Yuji Nakae
Encyclopedia
is a Japanese film director
who specializes in films set in Okinawa, featuring Okinawan music, language
, themes and atmosphere. He shared the Directors Guild of Japan New Directors Award
for his debut film, Pineapple Tours, which was an omnibus film co-directed with Tsutomu Makiya and Hayashi Tōma. He won the award for Best Director at the 25th Hochi Film Award
for Nabbie's Love
.
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:...
who specializes in films set in Okinawa, featuring Okinawan music, language
Okinawan language
Central Okinawan, or simply Okinawan , is a Northern Ryukyuan language spoken primarily in the southern half of the island of Okinawa, as well as in the surrounding islands of Kerama, Kumejima, Tonaki, Aguni, and a number of smaller peripheral islands...
, themes and atmosphere. He shared the Directors Guild of Japan New Directors Award
Directors Guild of Japan New Directors Award
The is given annually by the Directors Guild of Japan to a new director of a film released that year who is considered the most "suitable" for the award. The winner is selected by a committee formed of DGJ members. All formats—feature film, documentary, television, video, etc.—are eligible for...
for his debut film, Pineapple Tours, which was an omnibus film co-directed with Tsutomu Makiya and Hayashi Tōma. He won the award for Best Director at the 25th Hochi Film Award
Hochi Film Award
The are film-specific prizes awarded solely by the Hochi Shimbun.- Categories :*Best Picture*Best International Picture*Best Actor*Best Actress*Best Supporting Actor*Best Supporting Actress*Best New Artist*Special Award*Best Director- Winner :...
for Nabbie's Love
Nabbie's Love
is a 1999 film written and directed by Yuji Nakae about a grandmother named Nabbie Agarikinjo, played by Tomi Taira. The film score is by Kenichiro Isoda and Michael Nyman, working separately. The film tied with Rituparno Ghosh's Bariwali for the Netpac Award at the Berlin International Film...
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Filmography
- Pineapple Tours (1992) (one short of three)
- Nabbie's LoveNabbie's Loveis a 1999 film written and directed by Yuji Nakae about a grandmother named Nabbie Agarikinjo, played by Tomi Taira. The film score is by Kenichiro Isoda and Michael Nyman, working separately. The film tied with Rituparno Ghosh's Bariwali for the Netpac Award at the Berlin International Film...
(1999) - Hotel Hibiscus (2002)
- Koishikute (2007)
- Manatsu no yo no yume aka "Okinawan Midsummer Night's Dream" (2009)