the predominant ethnic group of Japan. Worldwide, approximately 130 million people are of Japanese descent; of these, approximately 127 million are residents of Japan. People of Japanese ancestry who live in other countries...
film producer
Film producer
A film producer oversees and delivers a film project to all relevant parties while preserving the integrity, voice and vision of the film. They will also often take on some financial risk by using their own money, especially during the pre-production period, before a film is fully financed.The...
, actor
Actor
An actor is a person who acts in a dramatic production and who works in film, television, theatre, or radio in that capacity...
and director
Film director
A film director is a person who directs the actors and film crew in filmmaking. They control a film's artistic and dramatic nathan roach, while guiding the technical crew and actors.-Responsibilities:...
. In 1980, he produced Zigeunerweisen
Zigeunerweisen (film)
is a 1980 independent Japanese film directed by Seijun Suzuki and based on Hyakken Uchida's novel, Disk of Sarasate. It takes its title from a gramophone recording of Pablo de Sarasate's violin composition, Zigeunerweisen, which features prominently in the story...
for director Seijun Suzuki
Seijun Suzuki
, born Seitaro Suzuki on May 24, 1923, is a Japanese filmmaker, actor, and screenwriter. His films are renowned by film enthusiasts worldwide for their jarring visual style, irreverent humour, nihilistic cool and entertainment-over-logic sensibility...
. He was unable to secure exhibitors
Movie theater
A movie theater, cinema, movie house, picture theater, film theater is a venue, usually a building, for viewing motion pictures ....
for the film and famously exhibited it himself in a specially-built, inflatable, mobile tent. The film won four Japanese Academy Awards, including Best Picture, and was voted the best Japanese film of the 1980s by Japanese critics.
Producer
- 1980: ZigeunerweisenZigeunerweisen (film)is a 1980 independent Japanese film directed by Seijun Suzuki and based on Hyakken Uchida's novel, Disk of Sarasate. It takes its title from a gramophone recording of Pablo de Sarasate's violin composition, Zigeunerweisen, which features prominently in the story...
(ツィゴイネルワイゼン Tsigoineruwaizen) - 1981: Kagero-zaKagero-zais a 1981 independent Japanese film directed by Seijun Suzuki and based on a novel by Kyōka Izumi. It forms the middle section of Suzuki's Taishō Roman Trilogy, preceded by Zigeunerweisen and followed by Yumeji , surrealistic psychological dramas and ghost stories linked by style, themes and the...
(陽炎座 Kagerō-za) - 1989: Knockout (どついたるねん Dotsuitarunen)
- 1990: TekkenTekken (1990 film)Tekken is a 1990 Japanese film directed by Junji Sakamoto. It stars Takeshi Yamato, Bunta Sugawara and Karen Kirishima.-Plot:The plot centers around a young ex-prisoner who takes up boxing .-Other uses:...
(鉄拳) - 1991: Checkmate (王手 Ōte)
- 1991: YumejiYumejiis a 1991 independent Japanese film directed by Seijun Suzuki. It is a semi-fictional account of poet and painter Takehisa Yumeji. It also forms the final part of Suzuki's Taishō Roman Trilogy, preceded by Zigeunerweisen and Kagero-za , surrealistic psychological dramas and ghost stories linked by...
(夢二) - 1992: The Operating Room (外科室 GekashitsuGekashitsu"" is a short story by Kyōka Izumi. It was first published in 1895.- Plot :The story is set during the Meiji period. Countess Kibune is about to have surgery, but she refuses to receive anesthesia because she has secrets to conceal.- Movie :...
) - 1994: Tokarefu (トカレフ)
- 2005: The Whispering of the Gods (ゲルマニウムの夜 Gerumaniumu no yoru)
Director
- 1995: The Girl of Silence (ファザーファッカー Fazā fakkā)
- 2003: Akame 48 WaterfallsAkame 48 Waterfallsis a 2003 Japanese film directed by Genjiro Arato.-Awards and nominations:46th Blue Ribbon Awards* Won: Best Film* Won: Best Actress - Shinobu Terajima* Won: Best Supporting Actress - Michiyo Okusu28th Hochi Film Award...
(赤目四十八滝心中未遂 Akame shijuya taki shinju misui) - 2010: The Fallen Angel (人間失格 Ningen shikkaku)
External links
- Biography at The Whispering of the Gods movie website