Yuya Ishii (director)
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is a Japanese film director, writer, editor, producer and actor best known for his 2010 movie Sawako Decides for which he won best director at the 2010 Blue Ribbon Awards
. The movie also resulted in his marriage in late 2010 to the lead actress Hikari Mitsushima
, a former member of the J-pop
group member Folder 5
and actress in such films as Death Note (2006)
and Love Exposure (2008)
.
Sawako Decides was set for a UK release July 8.
2010 (53rd) Blue Ribbon Awards
Blue Ribbon Awards
The are film-specific prizes awarded solely by movie critics and writers in Tokyo, Japan.The awards were established in 1950 by which is composed of film correspondents from seven Tokyo-based sports newspapers...
. The movie also resulted in his marriage in late 2010 to the lead actress Hikari Mitsushima
Hikari Mitsushima
is a Japanese film actress, born on 30 November 1985, in Okinawa, Japan. She began her career in 1997 as a teenage idol singer in the J-pop groups Folder and Folder 5. She made her acting debut in Rebirth of Mothra II in 1997, but did not start acting regularly until 2005...
, a former member of the J-pop
J-pop
, an abbreviation for Japanese pop, is a musical genre that entered the musical mainstream of Japan in the 1990s. Modern J-pop has its roots in 1960s music, such as The Beatles, and replaced kayōkyoku in the Japanese music scene...
group member Folder 5
Folder 5
Folder 5 was a five-girl Japanese pop idol group on the avex trax label. The group, consisting of Okinawa-natives, was known for singing Eurobeat-style music.- History of Folder 5 :...
and actress in such films as Death Note (2006)
Death Note (film)
is a series of two live-action Japanese films released in 2006 and based on the Death Note manga and anime series by Tsugumi Ohba and Takeshi Obata. The films primarily center on a university student who decides to rid the world of evil with the help of a supernatural notebook that kills anyone...
and Love Exposure (2008)
Love Exposure
is a 2008 Japanese film written and directed by Sion Sono. The film gained a considerable amount of notoriety in film festivals around the world for its four-hour duration and themes including love, family, lust, religion and the art of upskirt photography. The first version was originally six...
.
Sawako Decides was set for a UK release July 8.
Filmography
- Rebel, Jiro's Love (2006)
- Girl Sparks (2007)
- Of Monster Mode (2007)
- Bare-assed Japan (2007)
- Kimi to arukō (2009)
- Sawako DecidesSawako Decidesis a 2009 Japanese comedy-drama film directed by Yuya Ishii. The film stars Hikari Mitsushima as Sawako who has gone through five different part-time jobs and boyfriends in the past five years...
(2010) - Hara ga kore nandeHara ga Kore Nandeis an upcoming 2011 Japanese film directed by Yuya Ishii....
(2011) - Azemichi no dandi (2011)
Awards
2nd Asian Film Awards2nd Asian Film Awards
The 2nd Asian Film Awards were given in a ceremony on 17 March 2008 at the Hong Kong Convention and Exhibition Centre as part of the Hong Kong International Film Festival....
- 2008 - Edward Yang New Talent
2010 (53rd) Blue Ribbon Awards
Blue Ribbon Awards
The are film-specific prizes awarded solely by movie critics and writers in Tokyo, Japan.The awards were established in 1950 by which is composed of film correspondents from seven Tokyo-based sports newspapers...
- 2011 - "Best Director" - Sawako Decides (2008)
External links
- 'Bare-Assed Japan' (2005) - Edward Yang New Talent at the 2nd Asian Film awards http://www.lovehkfilm.com/panasia/bare_assed_japan.html
- Yuya Ishii marries actress Hikari MitsushimaHikari Mitsushimais a Japanese film actress, born on 30 November 1985, in Okinawa, Japan. She began her career in 1997 as a teenage idol singer in the J-pop groups Folder and Folder 5. She made her acting debut in Rebirth of Mothra II in 1997, but did not start acting regularly until 2005...
http://www.tokyograph.com/news/hikari-mitsushima-marries-director-yuya-ishii