Kazuaki Kiriya
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, born April 20, 1968 in Kumamoto Prefecture
, Japan
, is a Japan
ese photographer and director
of films and music videos. His birth name is .
He made his feature film debut writing and directing the live action
film adaptation of Casshern in 2004. In 2009, he wrote and directed his second film, Goemon
, a fantasy epic based on the life of Ishikawa Goemon
.
On September 6, 2002, Kiriya was wed to well-known Japanese pop artist Hikaru Utada. The two divorced four years later on March 2, 2007.
In addition to his feature films, Kiriya has also directed several music videos for Hikaru, GLAY
, The Back Horn
, and Shunsuke Nakamura.
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Kumamoto Prefecture
is a prefecture of Japan located on Kyushu Island. The capital is the city of Kumamoto.- History :Historically the area was called Higo Province; and the province was renamed Kumamoto during the Meiji Restoration. The creation of prefectures was part of the abolition of the feudal system...
, Japan
Japan
Japan is an island nation in East Asia. Located in the Pacific Ocean, it lies to the east of the Sea of Japan, China, North Korea, South Korea and Russia, stretching from the Sea of Okhotsk in the north to the East China Sea and Taiwan in the south...
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Japan
Japan is an island nation in East Asia. Located in the Pacific Ocean, it lies to the east of the Sea of Japan, China, North Korea, South Korea and Russia, stretching from the Sea of Okhotsk in the north to the East China Sea and Taiwan in the south...
ese photographer 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:...
of films and music videos. His birth name is .
He made his feature film debut writing and directing the live action
Live action
In filmmaking, video production, and other media, the term live action refers to cinematography, videography not produced using animation...
film adaptation of Casshern in 2004. In 2009, he wrote and directed his second film, Goemon
Goemon (film)
Goemon is a 2009 Japanese historical fantasy film written and directed by Kazuaki Kiriya. It is loosely based on the story of Ishikawa Goemon, a legendary outlaw hero who stole valuables from the rich and gave them to the poor...
, a fantasy epic based on the life of Ishikawa Goemon
Ishikawa Goemon
was a semi-legendary Japanese outlaw hero who stole gold and valuables and gave them to the poor. Goemon is notable for being boiled alive along with his son in public after a failed assassination attempt on the civil war-era warlord Toyotomi Hideyoshi. A large iron kettle-shaped bathtub is now...
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On September 6, 2002, Kiriya was wed to well-known Japanese pop artist Hikaru Utada. The two divorced four years later on March 2, 2007.
In addition to his feature films, Kiriya has also directed several music videos for Hikaru, GLAY
Glay
Glay is a rock/pop band from Hakodate, Hokkaidō, Japan formed by guitarist Takuro and vocalist Teru in high school in 1988. Glay primarily composes songs in the rock and pop genres, but they have also composed songs using elements of different styles such as reggae and gospel...
, The Back Horn
The Back Horn
is a Japanese alternative rock band, formed in Tokyo, Japan in 1998.-History:The band got started around April in 1998, when the original members all came to Tokyo from the countryside where they all lived, all for different reasons. They met, and decided to start a band. First called Gyorai, they...
, and Shunsuke Nakamura.
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A role or a social role is a set of connected behaviours, rights and obligations as conceptualised by actors in a social situation. It is an expected or free or continuously changing behaviour and may have a given individual social status or social position...
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Goemon (film)
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| 2000 | The Back Horn The Back Horn is a Japanese alternative rock band, formed in Tokyo, Japan in 1998.-History:The band got started around April in 1998, when the original members all came to Tokyo from the countryside where they all lived, all for different reasons. They met, and decided to start a band. First called Gyorai, they... |
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| Hikaru Utada | "Final Distance FINAL DISTANCE "Final Distance" is Hikaru Utada's 8th Japanese-language single and the 1st single on her Deep River album. "Final Distance" is the first song that Hikaru Utada's ex-husband Kazuaki Kiriya filmed the music video to. This is also the first time that Hikaru Utada has worked with M-Flo. The song... " |
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| 2002 | "Hikari Hikari (song) is Hikaru Utada's 10th Japanese-language single , and is also her 3rd single on the Deep River album. Its release date was March 20, 2002... " |
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| 2004 | "Dareka no Negai ga Kanau Koro Dareka no Negai ga Kanau Koro is Hikaru Utada's 13th Japanese-language single and her 1st and only Japanese single for 2004. She released 2 versions of Dareka no Negai ga Kanau Koro: CD and DVD. It was released on April 2, 2004. Dareka no Negai ga Kanau Koro is also included in the "Our Last Days" - "Casshern" OST as the... " |
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| 2005 | "You Make Me Want to Be a Man You Make Me Want to Be a Man - Utada, on the inspiration for You Make Me Want to Be a Man.-Track listing:CD+DVD Promo Version*Both You Make Me Want to Be a Man and You Make Me Want to Be a Man were featured as bonus tracks on the UK release of EXODUS.-Release history:- Charts :"You Make Me Want to Be a Man" - Oricon Sales... " |
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| "Be My Last Be My Last "Be My Last" is a song by Hikaru Utada, released as her 14th Japanese single on September 28, 2005. It was used for the 2005 film Spring Snow, an adaptation of the 1966 Yukio Mishima novel of the same name.... " |
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| 2006 | "Keep Tryin' Keep Tryin' "Keep Tryin" is a song by Utada Hikaru. It was released as her 16th Japanese single on February 22, 2006. The song was the first promotional song for Lismo! au Listen Mobile Service... " |
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