Koki Mitani
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is a Japan
ese playwright
, screenwriter
, actor
and film director
. He was previously married to Japanese actress Satomi Kobayashi
. The name "Koki" is a combination of two Japanese characters - 幸 "Happy" and 喜 "Pleased". In an attempt to add his own character to his movies, as a director he takes most of his scenes with a one-scene=one-shot system, moving the camera around as opposed to cutting. He claims this comes from his experience in theatre, where there are of course, no cuts. Mitani does not use a computer.
Japan
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ese playwright
Playwright
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, screenwriter
Screenwriter
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, actor
Actor
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and film 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:...
. He was previously married to Japanese actress Satomi Kobayashi
Satomi Kobayashi
is a Japanese actress from Tokyo. She won the award for best newcomer at the 4th Yokohama Film Festival for Exchange Students. She was previously married to screenwriter Kōki Mitani.-Filmography:# Exchange Students...
. The name "Koki" is a combination of two Japanese characters - 幸 "Happy" and 喜 "Pleased". In an attempt to add his own character to his movies, as a director he takes most of his scenes with a one-scene=one-shot system, moving the camera around as opposed to cutting. He claims this comes from his experience in theatre, where there are of course, no cuts. Mitani does not use a computer.
Feature films and TV dramas
(Note: Many of Mitani's films began as successful plays.)- 12 Nin no Yasashii Nihonjin: 12 Gentle Japanese (1991)
- Furi-kaereba Yatsu Ga Iru (TV)
- Furuhata NinzaburōFuruhata Ninzaburois a Japanese television series that ran periodically on Fuji Television from 1994 until its final episodes in 2006. It was written by Japanese playwright Koki Mitani and being known as the Japanese's version of Columbo....
(TV series) - ShinsengumiShinsengumiThe were a special police force of the late shogunate period.-Historical background:After Japan opened up to the West following U.S. Commodore Matthew Perry's visits in 1853, its political situation gradually became more and more chaotic...
(TV series) - Rajio no Jikan: Welcome Back, Mr. McDonaldWelcome Back, Mr. McDonaldis a 1997 Japanese film directed by Koki Mitani. It was popular in Japan upon its release and won 3 Japanese Academy Awards for Best Screenplay, Best Sound, and Best Supporting Actor...
(1997) - Minna no IeMinna no Ieis a 2001 comedy film written and directed by Japanese director Koki Mitani. The film is about an affluent couple who decide to build a new house, and the clash between traditional Japanese and modern western styles between the people they hire to build it.Cast members include Naoki Tanaka , Akiko...
aka Everyone's Home (2001) - Warai no Daigaku: University of LaughsWarai no Daigaku: University of LaughsWarai no Daigaku: University of Laughs is a story by Japanese dramatist Mitani Koki which began as a play in 1997 starring actors Nishimura Masahiko as the Censor and Kondo Yoshimasa as the Playwright...
(2004) - The Uchoten HotelThe Uchoten Hotelis a 2006 comedy film written and directed by Japanese director Koki Mitani. The film is set in a five star Tokyo hotel on New Year's Eve, and follows the misadventures of various hotel staff and guests in the run-up to midnight.The film is reminiscent of the Hollywood screwball comedies of 1930s...
aka Suite Dreams (2006) - The Magic HourThe Magic Hour (film)is a 2008 Japanese film written and directed by Koki Mitani.In photography and cinematography, the magic hour is only a moment and the most beautiful time of the day, when afterglow of a sunset lights up around...
(2008) - Walking, Talking (2011 TV movie, post-production)
- Wagaya no rekishi (2010 TV series)
- Once in a Blue MoonOnce in a Blue Moon (2011 film)is a 2011 Japanese comedy film directed by Kōki Mitani.-Cast:* Eri Fukatsu* Toshiyuki Nishida* Hiroshi Abe* Kiichi Nakai* Yūko Takeuchi* Tadanobu Asano...
(2011 screenplay)
Theatre works
- The Show Must Go OnThe Show Must Go On (play)The Show Must Go On, a play by Koki Mitani, written in 1991 for his theatre group Tokyo Sunshine Boys. It was so popular in Japan that it brought media fame to the entire company and gained its star actor Masahiko Nishimura an award for Best Actor, in that year's Japanese Theatre Awards....
(1991) - Warai no Daigaku: University of LaughsWarai no Daigaku: University of LaughsWarai no Daigaku: University of Laughs is a story by Japanese dramatist Mitani Koki which began as a play in 1997 starring actors Nishimura Masahiko as the Censor and Kondo Yoshimasa as the Playwright...
(2004) - Vamp ShowVamp ShowVamp Show is a play performed in Japan in 2001 in the Parco Theatre in Shibuya, Tokyo, in 2001. It was directed by Ikeda Narushi.It was written by Mitani Koki and inspired by the German musical Tanz der Vampire. The only similarity in the two stories, however, is the topic of vampires.-Synopsis:A...
(2006) - Talk Like Singing (2009)